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US needs ‘electronic tokens’ with functionality of cash — Software Freedom Law Center legal director

Mishi Choudhary, the legal director of the Software Freedom Law Center, supported the efforts of some United States lawmakers to…

3 years ago

FTX executive Wetjen calls CFTC application an opportunity for the agency to innovate

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Chris Giancarlo, known by some as Crypto Dad during his tenure from 2017…

3 years ago

Panama’s legislature approves bill regulating crypto

Lawmakers in Panama have passed a bill that will regulate cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, in the Latin American country.In a Thursday…

3 years ago

FinCEN acting director says PATRIOT Act provision isn’t ‘right sized’ for crypto enforcement

Him Das, the acting director of the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, said some of the government…

3 years ago

Buenos Aires to accept crypto for tax payments, launch DLT-backed citizen profiles

The capital of Argentina and an agglomeration with more than 12 million citizens, Buenos Aires will make blockchain a vital…

3 years ago

Ralf Glabischnig on Crypto Valley and the Crypto Oasis

Having supported Zug’s Crypto Valley in the early days and founded Crypto Oasis in Dubai to serve as blockchain innovations…

3 years ago

Russian security agency wants exchanges to share data with crime investigators

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) have submitted their review notes on the forthcoming…

3 years ago

New York Mayor urges state to abandon ‘stifling’ BitLicense scheme

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has hit out at his states’ BitLicensing regime, claiming that it stifles innovation and…

3 years ago

Hong Kong watchdog warns stablecoins could undermine HKD in CBDC paper

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned that stablecoins could undermine the Hong Kong dollar in a just released…

3 years ago

The Philippines will launch pilot wholesale central bank digital currency project

The project will be led by an intersectoral domestic team, Diokno said, as well as “external advisers from international standard-setting…

3 years ago