Crypto-politics
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Announces Plans to Hire 1,000 Employees in the U.S. Amid Changes in the Crypto Industry Brian Armstrong noted that recent policy changes require additional efforts in the US, while the head of the presidential task force, Hynes,…
OCC Says Banks Can Custody Cryptocurrency, Certain Stablecoin Activities OCC waives compliance and oversight requirements for banks engaged in cryptocurrency activities in new guidance letter Sam Reynolds | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf on March 7, 2025, 22:32 UTC Key points: The…
Trump's Crypto Summit Sets Agenda for Transforming the US The president today ordered the creation of a Bitcoin reserve and invited cryptocurrency CEOs to the White House to announce that the era of U.S. government opposition to cryptocurrencies is over. By…
How North Korea Launders Billions in Stolen Cryptocurrency Hermit Kingdom, responsible for the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, according to intelligence agencies, is facing “disruption” issues due to the scale of its haul. Tom Carreras | Edited by Benjamin Schiller on March…
Sanctioned Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Has Been Seized, Its Operators Charged With Money Laundering In 2022, Garantex was sanctioned for facilitating money laundering for extortion criminals and darknet markets. Cheyenne Ligon | Edited by Nikhilesh De , Mar 7, 2025 18:31…
As Cryptocurrency Summit Approaches, White House Maintains Special Status for Bitcoin The approach to the recently announced Bitcoin reserve indicates that BTC deserves special attention among digital assets, according to a White House official. Jesse Hamilton | Edited by Nikhilesh De,…
Trump orders creation of 'Fort Knox' reserve of bitcoins and digital assets The US President has ordered his administration to create a Bitcoin reserve to store the seized assets, and a separate cryptocurrency warehouse is currently being formed. Jesse Hamilton |…
Texas is moving ahead in the race among US states to invest public funds in cryptocurrency The Texas Senate has approved a bitcoin strategic reserve bill, while New Hampshire celebrates success in committee and Utah faces a deadline this week. Helen…
SBF's Clemency Tour Continues With Tucker Carlson Podcast Interview The former FTX CEO claimed he had good relations with the Republican Party before his exchange collapsed. Tom Carreras, Cheyenne Ligon | Edited by Steven Alpher Updated Mar 6, 2025 20:28 UTC…
US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sponsors Debanking Bill After Cryptocurrency Scandal Senator Tim Scott, who chairs the House Banking Committee, is backing a measure that would prohibit U.S. regulators from citing “reputational risk” as grounds for denying service to customers. Jesse…
Tether Froze $28 Million on Russian Cryptocurrency Platform Garantex “Tether has started a fight against the Russian cryptocurrency market and blocked our wallets worth over 2.5 billion rubles,” Garantex reported. Author: Jamie Crowley | Edited by : Parikshit Mishra Updated: 6…
The state-owned bank of Dubai, Emirates NBD, is launching cryptocurrency trading through its new Liv X app. Liv is delivering its crypto service on infrastructure powered by Aquanow, a digital asset platform licensed by Dubai's VARA. Jamie Crowley | Edited by…