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Candidate Harris Unlikely to Make Full-Throated Crypto Policy Before Election: Source
24.9.2024
The presidential campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris made crypto waves with a brief comment about the sector over the weekend, but the industry shouldn't expect much more in the final weeks before the U.S. elections, insiders suggest
Mango Markets Mulls CFTC Settlement Over Crypto Trading Violations
23.9.2024
Decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets has already weathered a debilitating multimillion-dollar hack and the expensive regulatory investigations it spawned. The group may soon take another blow: a six-figure settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Telegram to Provide More User Data to Governments After CEO’s Arrest
23.9.2024
Messaging app Telegram made significant changes to its terms of service, chief executive officer Pavel Durov said in a post on the app on Monday
Telegram’s Privacy Overhaul: IPs and Phone Numbers of Lawbreakers to Be Shared
23.9.2024
After the arrest and subsequent release of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, his Telegram channel shared that the messaging platform has updated its terms of service and privacy policy. According to these changes, the platform may disclose the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate...
Sygnum Unit Receives Liechtenstein License as a Crypto Asset Service Provider
23.9.2024
The registration paves the way for the Switzerland and Singapore-based banking group to expand into the European Union and European Economic Area
Canada Moves Away From Retail CBDC, Shifts Focus to Broader Payments
23.9.2024
Canada is shifting its focus away from a retail central bank digital currency after years of research, its central bank announced last week
Harris Says Her White House Will 'Invest in America's Future' Which Includes 'Digital Assets'
23.9.2024
The Democratic nominee promises she'll be a tech-friendly president in remarks to donors
Kamala Harris finally breaks silence on crypto: Report
23.9.2024
Kamala Harris has spoken publicly about crypto for the first time, pledging support for the industry while stressing consumer protections
Consensys Suit Against U.S. SEC Dismissed by Texas Court
20.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had – for a time – added Consensys to a list of crypto investigation targets, prompting the technology incubator company to sue it for overreach in federal court. Because the regulator then shut down that Ethereum probe earlier this year, a Texas judge...
Anthony Scaramucci Joins Kamala Harris to Draft Campaign Crypto Policy
20.9.2024
SkyBridge founder, Anthony Scaramucci has admitted that he and a group of crypto advocates have joined VP Kamala…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Fed Rate Cuts: Bigger Economic Problems Ahead
20.9.2024
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has downplayed the significance of Federal Reserve rate cuts, emphasizing that broader economic forces are at play. He cautioned against focusing too much on the type of economic landing. “Honestly, most of us have been through all that stuff, it doesn’t matter...
U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court
20.9.2024
A panel of judges grilled attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and prediction-betting platform Kalshi over the company's efforts to launch political prediction markets in the U.S., without indicating whether they'd allow Kalshi to offer these products while reviewing a lower...
Inside OKX's Strategic Shifts to Its Regulatory Approach, Formula 1 Branding and App Design
19.9.2024
OKX has rethought the strategy in three major areas; the look and tech aspects of its application, its approach toward regulation and expansion, and its brand strategy as the primary partner of McLaren Formula 1 Team, OKX CMO Haider Rafique told CoinDesk in an interview
OKX Singapore's New CEO Says Custodian Arrangements Were ‘Most Important, Most Difficult’ Part of MPI License
19.9.2024
Crypto custodianship has been in the spotlight since the collapse of FTX
DeFi Lending Platform Rari Capital Settles SEC Charges
18.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges with decentralized finance lending platform Rari Capital and its co-founders
Fed Slashes Benchmark Interest Rate by 50bps in First Cut Since 2020
18.9.2024
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the first time since March 2020. The Sept. 18, 2024 rate cut amounted to 50 basis points (bps), a notably bigger adjustment than many analysts anticipated. According to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) press...
SEC’s Crypto Record Rebuked by Ex-Commissioner, GOP Lawmakers in Hearing
18.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hammered for two hours in a congressional hearing on Wednesday in which the witness list predominantly included agency critics, including former Commissioner Daniel Gallagher, who is now at Robinhood
Australia to Prioritise Wholesale CBDC Over Retail
18.9.2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia made a strategic commitment to prioritize work on a wholesale CBDC
Animoca's Timeline to Go Public Would Depend on The Market's Status: Yat Siu
18.9.2024
Animoca Brands is hoping to go public soon but the final decision on the timeline is dependent on a key component, the "market’s status, amongst other" aspects, the Web3 giant’s chairman Yat Siu told CoinDesk in Singapore on Monday
Decentralized AI Society Launched to Fight Tech Giants Who 'Own the Regulators'
18.9.2024
Web3 industry leaders have launched a non-profit organization called the Decentralized AI Society (DAIS), dedicated to tackling the probability of the monopolisation of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry, the chair of DAIS, Michael Casey told CoinDesk in an interview on the sidelines...