Regulate Ledgers and Not Individual Crypto Providers, BIS Study Says
Using distributed-ledger technology (DLT) to cut the cost of cross-border payments requires regulators to stop looking at individual entities...
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Faces 6 to 12 Months in Jail at Sentencing Hearing Friday
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is set to face sentencing in a federal courthouse in New York on Friday...
US Treasury Official Warns Crypto Industry to Proactively Sanction ‘Problematic’ Wallets
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Frances Haugen: Facebook Informer
You don’t like Facebook. Democrats don’t like Facebook. Republicans don’t like Facebook. It may be the one thing on...
NYDFS Chief Says Regulators Need to Develop a ‘21st Century Framework’ for Crypto
New York’s top financial regulator believes the current approach to digital asset regulation – both at the state and...
First Mover Americas: Hashed Takes $3.5B Hit on LUNA as Bitcoin Trades Under $30K
Good morning, and welcome to First Mover. I’m Brad Keoun, here to take you through the latest in crypto...
Despite Recent Bumps in the Road, Stablecoins Will Stick Around
Over the past week, we’ve learned that stablecoins aren’t really all that stable. The major stablecoin TerraUSD – more...
New York Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
New York's bitcoin mining companies are increasingly considering abandoning their aspirations in what was once a promised land as...
A16z Leads $15M Round for P2E Studio Azra Games
Blockchain gaming company Azra Games has raised $15 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The round...
Terra Backers Delphi Digital and Hashed Lick Their Wounds After UST and Luna Collapse
The collapse of the tokens linked to the Terra ecosystem, stablecoin terraUSD (UST) and Luna (LUNA), has led to...
How Do You Tax an NFT?
New global tax reporting rules could soon extend into crypto, non-fungible tokens (NFT) and decentralized finance (DeFi), but some...
Nomura’s Digital Division to Focus on Cryptocurrencies First, DeFi Later
Nomura’s new digital-asset subsidiary, announced earlier this week in a move that potentially catapults the Japanese investment bank ahead...
Institutional DeFi Enabler? Data Firm Kaiko Probes DEX Liquidity With New Product
Getting a clearer picture of what’s happening within complex realms like decentralized finance (DeFi) is likely top of mind...
US Appeals Court Orders SEC to Bring Enforcement Actions to Jury Trials
A U.S. appeals court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violated a hedge fund manager's constitutional rights...
First Mover Asia: Pine Wants to Test the Liquidity of the NFT Market; Cryptos Are Well-Red
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin and other cryptos plummet along with stocks. Insights: Although interest in the...
Biden Administration Wants Crypto Exchanges to Separate Customer and Corporate Funds
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will press Congress to demand cryptocurrency exchanges keep their customers’ money separate from their...