The government is great at setting up regulatory frameworks, not building products, says Currency Comptroller Brian Brooks Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency said the future of cryptocurrency regulations is in the hands of the people, and not the government. He told Cointelegraph’s Alex Cohen at the LA Blockchain Summit that he believes that […]
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Ripple’s executive chairman has slammed U.S. lawmakers for losing the blockchain arms race to China Speaking at the LA Blockchain Summit conference on October 6, Ripple co-founder, Chris Larsen, slammed the United States for falling behind in the race to design “the next generation of the global financial system.” The address expanded on some of […]
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Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen said the firm is considering moving to the U.K., Switzerland, Singapore, or Japan. Ripple is considering relocating to Europe or Asia amid growing frustration at the lack of regulatory clarity in the United States. Speaking to Fortune Magazine’s Jeff John Roberts at the Oct. 6 LA Blockchain Summit, Ripple co-founder Chris […]
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Yet, the biggest crypto hub remains on the blacklist. The EU decided to remove Cayman Islands from its blacklist of tax heavens on Tuesday. The Cayman Islands is a popular jurisdiction for crypto businesses. It was added to the EU’s blacklist in February of this year, so it has spent fewer than six months on […]
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DeFi-tokens corrected heavily over the past 30-days but on-chain data suggest Ether is in the early stages of a bullish reversal. While Ether (ETH) price has been stuck between the $340-$350 range for the last month, multiple on-chain metrics suggest that a recovery may be building. Santiment, a cryptocurrency data analytics firm, recently noted that […]
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The FCA covered everything it could with the ban, CoinShares’ Townsend Lansing says. Following the definitive ban of cryptocurrency derivatives in the United Kingdom, cryptocurrency companies in the country shared their thoughts on the matter with Cointelegraph. Among the most affected is CoinShares, a U.K. company known for providing cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes, or ETNs. Unlike […]
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Receding volume and sideways price action signal that Bitcoin price volatility will increase soon. The markets have been relatively dull for the past 2 months as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been sustaining between the $10,200-$11,000 range. In recent days, the range has been narrowed even further, leading some traders to forecast a breakout. […]
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The CFTC and DOJ actions against BitMEX suggest that the crypto industry still has a lot of work ahead to meet KYC/AML standards. Recent years have seen the crypto industry mature across the global economic landscape, but it still runs into high-profile snags. On Oct. 1, the United States Department of Justice filed criminal charges […]
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Polkadot reveals details of a new crowdfunding mechanism: the initial parachain offering. Much of the current blockchain ecosystem has been built around traditional concepts. Therefore, it’s not surprising to see crowdfunding mechanisms tailored specifically for blockchain projects that resemble initial public offerings. For example, in 2017, the blockchain space witnessed the rise of initial coin […]
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2020 is no exception to the rule that putting $1 into Bitcoin nets investors more than traditional assets. Bitcoin (BTC) still beats gold as an investment in 2020 despite the precious metal generating its biggest returns in a decade. In a knock to gold bugs, data shows that despite gold’s run this year, Bitcoin still […]
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