Fed Governor Barr flags potential Bitcoin loophole in GENIUS Act
Key Takeaways The inclusion of assets authorized by foreign governments in the GENIUS Act could enable Bitcoin repo holdings.Barr emphasized…
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US shutdown enters third week as Senate Democrats plan crypto roundtable
The US government is entering its third week shut down, with a Senate vote scheduled for Monday evening to end…
VALR Secures FSCA Approval for Crypto CFDs, Derivatives in South Africa
VALR, South Africa’s crypto exchange, has been granted an Over-The-Counter Derivatives Provider license and an additional Financial Services Provider license…
Senate Republicans Call for Own Meeting With Crypto CEOs After Democrats\’ Sitdown
Though the U.S. government remains shut down, the Senate is a hive of crypto activity this week, with Republican lawmakers…
Asia’s Stablecoin Race Sees Top Companies Vie for Dominance, Test Policy Lines
Asia’s stablecoin competition is splitting between bank-backed domestic currencies and U.S. dollar incumbents as Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong formalize…
US gov shutdown ‘likely’ to end this week: Trump adviser
The three-week-long US government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week,” according to a White House economic adviser, potentially…
Coinbase to US: Embrace blockchain if you want to fight crime on it
Crypto exchange Coinbase has urged the US government to use blockchain analytics, artificial intelligence and other modern technology to curb…
Coinbase Tells US Treasury Old AML Rules Are \’Broken,\’ Pushes Tech Fixes for Crypto Crime
Coinbase has urged the U.S. Treasury Department to scrap decades-old anti-money-laundering rules, calling them obsolete, and to adopt AI and…
U.S. Democratic lawmakers to hold crypto roundtable on Oct. 22
Top U.S. lawmakers are preparing to meet with major crypto industry figures this week in a private roundtable that could…
Roman Storm asks DeFi devs: Can you be sure DOJ won\’t charge you?
Roman Storm, a developer of the Tornado Cash privacy-preserving protocol, asked the open source software community whether they are concerned…