The much talked-about but never resolved stablecoin bill still is not ready to see the light. With this Congress coming to a close and August recess beginning in days, the bill’s odds of becomin...
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Japan Considers Opening Web3 Policy Office
Japan is considered among the most advanced nations across the globe. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is thinking about a Web3 Policy Office. They issued a report which inc...
Hulu Will Allow Political Issue Ads After All, Disney Says After Democrats Slam Policy
Topline Hulu will now air political ads about issues like abortion and gun control, parent company Disney said Wednesday, reversing a previous policy that prohibited ads dealing with “sensitive” polit...
Lawmakers race to release draft of stablecoin bill ahead of August recess
US House of Representatives lawmakers could introduce draft text of a stablecoin bill as early as this week, a last-ditch effort to keep regulation front-of-mind ahead of the August recess. Lawmakers...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Make Smart Move, Sign Julio Jones As Insurance Policy
The addition of Julio Jones ensures Tom Brady will have no shortage of offensive weapons in 2022. … [+] (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Getty Images The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are loading up ...
Japan Ministry of Economy launches Web3 policy office
In an important landmark for the buzzword, The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan opens its own Web3 Policy Office in the Minister’s Secretariat. The new entity commits to bringin...
Fed policy and crumbling market sentiment could send the total crypto market cap back under $1T
The total crypto market capitalization broke above $1 trillion on July 18 after an agonizing thirty-five-day stint below the key psychological level. Over the next seven days, Bitcoin (BTC) traded fla...
European Markets Brace for US Fed Policy, Several Regional Corporate Earnings This Week
Following the ECB’s rates hike last week, European markets might move depending on reports from corporate earnings and a new US Fed policy. After a few rollercoaster weeks mostly characterized by lowe...
Philippine Central Bank Governor Explains Crypto Policy — ‘I Don’t Want It Banned’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
The governor of the central bank of the Philippines has shared his policy on cryptocurrency regulation. “I don’t want it banned,” he said, advising investors not to invest money they cannot afford to ...
California ends ban on crypto campaign donations
California campaigns can soon accept donations in cryptocurrency after the state’s campaign regulator ended a four-year ban on crypto contributions on Thursday. The California Fair Political Practices...
Amazon’s Policy Head Jay Carney Departs For Airbnb
Topline Jay Carney, Amazon’s top policy executive and a former White House press secretary in the Obama administration, is quitting the company to join Airbnb as its global head of policy and communic...
EU, US swap policy intel on European crypto regulation, stablecoins
The EU and the US swapped crypto policy insights on stablecoins and other issues during a joint financial forum in Brussels last week. Representatives from the two governments met as part of an EU–US ...
House lawmakers prep bipartisan stablecoin bill to unveil next week
Members of the House of Representatives are working to get a stablecoin bill together for a markup meeting next Wednesday. Democrats of the House Financial Services Committee are holding a member cal...
Maryland House primary winner promises ‘even-handed’ crypto regulation
The crypto industry is one step closer to landing a new potential ally in Congress after Maryland Democrat Glenn Ivey won a congressional primary on Tuesday night. Ivey defeated former Rep. Donna Edwa...
UK Treasury unveils plan to regulate stablecoins in Financial Services and Markets bill
The UK unveiled its Financial Services and Markets bill in Parliament on Wednesday – a set of legislation that includes guidelines on the safe adoption of cryptoassets. Nadhim Zahawi, who stepped int...
CFTC ends case against the deceased McAfee’s pump-and-dump schemes by fining former bodyguard
The US civil cases against the elusive and now deceased John McAfee have come to an end. On July 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a settlement and injunction against Jimmy Gale W...
USDC issuer Circle lays out its hopes for coming stablecoin policy
Dante Disparte, the leader of Circle’s government work, on July 18 published a set of 19 principles for stablecoin regulation, as part of the company’s efforts to shape US stablecoin polic...
Crypto-curious Dem on the ballot in hot Maryland primary
A crypto-curious Democrat could take one step closer to Congress this week, when Maryland voters head to the polls for a House primary in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Glenn Ivey, a former Hill staffe...
Reddit Users Report Problems With Coinbase, Questions Celsius Like Policy
Crypto exchange Coinbase has come under fire as rumors of potential insolvency continue to grow. Now, Reddit users have started pointing out problems with Coinbase including withdrawals and transfers ...
Circle CSO lays out policy principles for stablecoins in US
Dante Disparte, Circle’s chief strategy officer and head of global policy who has previously testified at congressional hearings, has called on United States lawmakers to balance the risks with develo...
Policy Support For Clean Energy & Real Estate Lifts Stocks
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities started the week on a strong note except for Japan, which was off for Marine Day, a national holiday meant to give thanks for the ocean’s bounty. M...
Tencent NFT Marketplace Closes Down Due To Harsh Gov Policy
Tencent has stopped operations on one of its NFT platforms. The step was taken following the requirement for transformation and adjustments in the business. It is the publisher of the battle royale ga...
House, Senate Democrats push regulators to demand data from Bitcoin miners
A group of Congress members including US Sen. Elizabeth Warren and US Rep. Jared Huffman sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday asking regulat...
UK Treasury disclosures for first quarter reveal meetings with top crypto execs
UK Treasury disclosures for the first quarter of 2022 reveal a number of meetings between top officials and crypto companies. The HMT Ministers’ Meetings log, published on the UK government web...
Sweden favors making steel over mining bitcoin as power gets scarce: Bloomberg
Sweden’s Energy Minister Khashayar Farmanbar told Bloomberg in an interview that it was more important to provide electricity for job-creating projects like steel plants than for bitcoin miners that a...
Crypto execs gave more than $150,000 to Sen. Gillibrand in Q2
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) raked in thousands from crypto executives including FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Gemini’s Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, according to her latest fundraising report. Gill...
UK lawmakers seek input on the future of crypto
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom began an inquiry into the future of cryptocurrency on Wednesday, putting out a call for evidence that will remain open for the next 61 days. The Treasury Committee is ...
Tencent shuts down NFT platform as gov policy makes it impossible to thrive
China’s internet giant Tencent has reportedly shut down one of the two nonfungible token (NFT) platforms owing to declining sales aided by the regressive monetary policies of the Chinese government. T...