- 4 May, 2024
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 develop an electronic version of
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 to 2019, spoke on the
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 tweet, Panamanian pro-crypto congressperson
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 bureau’s tools to fight money
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 part of its digitalization drive.
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 hubs with regulatory certainty, Ralf
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 “crypto bill,†developed by the country’s
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 economic growth. In a closing
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 discussion paper about its retail
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 bodies and multilateral institutions to