The sentiment in crypto is so atrocious that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) itself is seemingly coming to its aid. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF), IMF’s chair and managing director ...
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India crypto app CoinSwitch chief calls for regulatory ‘peace, certainty,’ Reuters says
India needs crypto rules to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost the sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday, as reported by Reuters. “Users don’t know what w...
IMF chief Georgieva and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser discuss economy
[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Spiraling food and energy prices are squeezing households around the world, whi...
ECB chief Christine Lagarde: Crypto is ‘worth nothing’
The European Central Bank is exploring whether to issue its own digital alternative to cash. Olivier Matthys | AFP | Getty Images European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde thinks cryptocurrenc...
Bakkt’s chief financial officer is departing the firm next month
Bakkt’s chief financial officer is leaving the firm next month after a little over a year with the Georgia-based crypto startup. Announced on Friday, Drew LaBenne will be replaced by Bakkt’...
Small-business chief in Downing Street talks over late payments
The new chair of the Federation of Small Businesses is in talks with Downing Street over how to tackle the problem of late payments from large companies to small UK suppliers that is holding back grow...
DFS chief Adrienne Harris explains how — and why — New York is speeding up the BitLicense pipeline
New York’s financial regulator is accelerating its work on crypto business licensing. Speaking with The Block on May 19, Adrienne Harris, the superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Servi...
Elon Musk called ESG a scam — did the Tesla chief do investors a favor?
Investing usually uses a combination of head, heart and gut even if it’s not supposed to. And perhaps no market theme stirs “all the feels” quite like ESG. This week, a major move to cut Tesla from a ...
Polymarket appoints former CFTC chief Giancarlo as chair of advisory board
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) head and crypto advocate Christopher Giancarlo has taken a seat as the chairman of crypto prediction platform Polymarket’s advisory board. The ...
Why is the Chief Financial Officer of Bakkt Holdings Inc. leaving the firm?
Bakkt’s CFO is departing from the crypto firm next month after completing his tenure of slightly more than a year. On Friday, in an announcement, it was made clear that Drew Labenne, who’s the current...
CFTC Chief Says Crypto Assets Will Be Divided Into Two Categories in Upcoming Regulation
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chair Rostin Behnam says cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) can be categorized as a security or a commodity for regulation purposes. In ...
Trezor Hires Jan Andrascik as Chief Information Security Officer
Parent company SatoshiLabs announced on Wednesday that it has hired Jan Andraščík as Trezor’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In the new role, Andraščík is tasked with protecting SatoshiLa...
Under Armour CEO Patrik Frisk to step down, interim chief will take over June 1
Patrik Frisk, recently appointed Chief Executive Officer Of Under Armour, speaks at the 2020 Under Armour Human Performance Summit on January 14, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. Olivier Douliery | AFP | ...
INX Taps Galaxy Digital Alum as Chief Financial Officer
“[Renata] offers extensive experience in financial regulation leading finance, clearing, treasury and operations for broker dealers and brokerage firms across multiple asset classes including digital ...
New Web3 Wallet With NFT Support Hypes Robinhood; FTX Chief Now A Major Part Of It
Popular investment app, Robinhood is working on releasing a web3 wallet to wipe out network fees. The web3 wallet aims to improvise NFT’s capabilities similar to its crypto wallet. Users can join the ...
Terra Chief Do Kwon Proposes Hardfork of Terra Blockchain to Restore Ecosystem
Terra chief Do Kwon has proposed the idea of forking the Terra blockchain and distributing the new LUNA tokens among wallet holders, LUNA holders, developers, UST holders, etc. Last week, the monument...
FTX Chief Sam Bankman-Fried thinks Bitcoin Has No Future As A Payments System
Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin (BTC) to serve as a decentralized alternative to the traditional financial system. But FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried recently said that he doesn’t see any future for Bitco...
Crypto VC firm Paradigm communications chief Jim Prosser to step down next month
Jim Prosser, head of communications at crypto venture capital firm Paradigm, said early this morning via Twitter that he would be leaving the company after working there for about a year. “Personal ne...
Former SEC chief embroiled in Ethereum profits scam during tenure
Ethereum law office was used by former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief William Hinman to make profits A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) demand by an informant has uncovered that he wa...
FTX Digital Markets chief recaps the Crypto Bahamas conference
The Bahamas has turned into an attractive destination for crypto companies looking to set up shop in a jurisdiction with a clear regulatory framework for digital assets — a movement spearheaded by cry...
SEC Chief Reiterates View That Crypto Assets Are Securities
The policymaker has continued to stake a claim for the crypto asset industry for his agency tasked with regulating securities in the United States. According to Gensler, cryptocurrencies should be reg...
Derivatives’ Old Guard Fights FTX Chief Over Plan to Cut Out Middlemen
But representatives of the derivatives markets made it clear FTX is directly threatening their territory, arguing that cutting out intermediaries for derivatives trades wasn’t just an idea that was go...
French Judge Hears Claims Of Torture Overseen By UAE’s Interpol Chief
The Interpol logo at the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation building in Singapore on April 13, … [+] 2015. (Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Two British citize...
China’s Censors Target WHO Chief After Comments Criticizing Flagship Zero-Covid Policy
Topline China’s internet censors have targeted the head of the World Health Organization after he questioned the viability of the country’s zero-Covid policy on Tuesday, removing social media posts re...
SEC chief accuses crypto exchanges of trading against clients
Despite the fact that the cryptocurrency market is growing at an ever-increasing rate, with new cryptos and exchanges being added every day, authorities in certain countries are stepping up their effo...
DriveWealth Names Terry Angelos as Global Chief Executive Officer
DriveWealth, an international financial technology infrastructure company, has recently announced the appointment of Terry Angelos, former Senior Vice President, Global Head of Fintech and Crypto at V...
Galaxy Digital Chief Predicts Crypto Mayhem Might Not Be Over — Here’s Why
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz is expecting that the virtual asset market will be “volatile and difficult” for the next few quarters after posting weak results in Q1 2022. Novogratz iterated the...
If history repeats itself, the bear market has 6 months of pain ahead, Bank of America’s chief strategist says
U.S. stocks have had a rough start to the year after a standout 2021—and if history is any guide for what’s to come, things could get even worse from here. The S&P 500, which returned nearly 27% t...
Good news for home buyers? Fannie Mae chief economist says the U.S. housing market has finally turned a corner. Here’s why.
The inventory shortage, high prices and rising interest rates have finally bitten. Single-family home sales fell sharply by 16.6% in April to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 591,000, accordin...