Regulation

The leading cryptocurrency trading venue appointed Scott Bauguess as the newest member of its policy team. The American spent 11 years as a top executive at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Another Veteran on Board Coinbase continues to expand its management unit by hiring the financer Scott Bauguess as Vice President for global regulatory policy. As such, he will coordinate the exchange’s interaction with watchdogs. Bauguess has experience with regulators...

Despite Vladimir Putin’s request, the Bank of Russia and the Finance Ministry did not shake hands on a single solution regarding cryptocurrency regulations. While some reports indicated that the largest country by landmass will not ban digital assets, it is still uncertain what legislation it will impose. No Resolution After the Meeting The central bank of Russia and the Finance Ministry share quite different viewpoints on the digital asset space. Last month, the former...

Josh Gottheimer – a member of the Democratic Party – revealed an early draft of legislation regarding stablecoins. Many critics claim that such financial assets undermine the monetary network and are often used by bad actors in criminal activities. Enhanced Rules for Stablecoins Over the last couple of years, some stablecoins such as Tether and USD Coin have become some of the largest digital assets by market capitalization, utilized by countless traders. Those two have a...

Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is the latest politician to enter the bitcoin space. Not long ago, Cruz bought the dip that bitcoin was experiencing and purchased roughly $50,000 worth of the world’s most popular digital currency. Ted Cruz Has Jumped on the BTC Train Cruz has long been a serious bitcoin advocate, and thus traders should consider him a friend and ally against Biden’s disastrous digital currency tactics and would-be regulations. Cruz was one of...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to introduce some sweeping crypto rules that allegedly would allow regulators to check in on the activities of crypto exchanges and defi platforms. The SEC Is Working to Regulate Crypto at All Costs According to bitcoin and crypto bull Hester Pierce – who is often referred to as the “Crypto Mom” for her pro-bitcoin attitude – this could be very dangerous for the digital currency industry in that the rules are going...

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Investment in the crypto space soared in 2021. Globally, crypto projects attracted over $30 billion, compared to $5.4 billion in 2020. In its Pulse in Fintech report, KPMG points to an “incredible increase in recognition of crypto’s potential in fintech. According to the multinational ‘Big Four’ accounting firm, 2021 saw a surging interest in crypto and blockchain in the fintech world. Established institutional players explored what roles crypto can play in financial...

Michael Saylor – the man behind MicroStrategy, a software firm that’s made a name for itself buying bitcoin – is confident proper regulation would help the crypto space become more legitimate. He thinks the right rules will be a “catalyst” for BTC, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. Michael Saylor Is Pro Regulation In a recent interview, Saylor said: Additional regulatory clarity from the [Biden] administration is going to benefit bitcoin and...

Anton Siluanov – Russia’s Minister of Finance – believes local financial institutions should have a universal license to facilitate cryptocurrency trading services. His viewpoint stands far from the central bank’s proposal to impose a complete ban on all digital asset endeavors. Another Vote in Favor of Regulation A few weeks ago, Russia’s central bank urged the local government to impose a blanket ban on all digital asset endeavors inside its borders. The institution argued...

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