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Philippines BDO Unibank Urges Tough Cybercrime Oversight 
Philippines BDO Unibank Urges Tough Cybercrime Oversight 
April 22, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

As election day nears for the Philippines, the country’s biggest bank, BDO Unibank Inc., is asking that the next president ratchet up legislation and enforcement...

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Binance.US Leaves Lobbying Group Blockchain Association, Citing Differences in ‘Values, Goals and Standards’
Binance.US Leaves Lobbying Group Blockchain Association, Citing Differences in ‘Values, Goals and Standards’
April 21, 2022  |  Blockchain

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance — the world’s largest by trading volume — is leaving the industry’s main lobbying association and setting up its own Washington...

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Michel Barr Will Get Nominee Nod From Biden to Fill Fed Banking Role
Michel Barr Will Get Nominee Nod From Biden to Fill Fed Banking Role
April 15, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Former Obama Treasury official Michel Barr is expected to get an official nomination from President Joe Biden to fill the role of vice chairman of...

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Ex-Treasury Official Michael Barr is Frontrunner to Police Banks at Fed
Ex-Treasury Official Michael Barr is Frontrunner to Police Banks at Fed
April 13, 2022  |  Regulation

Former Treasury official Michael Barr is President Joe Biden’s leading contender to serve as the vice chairman of banking supervision for the Federal Reserve, according...

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Trolling Sanctions, Top Russian Pol Suggests Bitcoin For Gas
Trolling Sanctions, Top Russian Pol Suggests Bitcoin For Gas
March 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In other circumstances, you’d have to wonder if Pavel Zavalny, head of the Russian State Duma’s Committee on Energy, was trolling European Central Bank President...

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Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
March 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency industry insiders donated $7.3 million to political campaigns and committees in 2021 through the end of January, but almost all of that money came...

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Yellen: Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Strikes Innovation-Risk Balance 
Yellen: Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Strikes Innovation-Risk Balance 
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

President Joe Biden’s executive order on cryptocurrencies addresses the balance between innovation and risk while also collaborating with other U.S. agencies and their policies, Treasury...

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Russian Invasion Prompts Companies to Rethink IPOs
Russian Invasion Prompts Companies to Rethink IPOs
March 04, 2022  |  IPO

Businesses with planned initial public offerings (IPOs) are hitting the pause button to rethink their strategy in light of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the Wall...

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Citing Libertarian Values, CEOs of Crypto Exchanges Won’t Cut Off Russian Customers
Citing Libertarian Values, CEOs of Crypto Exchanges Won’t Cut Off Russian Customers
March 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Asking cryptocurrency exchanges to block the addresses of their Russian users last weekend, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said: “It’s crucial to freeze not...

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