CFTC reportedly mulling accepting digital assets as trading collateral
The proposal faces multiple steps before approval, but its passage could ultimately be a boon for the digital assets market.
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Wealth flex? Coinbase now allows users to share their crypto allocations
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Telegram Attacks SEC, Bitmain Chaos, BTC ‘Easily’ $50K: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 30–Jan. 5
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Real estate investment firm adopts Bison Trails’ Provenance blockchain
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HODLer claims to have used crypto profits for father’s cancer treatment
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What industry leaders would wish for Bitcoin’s white paper 12th anniversary
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WFE Brass Weighs in on Crypto Securities Classification Debate
Are cryptocurrencies securities or commodities? The World Federation of Exchanges, or WFE, released a document talking cryptocurrency terminology and regulation last week. In conversation with Cointelegraph, WFE Head of Regulatory Affairs, Richard Metcalfe, has added further clarity on the subject.“The WFE believes that, precisely because the market in crypto assets has evolved and expanded rapidly,…