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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the VanEck bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal, according to an official SEC filing on May 20.The SEC has added a 35 day period for gathering more information and opinions on the proposal, which was initially filed by the Chicago Board Options…

The United States government could regulate crypto assets and tokens differently than stocks and traditional assets by altering the existing regulatory framework on securities.On Dec. 22, CNBC reported that two congressmen — Warren Davidson and Darren Solo — have introduced a bipartisan bill entitled “Token Taxonomy Act,” in an effort to prevent over-regulation in the…

International agriculture giants, Agrocorp and Cargill, have traded $12 million worth of wheat from North America to Indonesia via the blockchain. The transaction was made via the Singapore-based blockchain platform dltledgers, which is based on Hyperledger Fabric. International cooperative bank Rabobank, ship owner Amarante, and shipping agent Transmarine, also partnered in the transaction.The trade settled on April…

All individuals and institutions in the country, including banks, will have to sign up using the new AML registry from the Bank of Spain. 980 Total views 21 Total shares The central bank of Spain is introducing new registration guidelines for local virtual currency service providers, or VASPs, including banking institutions.The Bank of Spain has…

Polygon (MATIC) has the potential to reach $3.50 by the end of this year as it charts a pattern that's starting to resemble a Bull Flag.In detail, Bull Flags are bullish continuation patterns that emerge when the price consolidates following a strong move higher. In doing so, the price tends to trend lower while leaving…

More than a quarter of younger Germans is ready to buy cryptocurrencies, according to a recent poll by the German Consumer Centers of Hesse and Saxony published Monday, Nov. 5.Consumer Centers are non-profit, government-backed agencies organized at state level unions. They focus on consumer protection in addition to providing advisory services.The centers of two German…

NFTs are a game-changing technology, providing ownership for digital assets and serving as certificates for holders or access keys for the underlying content, which could be music, movies, art, real estate, and a lot of other stuff. However, what makes nonfungible tokens (NFTs) useful in real terms is metadata. It may not be a buzzword…

Cash App is paying Joe Rogan big bucks to talk up Bitcoin according to his scripted spiel on his most recent podcast. Podcaster Joe Rogan used the first few minutes of a recent episode to read out an advertisement for his sponsor Cash App and to tell listeners to buy Bitcoin.On Episode 1515 of the…

Russian crypto advocates are already collaborating with a consortium including some of China’s largest crypto mining-related companies. 428 Total views 7 Total shares A major cryptocurrency and blockchain association in Russia is launching a project to bring global crypto mining operations to the country amid a Chinese crypto mining crackdown.The Russian Association of Cryptoeconomics, Artificial…