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Regulators are coming for crypto: Is digital identity the answer?

The regulators are closing in. It’s one thing to unbundle market functions to their parts ― custody, aggregators and Prime Brokerage ― to satisfy institutional

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One currency to rule them all: Facebook’s Diem has global ambitions

The year 2021 seems to be a big year for the blockchain world as several projects, such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and centralized decentralized finance

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Sri Lanka appoints committee to implement crypto mining and blockchain

Sri Lanka joins the global crypto adoption drive after setting up a committee for exploring and implementing blockchain and crypto mining technologies. A letter shared

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Russia aims to limit crypto purchases by non-accredited investors

Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, argued that Russia needs to adopt new laws to protect retail investors from

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Senator pressures OCC nominee over missing Marxism thesis from Moscow Uni

Pat Toomey, a Republican member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, is attempting to pressure the nominee to head the Office of the Comptroller of

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MoneyGram launches USDC settlement using the Stellar blockchain

Financial services company, MoneyGram International, has partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation to enable consumers to send money using Circle’s popular stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC)

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Ukrainian president returns virtual asset bill to parliament for revision

Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, has delayed the signing of the bill that would establish the nation’s regulatory framework around digital assets. The draft law,

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US Justice Dept announces launch of national crypto enforcement team

An official from the Office of the Attorney General has said the United States government is going to take a more active role in enforcement

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Gensler confirms SEC won’t ban crypto … but Congress could

Gary Gensler, the head of the U.S. The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that his agency does not have the authority or intention to

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US lawmaker proposes safe harbor for digital tokens in new bill

North Carolina House Representative Patrick McHenry has proposed a bill which would amend one of the laws governing the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide