LIBRA Soars 400% as $57M USDC Gets Unfrozen by Court
TL;DR US court unfreezes $57M USDC tied to Libra, sparking renewed market activity and a sharp rally.LIBRA token skyrockets 393%…
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Wall Street Trade Groups Call for Rethink of Basel Crypto Standards
Major financial industry associations are demanding that global banking regulators pause sweeping crypto rules they warn will effectively bar banks…
Robinhood sues New Jersey, Nevada over sports contract threats
The derivatives arm of trading platform Robinhood has sued regulators in Nevada and New Jersey in a bid to head…
CFTC Wins Summary Judgment in $228M Crypto Ponzi Case
A federal judge has ordered Eddy Alexandre and his company EminiFX to pay $228.5 million in restitution to investors who…
UK Bitcoin ETNs Could Be a Bigger Deal Than People Expect
After four years in the wilderness, bitcoin BTC$115,244.11 exchange traded notes (ETN) are set to return to London and the…
SEC Boss Calls for Protecting Crypto Markets Against \’Regulatory Mischief\’
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins has stated that the agency must craft a framework that would protect…
Dead Fraudster\’s Widow Pays $3.8M to Victims of $29M Ponzi Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has secured nearly $4 million from the widow of a deceased investment adviser who…
CFTC nominee Brian Quintenz is lobbying crypto industry leaders for support
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) top seat, Brian Quintenz, saw a vote at the…
Crypto Lobby Pushes Back Against Bank Effort to Rewrite U.S. Stablecoin Law
The crypto industry is mounting a counteroffensive against Wall Street bankers’ bid to rewrite the U.S.’ new stablecoin law, arguing…
OKX Hires Former Kraken Regulatory Strategist Marcus Hughes
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has hired Marcus Hughes as its new vice president and global head of government relations, the company…