Ex-CFTC Chair said the rise of CBDCs is a change to reassess and rebalance current financial surveillance with American constitutional norms, the presumption of innocence and the rule of law. He also ...
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Wall Street analysts make big calls on bank stocks in wake of SVB failure
Wall Street analysts are wasting no time trying to make some big calls on stocks that have been swept up into the discussion of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank meltdowns, even if it means f...
House GOP Calls Off Trump Financial Probe That Revealed Foreign Spending At His Hotel
Topline The Republican-controlled House is ending a yearslong probe into former President Donald Trump’s finances and whether his businesses benefited while he was president, The New York Times report...
Bitcoin Rises as Biden Calls for Tighter Bank Regulations After SVB
President Joe Biden said anyone with deposits at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank would have access to their money today. He emphasized that taxpayers will not pay for the funds regulators will ...
Bitcoin hits $23.7K as BTC price analyst calls SVB dip ‘bear trap’
Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest since the start of the month on March 13 as U.S. bank stocks saw the largest mass halt in history. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price se...
President Biden Calls for Stronger Bank Regulations in Wake of SVB, Signature Bank Collapses
“We must get the full accounting of what happened and why those responsible can be held accountable,” Biden said. “In my administration, no one – no one is above the law. And finally, we must reduce t...
Silicon Valley Bank Under FDIC Auction as Calls for Bailout Grow – Bitcoin News
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) began an auction process for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) late Saturday night, according to reports. Final bids are due by Sunday afternoon. Unnamed ...
Andrew Yang warns of ‘mass layoffs,’ calls for government intervention after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Andrew Yang, the entrepreneur who grabbed national attention during his 2020 White House run and his 2021 New York City mayoral run, urged government intervention following the Silicon Valley Bank (SV...
Sen. Warren calls out ‘sham audits’ while SVB threatens crypto bankruptcy
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden asked the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to hold auditors accountable for failed crypto projects. The PCAOB — a non-profit ove...
New York Attorney General calls Ethereum a security in latest lawsuit against KuCoin
The New York Attorney General Letitia James has declared Ethereum‘s native ETH token and other cryptocurrencies as “securities and commodities” in a statement related to her lawsuit against the crypto...
Bitcoin battles $20K as trader calls bank chaos ‘2008 all over again’
Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to reclaim $20,000 support at the March 10 Wall Street open as fears mounted over Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) contagion. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingVi...
Pro-Ripple Lawyer Calls Ethereum (ETH) Holders to Action in Wake of This Incident
XRP holders’ attorney and founder of CryptoLaw John Deaton has issued a call to action to Ethereum (ETH) holders in the wake of a recent lawsuit filed against the Kucoin exchange by a New York s...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Calls for Crypto Firms to Comply with Regulations
Gary Gensler, the newly-appointed chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has emphasized the need for cryptocurrency firms to comply with regulations. Gensler made these comments dur...
Crypto Lawyer Calls Out US Senator Brown for Anti-Crypto Bias
Crypto lawyer described US asset regulators as anti-crypto thugs. Senator Brown blamed Silvergate Bank’s insolvency on crypto’s volatility. A crypto enthusiast argued Silvergate’s case was user deposi...
Bitmex Co-Founder Calls For A Bitcoin-Based Stablecoin
Former CEO and co-founder of BitMex crypto exchange Arthur Hayes proposed a new stablecoin design with a value pegged to Bitcoin. He called it Satoshi Nakamoto Dollar (NUSD) or NakaDollar. The crypto ...
SHIB Developer Calls on Crypto Users to Scrutinize FUD
Shytoshi Kusama advised followers to ignore the ongoing crypto FUD. Kusama encouraged users to investigate every FUD before making investment decisions. Silvergate liquidation and regulatory clampdown...
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam Calls Ethereum a Commodity
10 seconds ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News It’s a move that pits the CFTC squarely against the U.S.SEC. Behnam has urged Congress to clarify its authority to regulate the crypto industry. In an intrigu...
Verichains Calls for Action After Revealing Blockchain Security Vulnerabilities
After finding multiple critical vulnerabilities, leading blockchain security company Verichains recommended companies employing Tendermint’s IAVL proof verification to safeguard their assets and reduc...
Walgreens Sparks Calls For Boycotts After Refusing To Dispense Abortion Pills In Some States
Topline Walgreens is coming under an increasing amount of scrutiny after it confirmed last week it won’t sell the abortion drug mifepristone in states where Republican attorneys general told the pharm...
Biden’s Visit To Firefighters Spotlights Union’s Calls To Replace Toxic Protective Gear
As President Biden speaks at a firefighters’ union event, the group is amping up calls to get toxic chemicals out of their gear. getty As President Biden headlines a firefighters’ union event on...
Two Planes Clip At Boston Logan, Following Multiple Close Calls Around The Country
Topline Two planes clipped each other while moving at low speed on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport Monday morning, just one week after a plane taking off from Boston nearly collided w...
XRP Proponent Highlights How SEC May Win the Legal Battle, Calls It ‘Prima Facie Compelling’
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple are engaged in a legal dispute that is still raging. The decision, which many believe will be made in the first half of 2023, might have an i...
Elon Musk warns Against Approaching AI Threats; Calls for Action
Elon Musk has called for action against imminent AI threats. He felt the need for regulations on both AI and AGI. Billionaire Elon Musk has called for action again the upcoming AI threat, saying it ...
Monkey Drainer Calls it Quits on Scam-as-a-Service Offerings
Notorious NFT and cryptocurrency scammer Monkey Drainer is shutting down its phishing smart contract ‘scam as a service’ offerings. The service has been popular among cybercriminals, taking a 30% cut ...
Bernie Sanders calls vote on Starbucks’ Howard Schultz subpoena
Starbucks Chairman and former CEO Howard Schultz Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders is making good on his threat of a subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on what Sanders has ...
John Deaton calls for clear crypto regulation
John E. Deaton, a lawyer and crypto enthusiast, has again expressed his disappointment with the SEC chair, Gary Gensler, regarding his stance on bitcoin. Gensler had recently spoken about the SEC’s ro...
Binance CEO hits back at Forbes report, calls it ‘baseless’
Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, has refuted claims by Forbes, accusing the exchange of ‘shuffling’ $1.8 billion in stablecoin collateral to numerous hedge funds. Binance has been in the limelight since F...
European Commission Calls the Sandbox a Better Alternative to DLT
Blockchain Regulatory Sandbox launched for regulatory discussions on the use of cutting-edge blockchain technology. The Sandbox will provide legal certainty for decentralized technological solutions. ...
Cardano Founder Calls for Nuanced Community Outlook in Open Letter Response
A community member has called Hoskinson’s perceived support for Dr. Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk, and contingent staking into question. Charles Hoskinson has called for the Cardano community to have a m...
Bitcoin Core developer calls out NFT auction for using his credentials
Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has called out the organizers of a recent NFT auction for using his name. Dashjr’s name and code was reportedly used without his consent to solicit more than $9500 ...