Biden’s pick for Fed vice chair for supervision calls for congressional action on stablecoins 2 min read Blockchain World Biden’s pick for Fed vice chair for supervision calls for congressional action on stablecoins Michael Barr, a law professor and former advisory board member of Ripple Labs who is United States...Read More
SEC chair uses crypto enforcement in justification for FY2023 budget 2 min read Blockchain World SEC chair uses crypto enforcement in justification for FY2023 budget Gary Gensler, chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has cited concerns about...Read More
China returns as 2nd top Bitcoin mining hub despite the crypto ban 3 min read Bitcoin China returns as 2nd top Bitcoin mining hub despite the crypto ban The Chinese government has not managed to take down cryptocurrency operations as part of its crypto ban...Read More
US federal judge approves of Justice Dept criminal complaint on using crypto to evade sanctions 2 min read Blockchain World US federal judge approves of Justice Dept criminal complaint on using crypto to evade sanctions The United States Department of Justice may move forward on a criminal prosecution case against a U.S....Read More
CFTC commissioner appoints senior policy adviser experienced in digital asset regulation 2 min read Blockchain World CFTC commissioner appoints senior policy adviser experienced in digital asset regulation In a Friday announcement, Pham said Keaghan Ames will be her counselor and senior policy adviser at...Read More
US Senate confirms Jerome Powell for another four years as Fed chair 2 min read Blockchain World US Senate confirms Jerome Powell for another four years as Fed chair The United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jerome Powell as the chair of the board...Read More
Stablecoins’ recent de-pegging is not a ‘real threat to financial stability,’ says Janet Yellen 2 min read Blockchain World Stablecoins’ recent de-pegging is not a ‘real threat to financial stability,’ says Janet Yellen According to United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the stablecoin market is not at the scale in...Read More
Why the world needs a spot Bitcoin ETF in the US: 21Shares CEO explains 3 min read Bitcoin Why the world needs a spot Bitcoin ETF in the US: 21Shares CEO explains Despite the growing adoption of various cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) all over the world, the global trading...Read More
5 state regulators allege organization is tied to Russia, scamming users using metaverse casino 3 min read Blockchain World 5 state regulators allege organization is tied to Russia, scamming users using metaverse casino Authorities in the U.S. states of Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas, and Wisconsin have filed enforcement actions...Read More
Environmental groups urge US government to take action on crypto miners 3 min read Blockchain World Environmental groups urge US government to take action on crypto miners A group of eight organizations focused on the environment have called on different government agencies under the...Read More