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Fed’s Lael Brainard hints at US playing a lead role in development of CBDCs

Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, encouraged the United States to be a leader in research and policy regarding central

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Fed senior officials will soon not be allowed to trade crypto, stocks and bonds

The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, has approved rules which would ban senior officials at the Federal Reserve from purchasing and holding cryptocurrencies and

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Wyoming lawmakers introduce legislation for state-issued stablecoin

Four members of the Wyoming Legislature have sponsored a bill which would allow the state treasurer to issue a stablecoin. On Thursday, Wyoming State Senators

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Bitcoin at the barricades: Ottawa, Ukraine and beyond

Protesting anti-vax truckers blockading downtown Ottawa, Canada had their fund-raising platform shut down because their host fears the “promotion of violence.” The protesters move to

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Airdrops: Building communities or building problems?

Recent research shows that decentralized exchanges that distribute tokens via airdrops see a big boost in user numbers and transactions. But, is building communities this

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Crypto bill incoming: Russia’s finance ministry kicks off public comment period

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has officially initiated work on the country’s cryptocurrency regulation bill, filing the first public notice on the

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DeFi may turn to DAO governance to reduce regulatory risks in 2022: Report

KuCoin Labs, the investment and research arm of crypto exchange KuCoin, has released its annual report, predictin that decentralized finance (DeFi) will still be a

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Chinese banking regulator warns against fraud risks in the metaverse

After eradicating crypto trading and mining in the country, the Chinese government’s next concern lies with the growing scams around the metaverse projects. The Chinese

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Biden expected to issue executive order on crypto and CBDCs next week: Report

The White House will reportedly be issuing an executive order as early as next week directing government agencies to study different aspects of the digital

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Ukraine’s updated crypto bill kicks one ministry out as regulator

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has approved some significant amendments in the country’s major cryptocurrency-related legislation known as the bill “On Virtual Assets.” The Ukrainian