Crypto-politics
Tyler Williams, a former sector lawyer appointed as Treasury Secretary Bessent's cryptocurrency adviser, noted that the department has a significant amount of internal work to do. Updated Feb 27, 2025 18:54 UTC Published Feb 27, 2025 16:25 UTC What you need…
The Crypto Council will be a specialized advisory body that will include representatives from government, regulators, and industry experts. Feb 27, 2025 11:19 UTC What you should know: Until last year, the country's finance ministry opposed regulating cryptocurrencies. The Treasury Secretary…
The FBI confirmed the North Korean connection and labeled the activity as TraderTraitor. 27 Feb 2025 9:30 UTC What you need to know: The FBI has turned to the cryptocurrency sector for help in tracking and blocking transactions linked to the…
Lawmakers have formed a committee to discuss needed legislation on stablecoins and market structure. Updated Feb 27, 2025 1:14 AM UTC Published Feb 27, 2025 1:10 AM UTC Key points: Regulation of stablecoins will be the first issue on the Senate…
Only the state law claims will get another shot. Feb 26, 2025, 7:46 p.m. UTC The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling on Wednesday largely agreeing with a lower court’s 2023 decision to toss out a class…
The 26-year-old Russian national had been living in Portugal. Feb 26, 2025, 7:30 p.m. UTC Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin, a 26-year-old Russian national, was extradited to the U.S. on Tuesday to face fraud charges stemming from allegations that his firm participated in…
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) approved USDC and EURC as recognized crypto tokens within the Dubai International Financial Centre. Updated Feb 25, 2025, 2:12 p.m. UTCPublished Feb 25, 2025, 12:30 p.m. UTC What to know: Circle's stablecoin's USDC and EURC got approval…
The agency has been plagued with procedural and organizational issues for years. Updated Feb 21, 2025, 7:23 p.m. UTCPublished Feb 21, 2025, 7:03 p.m. UTC What to know: The U.S. Marshals Service cannot confirm how much bitcoin it holds. It is also suffering…
The Securities and Exchange Commission blocked staking when crypto exchange-traded funds were granted, but the lawmakers suggest the SEC may have been off-base. Feb 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m. UTC What to know: Several U.S. senators from both parties are asking the SEC…
The congressional committee that was a roadblock in the previous session has scheduled a Feb. 26 hearing on "bipartisan legislative frameworks" for crypto. Updated Feb 21, 2025, 6:01 p.m. UTCPublished Feb 21, 2025, 4:37 p.m. UTC What to know: The U.S. Senate Banking…
The company says the commission will vote on a deal negotiated by staff to abandon the enforcement case at the core of the agency's previous crypto stance. Updated Feb 21, 2025, 3:55 p.m. UTCPublished Feb 21, 2025, 12:58 p.m. UTC What to know:…
The two-stage process will start with a link to the existing Target system. Feb 20, 2025, 5:10 p.m. UTC What to know: The ECB said it is looking to develop a way of settling distributed-ledger technology transactions with fiat currency. “This is…