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In his second crypto-focused endeavor in the private sector, Former SEC chairman Jay Clayton will be joining a $2 billion crypto-custodian based in Israel, known as “Fireblocks.” Why Clayton Joined Fireblocks Fireblocks was launched in 2019 and has seen impressive growth since, having already acted as custodian for over $1 trillion in assets and scaled from 100 to 500 institutional clients in the crypto and traditional finance industries within only months. Clayton’s job at...

A few months after dabbling with the idea of getting on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, Wells Fargo has filed documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a designated Bitcoin fund. According to the filing with the Commission, the US financial institution has partnered with FS Investments and New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) for the initiative. The name of the product will be FS NYDIG Bitcoin Fund I, LP. While previous speculations indicated that...

The US State Department (DOS) is trying to halt cybercrime in the country with a new initiative for the Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program. Consequently, it will offer up to $10 million in cryptocurrencies to anyone who can provide information leading to the identification of state-backed hackers. DOS Targeting Black Hat Attendants Last week, hackers and cybersecurity experts attended the famous cyber conference Black Hat Briefings. The State Department promoted the program...

After a 10-month long regulatory battle with United States financial watchdogs, leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has agreed to settle and will pay a fine worth millions of dollars. As confirmed by the exchange today, BitMEX has reached a $100 million resolution with the two U.S. regulators – the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Speaking on the settlement, BitMEX CEO Alexander Höptner noted that...

Charles Hoskinson, Cardano’s founder and CEO of blockchain research company Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), has urged the U.S. crypto community to rally against the recently proposed taxation policy. Hoskinson first took it to Twitter earlier this week, calling on digital asset proponents in the U.S. to rally in Washington DC to vent their grievances against the bill. This would be a bid to convince the country’s senators to amend the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) reporting...

The nervousness caused by the ongoing discussions of the U.S. Infrastructure Bill does not seem to have affected Bitcoin traders at all. Bitcoin remained sturdy above the psychological barrier of $45,000 as the Bitcoin bulls went to battle a few hours ago. The U.S. Senate failed to reach an agreement on a series of amendments that would exclude decentralized cryptocurrency service providers – such as wallets, miners, and DeFi protocols – from being considered as “brokers.”...

Key senators have reached an agreement on IRS reporting rules for cryptocurrencies, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced in a tweet Monday. The industry and regulators await further details, but it looks like lawmakers have found clarification on who is and isn’t a broker in the blockchain business. UPDATE: The Amendment Has Failed As of August 9, 20:30 UTC, The proposed crypto amendment had failed, as Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has objected to the compromise...

The controversy surrounding the cryptocurrency taxation bill that might be passed in the United States has evoked a mixed reaction from crypto proponents. While the debate is still ongoing, Jack Dorsey, a popular Bitcoin advocate and CEO of the popular microblogging platform, Twitter, has recently shared his views on the matter. In a series of tweets today, Dorsey noted that it would be unreasonable to force these reporting rules as some firms may not have the capacity to...

The crypto community continues to rally the troops just hours ahead of the crucial vote on digital asset taxation from US Congress. This time, they have received support from one of the most influential people today – Elon Musk. CryptoPotato reported yesterday the controversy that arose from US authorities in regards to the country’s attempt to regulate and implement taxes on the digital asset industry. In shorts, Senators Mark Warner and Rob Portman proposed an amendment...

A few hours ago, Brian Brooks announced his resignation as CEO of Binance US, a position that he assumed on May 1st of this year. On his personal Twitter account, Brooks did not elaborate much on the details, simply explaining that there were differences over the strategic direction of the exchange. Greetings #crypto community. Letting you all know that I have resigned as CEO of ⁦⁦⁦@BinanceUS⁩ . Despite differences over strategic direction, I wish my former colleagues much...