Tag: regulations
Crypto Lobby Group CCI Expands Its Reach by Absorbing Proof of Stake Alliance
Alison Mangiero, POSA's executive director, will remain at the helm of the project as it comes under the CCI umbrella, according to a Wednesday statem [...]
President Biden Thanks Nigerian President for Binance Exec’s Release: White House
Gambaryan, head of financial crime compliance at Binance, was released on humanitarian grounds last week, eight months after he was first taken into N [...]
Crypto Ghosted in U.S. Treasury Department’s New Strategy on Financial Inclusion
It's unclear whether the vice president's office would have had any say in the Treasury's latest strategy, though it would seem to contrast with the c [...]
Privacy as a Fundamental Human Right
Last week, I moderated a panel at the DC Privacy Summit, hosted by Project Glitch and the Coinbase Institute, on what comes next in the ongoing discus [...]
FTX’s $228M Settlement WIth Bybit Brings Conclusion of Epic Liquidation Closer
"We are pleased to be in a position to propose a chapter 11 plan that contemplates the return of 100% of bankruptcy claim amounts plus interest for no [...]
Activist Group Says Kalshi’s Election Market Should Be Shut Due to ‘Manipulative’ Whales
"If the trading amounts to any one of these species of election or market manipulation, then it is also likely to artificially skew the pricing of con [...]
Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Has Left Nigeria Following Detention
“The government has reviewed the case and, taken into consideration that the second defendant (Mr. Gambaryan) is an employee of the first defendant (B [...]
I’ve Personally Been Debanked Because of My Crypto Ties
"They said, 'You have five days to move your money," he said. "They were actually super honest. They're like, 'Look, you are a notable person in crypt [...]
Tether (USDT) CEO Ardoino Says He Expects U.S. Will Catch Up in Crypto Regulation
"There is no place like the U.S.," he said via video link at DC Fintech Week in Washington. "I think it's very, very important that sensible crypto re [...]
Andy Barr’s ‘Vision’ for House Financial Services
"We have serious people working in financial innovation that can create a lot of jobs, generate wealth, cement America even more as the world's financ [...]
Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen Flooding Kamala Harris’ Election Effort With XRP
While significant, his millions are overshadowed by the overall crypto industry's campaign involvement, led by the super PAC Fairshake. That group's $ [...]
It's Possible You Shouldn't Tell Journalists About Your Wash Trading Biz
Last week, the Department of Justice announced charges against over a dozen individuals and entities, arguing these market makers were actually wash t [...]
NYSE, Cboe Win SEC Approval for Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Options
In its NYSE approval, the SEC wrote that it believes options on the bitcoin ETFs "would permit hedging, and allow for more liquidity, better price eff [...]
Federal Court ‘Erred’ in Letting Kalshi Launch Prediction Markets, CFTC Says
"Kalshi has taken the decision as carte blanche to list dozens of election betting contracts, including bets on the outcome of the presidential electi [...]
Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Should Serve 5 Years in Prison, DOJ Says
Prosecutors have asked the judge to go harder on Lichtenstein, however, who they argue spent months devising a scheme to gain access to Bitfinex’s sys [...]