CFTC acting chair says the agency is ending regulation by enforcement

As Cardano prepares to migrate from the Byron to Shelley era with a planned hard fork, no interruption of service is expected. 741 Total views 5 Total shares On July 29, Cardano (ADA) will migrate from the Byron to Shelley era with a planned hard fork. The team stated that no interruptions to the Blockchain’s…

Starbucks has clarified that it will not be accepting Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies as payment, despite misleading reports from mainstream media, a spokesperson told Motherboard Friday, July 3. Earlier on Friday, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) operator the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced plans to create a new “global platform and ecosystem for digital assets,”…

Swedish cryptocurrency proponent Eric Wall has flagged targeted attacks on well-known BTC community members. 643 Total views 12 Total shares Criminals in Sweden are specifically targeting prominent local Bitcoin figures, which appears to be the result of the ease of access to personal information and residential addresses in the country.Reports from Swedish media outlets LT

With 68 million verified users and 8.8 million monthly active users as of Q2 2021, Coinbase’s entry to the NFT industry could provide competition for established marketplaces like OpenSea. 1215 Total views 21 Total shares Major crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it will be opening a waitlist for a nonfungible marketplace it plans to launch…

SEC Chair Gary Gensler says the regulator is spread thin and needs additional funding to keep up with the “increased complexity in the capital markets.” 187 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler has thrown his support…

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), a global trade association of publicly-regulated exchanges, has appealed to the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to not restrict cryptocurrency derivatives for retail investors.The WFE made a statement on Oct. 7 in response to the British financial regulator’s consultation paper on a potential ban on crypto derivatives such…

JPMorgan now offers access to six different crypto funds from GrayScale, Osprey Funds and NYDIG. 101 Total views 1 Total shares JPMorgan Chase quietly opened up access to six crypto funds over the past three weeks as it looks to offer crypto exposure to a variety of clients. In the latest move, the bank’s private…

Before joining Coinbase in September 2020, Vishal Gupta had been the head of USD Coin at Circle and a vice president at Goldman Sachs. 484 Total views 15 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTVishal Gupta, who has been the head of exchange at Coinbase, is reportedly leaving his…

The Bank of Montreal and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan have tested a Canadian-dollar debt deal using blockchain, Bloomberg reports August 15. In the pilot transaction, the bank is said to have sold $250 million Canadian dollars (around $190 million) of one-year floating rate deposit notes to the teachers’ pension fund, implementing blockchain tech to mirror…