The new bank will be subject to heightened scrutiny from the OCC for at least three years. In an announcement on Wednesday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted SoFi a conditional license to operate as a national bank in the United States. The OCC is the office of the U.S. Treasury […]
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Though the hearing did not focus on solutions, open source looks like a real way of addressing the committee’s concerns about transparency and accountability. In a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Friday, the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, faced a veritable firing squad in what has become bipartisan hatred based […]
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The survey tended to support the view of Bitcoin as a “safe-haven” asset. A survey by Grayscale Investments indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased investor appetite for Bitcoin (BTC). Source: Grayscale Investments. The firm surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers between the ages of 25 and 64 that were involved in personal investments of $10,000 or […]
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Hinman’s commentary on the status of cryptocurrencies and the Howey Test was particularly critical to regulation surrounding ICOs. On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the departure of William Hinman by the end of this year. Hinman joined the commission in 2017 and is currently the director of the SEC’s Division of Corporate […]
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Can monetizing our data help speed up the world’s response to future pandemics, and make cutting-edge smart cities a reality? We asked an expert. Data is incredibly valuable. But right now, it’s being underutilized — and few of us have control over our digital footprint. Here, CyberVein’s global marketing director Pavel Jakovlev explains the network’s […]
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Bitcoin has zero correlation to stocks once more and critics were wrong to doubt its safe-haven status, says the Morgan Creek Digital co-founder. Bitcoin (BTC) “could not be more uncorrelated” with the stock market, Anthony Pompliano says as data shows that BTC is leaving macro assets behind. In a series of tweets on Oct. 26, […]
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. It’s been quite a week for Bitcoin, a week we’ve been waiting for. The coin is up nearly 13 percent and burst through the $13,000 barrier. Some of that support came from Paypal’s decision to enable cryptocurrency purchases, a move that sent its stock soaring. The company will […]
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While Hoskinson is not a fan of “the Orange Goblin”, he still does not appreciate unsolicited pro-Biden emails from paid service providers. “My first thought was he must have been hacked”, said Hoskinson, reflecting on opening an email he received from David Barrett, the CEO of Expensify, urging him to vote for Joe Biden: Source: […]
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The move reverses a 2018 decision that officials did not have to declare crypto holdings. Russia‘s public officials will be mandated to declare all private crypto assets holdings from New Year’s Day, 2021. The requirements were announced on Oct. 20 by the office of Russian prosecutor general, Igor Krasnov, following a meeting with 15 fellow […]
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For now, PayPal’s crypto payments are more about satisfying regulators than providing users with crypto capabilities. Earlier today, PayPal confirmed that it would be adding crypto payments to its global platform over coming months. The rollout will begin in the United States, where PayPal also became the first recipient of the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) conditional […]
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