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SEC chair eyes tougher cyber rules to protect investors against hackers
SEC chairman Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 14, 2021 in Washington. Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images Securities and Exchange Co...
Fed chair Powell doubles down on continued survival of private stablecoins — as long as they are better regulated
Jerome Powell, the recently re-confirmed chair of the Federal Reserve, has reaffirmed his belief that a digital dollar should not drive private stablecoins out of the market Following a Senate hearing...
LendInvest chair Faes to set up crypto mining operation in Texas
Christian Faes, co-founder and executive chair of London-listed fintech firm LendInvest, has quietly set up a crypto mining operation into which he and a small group of investors have poured tens of m...
Crypto Exchanges Will Face More Scrutiny, Says SEC Chair
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has said that the regulatory authority will examine exchanges more closely in 2022. This comes at a time when regulators all over the world are scrutinizing crypto exchanges. Un...
Crypto Exchanges Set to Face Tougher Regulatory Scrutiny: SEC Chair
Cryptocurrency exchanges can expect stricter scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to chair Gary Gensler, per Bloomberg. “I’ve’ asked staff to look a...
FTX US Derivatives Names Former LedgerX Chairman Larry Thompson as Board Chair
Additional board members named were FTX US Derivatives CEO Zach Dexter, who previously served as CEO for LedgerX; Managing Director and Head of Diverse Talent Management and Advancement at DTCC Keisha...
ESMA Vice Chair calls upon the EU to ban Proof-of-Work crypto mining
Erik Thedéen, the Vice Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has proposed that the European Union (EU) ban crypto mining powered by Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanisms. A...
ESMA vice chair calls for proof of work mining ban
advertisement The vice chair of an influential markets watchdog in Europe has called for a ban on proof of work mining over concerns about how energy intensive it is. Erik Thedéen, vice chair of the E...
Financial Market Committee Chair Aksakov Joins Calls for Identification of Russian Crypto Owners – Regulation Bitcoin News
Anatoly Aksakov, head of the Financial Market Committee at the Russian parliament, has reiterated a warning for cryptocurrency investors and insisted that Russians owning coins should declare their di...
President Biden taps economists for Fed governors’ seats, Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision
The White House has officially tapped former Fed governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as the vice chair for supervision for the Federal Reserve, as well as economists Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson to...
Congressman ‘frustrated’ with SEC Chair as Bitcoin Spot ETF debate continues
Congressman Tom Emmer has hit back at SEC Chair Gary Gensler once again, right after pushing a parliamentary bill around CBDCs. Yes I am. https://t.co/hsJXvmFvzD — Tom Emmer (@RepTomEmmer) January 13,...
Biden to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at Fed
Sarah Bloom Raskin, in her role as Deputy Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department in Washington, October 2, 2014. Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Joe Biden will nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin to be...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Full Report on Digital Currencies To Be Released in Coming Weeks
U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says that the government’s report on digital currencies, which was supposed to be released last year, will come out in the next few weeks. In July, Powell said...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Argues private stablecoins can co-exist with US CBDC
On Jan. 11, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Senate legislators that nothing prevents privately issued stablecoins from coexisting with a prospective Fed central bank digital currency (CBDC). ...
Former CFTC chair Giancarlo joins CoinFund as an adviser
Blockchain investment firm CoinFund has appointed former United States commodities regulator J. Christopher Giancarlo as a strategic adviser — a move that should help the Brooklyn-based company naviga...
Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins CoinFund as Policy Adviser
“As former chairman of the CFTC, Chris was always on the cutting edge of technology and at the forefront of regulatory policy,” CoinFund President Christopher Perkins wrote in an email to CoinDesk. “A...
Former CFTC chair joins board of crypto investment firm
Crypto investment firm CoinFund has onboarded a former leader in the U.S. regulation space to its advisory board. Per a January 13 announcement shared with The Block, former Commodity Futures Trading ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Set to Release Digital Currency Report
Jerome Powell has assured members of the United States Congress that the highly anticipated report on digital currencies will finally be released in the coming weeks. The Federal Reserve has yet to de...
US Fed Reserve chair Jerome Powell changes his stance on stablecoins
The chair of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has shared several sentiments regarding the crypto space, hinting that a clear crypto regulatory framework for the US could soon be unveiled. During...
Fed Chair Says A US CBDC And Stablecoins Could Coexist
Jerome Powell – chairman of the Federal Reserve – appears to have reversed one of his previous positions on the relationship between CBDCs and stablecoins. Testifying in front of the US congress, he s...
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses How Securities Laws Apply to Crypto Tokens — Won’t Say if Ethereum Is a Security – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has explained how securities laws apply to cryptocurrency tokens as he outlined the commission’s priorities in regulati...
Fed Chair Promises CBDC Report “Within Weeks”
Key Takeaways Jerome Powell stated in his renomination hearing today that the Federal Reserve’s CBDC report was forthcoming within weeks. Powell faced skepticism toward stablecoins and cryptocur...
Fed chair and US senator agree on core principles — and limits — for a potential digital dollar
Senator Pat Toomey is adamant on establishing limits on a potential central bank digital currency, though he has not yet ruled out supporting one. CBDCs were a hot topic during a hearing before the Se...
Fed Vice Chair Clarida to step down early following scrutiny over his trades during pandemic
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said Monday he will be leaving his post with just a few weeks left on his term and amid revelations regarding his trading of stock funds. In an announceme...
Fed Chair Defends Blocking Wyoming Crypto Banks, Including Kraken
In brief Senator Lummis accused the Fed of unfairly shutting out Wyoming crypto banks Fed Chair Powell said there are “good arguments” to include the Wyoming banks But Powell also defended...
Fed Chair Powell says rate hikes, tighter policy will be needed to control inflation
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., January 11, ...
Is Ether a Security? SEC Chair Gary Gensler Avoids a Direct Answer
SEC chairman Gary Gensler hit the media headlines by avoiding directly answering whether or not he thinks Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency is a security. Instead, he took the opportunity to reiterate ...
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify live at his Senate confirmation hearing
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies Tuesday before the Senate Banking...
Bitcoin (BTC) Recovers from sub-$40,000 ahead of FED Chair Powell Testimony
It was a particularly choppy day for Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market on Monday. Following last week’s heavy losses, market jitters ahead of key events in the week ahead continued to weigh....
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Declares Crypto Tokens Raising Funds as Securities and says they should Register
Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that the crypto industry still needs to come under securities laws in 2022. He stated that the facts and circumstance...
SEC Chair Gensler Sidesteps Question About Ethereum’s Status as a ‘Security’
SEC chair Gary Gensler today didn’t give an answer on whether or not Ethereum is a security—but he did say that if someone or something is raising money from the public, it could potentially mee...