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Aiming for Market Integrity, New Crypto Association is Formed
February 08, 2022

Back in late 2018, something interesting happened when cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase listed a new decentralized finance (DeFi) token called 0x: It jumped from $0.65 to $1.08, and the Coinbase Effect was born. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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PayPal Creates Advisory Panel for Crypto
February 08, 2022

PayPal is adding several new members to its cross-disciplinary advisory council on Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies (BCDC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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House Committee Voices Concerns Over Stablecoin’s Effect on Dollar
February 08, 2022

Today’s stablecoin hearing in front of the House Financial Services Committee wasn’t about stablecoins, per se, but rather the administration’s recent report on how to deal with them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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FDIC Chair Calls Stablecoins a Top Concern as NY Fed Calls Them Unnecessary
February 08, 2022

Heading into an important hearing later Tuesday morning (Feb. 8) by the House Financial Services Committee about the President’s Working Group on Financial Services recent stablecoin report, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York came out with a paper calling the dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies unnecessary and...

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Crypto Networks Connected to Increase in Reported Fraud
February 08, 2022

A federal law enforcement network has identified a surge of suspicious activity from San Francisco financial firms, including some of the world’s leading cryptocurrency trading platforms, according to a new report based on federal data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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US House Urged to Pass New Legislation on Stablecoins 
February 08, 2022

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services holds a hearing on Tuesday 8 with only one witness, Nellie Liang, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, who will recommend that the House pass new legislation to regulate stablecoins due to...

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NY Fed: Tokenized Deposits Better Than Stablecoins
February 08, 2022

Researchers with the Federal Bank of New York have said stablecoins are not likely to be the future of payments, CoinDesk reported Monday (Feb. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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17 Crypto Exchanges Pledge Safe Markets, Cooperation With Regulators
February 07, 2022

Solidus Labs, Coinbase and several other big names in crypto announced Monday (Feb. 7) that they are forming a Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC) to work towards a future with safer markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Today in Crypto: Payments Platform Wirex Makes US Debut; Tesla Says It Held $2B in...
February 07, 2022

North Korea has reportedly used stolen crypto funds to help fund its missile development program, according to a Reuters report Monday (Feb. 7), which cited a report from the United Nations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...