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G7 leaders issue central bank digital currency guidelines

Group of Seven advanced economic nations has been discussing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) this week, concluding that they should “do no harm” and meet

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BoE deputy gov: Regulators should pursue crypto as a ‘matter of urgency’

Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank of England, said the risks of a growing crypto market on the financial system are

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Estonian regulator wants to revoke all crypto exchange licenses

Financial regulators in the Baltic country of Estonia want to revoke all crypto exchange licenses in an effort to start the entire regulatory regime anew.

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VC firm a16z pursuing crypto lobbying push in Washington

Anthony Albanese, chief operating officer of Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) crypto division, and Katie Haun, general partner at the firm, are among a high-powered delegation from

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Binance to suspend Chinese yuan from P2P platform in December

Binance crypto exchange officially announced on Oct. 13 that the company will delist the Chinese yuan (CNY) from its peer-to-peer trading platform on Dec. 31.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler actually is pro-Bitcoin, Volt Equity CEO argues

The founder of Vault Equity believes that United States regulators have a fair reason to be slow in approving a pure Bitcoin (BTC)-related exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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New Australian ransomware plan allows for seizure of crypto

Australian lawmakers are taking a tougher stance against ransomware with a new plan that increases penalties for offenders. The new measures and proposed Surveillance Legislation

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SEC Commissioner says ‘safe harbor’ laws would’ve made ICO problems worse

Caroline Crenshaw, a commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said the “safe harbor” proposal would have exacerbated the problems seen during

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Bitcoin futures ETF will likely be delayed until 2022 says research firm CFRA

Crypto asset investors may have a longer wait for a Bitcoin futures exchange-traded product according to Todd Rosenbluth, the senior director of ETF and mutual

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Russia doesn’t plan to follow in China’s footsteps by banning crypto outright, says deputy finance minister

While Russia continues to enforce a ban on cryptocurrency payments as part of a law which took effect in January, the country has no plans