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Binance to restrict derivatives trading for Hong Kong users

Stepping up efforts to minimize the inherent risks of trading cryptocurrency, major crypto exchange Binance has announced it would restrict access to derivatives products to

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2022 trial date set for Tether’s accused ‘shadow banker’ Reggie Fowler

A 2022 trial date has been set for former NFL team owner and alleged “shadow banker” Reggie Fowler. Fowler is the accused operator of the

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BREAKING: White House confirms support for minor changes to crypto tax proposal

The crypto community is pushing back against amendments to the crypto provisions of the White House’s infrastructure plan — which seeks to raise $28 billion

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Crypto Mom: True decentralization is the only thing that will save DeFi projects

Hester Pierce of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — colloquially known as ‘Crypto Mom,’ has warned of rampant “shadow-centralization” within the decentralized finance (DeFi)

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Venezuela to launch CBDC in October — And cut six zeros from its currency

The Central Bank of Venezuela will launch a CBDC in October alongside a monetary redenomination that will cut six zeros from the currency due to

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Lead Republican behind infrastructure bill negotiations supports crypto amendment

Senator Rob Portman, one of the lead Republican voices for negotiations over an infrastructure bill in the United States Senate, said he supports an amendment

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Fed governor says CBDCs remain ‘a solution in search of a problem’

Chris Waller, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, seems to think it’s unnecessary for the U.S. government to develop

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Invesco files with SEC for Bitcoin ETF without direct BTC exposure

Atlanta-based investment company Invesco is planning to launch a new Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, that will not invest in BTC directly. On Wednesday,

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Decentralized and centralized finance need to collaborate

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has established itself as a force capable of disrupting traditional systems. While DeFi still mostly keeps opposing itself to traditional finance,

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French fund manager launches EU-regulated ETF that tracks Bitcoin price

Paris-based derivatives fund manager Melanion Capital has launched a new, EU-regulated fund that aims to track the price of Bitcoin at a correlation of up