Crypto Assets

SEC to Form Office for Filings Involving Crypto Assets
SEC to Form Office for Filings Involving Crypto Assets
September 11, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will add offices to its Division of Corporate Finance’s Disclosure Review Program (DRP), including an Office of Crypto...

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Inside the Push to Draft Globally Consistent Stablecoin Regulation
Inside the Push to Draft Globally Consistent Stablecoin Regulation
August 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Whatever shape countries’ stablecoin regulations finally take will be heavily influenced by several influential international financial organizations that have been encouraging countries to do two...

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DOJ Calls for International Cooperation to Fight Crypto Crime
DOJ Calls for International Cooperation to Fight Crypto Crime
June 08, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report Monday (June 6) that urged the U.S. to strengthen its coordination with other nations to investigate and...

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Yellen: Terra’s Fall Shows Stablecoin Dangers
Yellen: Terra’s Fall Shows Stablecoin Dangers
May 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday (May 12) called for new regulations on stablecoins, citing the dramatic fall of the Terra token. “I wouldn’t...

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Coinbase Will Reinvest Quarterly Net Profit Percentage Into Crypto Assets
Coinbase Will Reinvest Quarterly Net Profit Percentage Into Crypto Assets
August 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital currency platform Coinbase is adding $500 million of crypto assets to its balance sheet in addition to 10 percent of its future quarterly profits,...

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UK Regulator Raises Reporting Requirements For Crypto Firms
UK Regulator Raises Reporting Requirements For Crypto Firms
January 16, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Across the pond, and on the Continent, the regulatory landscape is shifting for cryptos. Earlier this month, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took the...

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BIS Looks For ‘Prudential’ Crypto Rules
BIS Looks For ‘Prudential’ Crypto Rules
December 17, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

The Basel Committee has said in a paper that a “prudential” regulatory framework should be constructed by stakeholders in a bid to address concerns over...

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Global Regulators Circle Libra’s Crypto Wagon
Global Regulators Circle Libra’s Crypto Wagon
June 26, 2019  |  Facebook

Two more financial regulators have warned that they won’t allow Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra, to launch without looking at it closely. The international Financial Stability...

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Fed Plans To Take A Close Look At Facebook’s Crypto
Fed Plans To Take A Close Look At Facebook’s Crypto
June 26, 2019  |  Facebook

The U.S. Federal Reserve plans to hold Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra, to high standards when it comes to consumer protection and regulation. “Libra’s a new thing;...

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