Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

G-7 Calls for ‘Consistent and Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulation

G-7 Calls for ‘Consistent and Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulation
G-7 Calls for ‘Consistent and Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulation
May 19, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Financial leaders from the Group of Seven (G-7) have called for the Financial Stability Board to develop “consistent and comprehensive” cryptocurrency regulation, Reuters reported Thursday...

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Aims to Become the ‘Everything App’
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Aims to Become the ‘Everything App’
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, is looking to expand “across all asset classes” as it launches a stock trading feature that will accept payments in...

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Bitcoin’s Plummet Is No Matter to MicroStrategy
Bitcoin’s Plummet Is No Matter to MicroStrategy
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The recent plummeting value of bitcoin hasn’t changed the approach MicroStrategy is taking toward its holdings, according to media reports on Thursday (May 19). Get...

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Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers to Combat Fraud
Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers...
May 19, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Today in technology regulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) eyes cryptocurrency enforcement, while the United Kingdom’s financial regulator plans to use new powers to...

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CFTC’s Chair Signals More Crypto Enforcement and Oversight 
CFTC’s Chair Signals More Crypto Enforcement and Oversight 
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has participated in several events this week, reclaiming the position of his agency in the...

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US Senators to Release Long-Awaited Crypto Legislation Next Week 
US Senators to Release Long-Awaited Crypto Legislation Next Week 
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Senator Cynthia Lummis told an audience at an American Enterprise Institution forum on Tuesday that she is planning to release a long-sought crypto bill for...

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Today in Crypto: Bitcoin Falls With Powell Remarks; Coinbase Institute to Fund Research
Today in Crypto: Bitcoin Falls With Powell Remarks; Coinbase Institute to Fund Research
May 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin dropped under $30,000 in trading on Wednesday (May 18) following traditional markets in retreat, Coindesk wrote. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Crypto Exchanges May Be Required to Keep Client Funds Separate, Report Says
Crypto Exchanges May Be Required to Keep Client Funds Separate, Report Says
May 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Biden administration will ask Congress to make it so crypto exchanges have to keep their customers’ money separate from their own corporate funds, CoinDesk...

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