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Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
Biden’s Executive Order Set to Fast-Track Crypto Policy
March 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Saying the “rise in digital assets creates an opportunity to reinforce American leadership in the global financial system and at the technological frontier,” President Joe...

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Workable Exemptions Would Foster SEC, Crypto Collaboration, Says Commissioner Hester Peirce
Workable Exemptions Would Foster SEC, Crypto Collaboration, Says Commissioner Hester Peirce
March 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Crypto companies have been arguing for years that they need more guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission to understand whether their products are securities...

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US Allies Escalate Financial War Against Putin, Freeze Russian Central Bank Foreign Reserves
US Allies Escalate Financial War Against Putin, Freeze Russian Central Bank Foreign Reserves
February 26, 2022  |  International

As reports of military action and casualties mount following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a parallel ‘financial war’ is also escalating that is aimed at isolating Moscow through a growing...

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Academic and Economic Experts Debate the Need and Scope of Crypto Regulation 
Academic and Economic Experts Debate the Need and Scope of Crypto Regulation 
February 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies raise potential benefits and risks. They represent a break from the traditional model of so-called “fiat currency,” which gives government bodies inherent regulatory power....

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Federal Reserve Governor Stresses the Importance of a US CBDC
Federal Reserve Governor Stresses the Importance of a US CBDC
February 21, 2022  |  News

Lael Brainard, governor of the Federal Reserve System, in a speech at the U.S. Monetary Policy Forum in New York on Friday (Feb. 18), reiterated...

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BoE and FCA Favor a Light Touch Approach to AI Regulation
BoE and FCA Favor a Light Touch Approach to AI Regulation
February 21, 2022  |  News

The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority released their final report on the Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum, where regulators discussed the benefits and...

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Data Protection Holds Influential Role In EU Legislative Process, Regional Watchdog Says
Data Protection Holds Influential Role In EU Legislative Process, Regional Watchdog Says
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

When the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) recommended that the artificial intelligence (AI) act shouldn’t allow AI systems to recognize human features in public places,...

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Open Banking’s Way Forward Involves More Data Sharing, Not Less
Open Banking’s Way Forward Involves More Data Sharing, Not Less
January 26, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Despite a slow start in the United Kingdom and much of Europe, open banking is catching on, and this progress will likely accelerate rather than...

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European Payments Council Launches Consultation to Expand EU Direct Payments
European Payments Council Launches Consultation to Expand EU Direct Payments
January 21, 2022  |  International

The European Payments Council (EPC), a nonprofit organization representing payment service providers (PSPs) that promotes the development of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), has...

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