Coinbase Taps Regulation Veteran for First-Ever Crypto Compliance Chief

As speculation swells to a fever pitch over the imminent approval of bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the U.S., one clever jokester has apparently gone to the lengths of memorializing the hype into the world's largest blockchain.With analysts speculating that the approval could come as soon as Wednesday and that the vehicles theoretically could

The U.S. House of Representatives' financial-services committee is said to be tackling a ton of crypto issues next month, including DeFi and Securities and Exchange Commission matters. Digital assets will likely be a hot topic for SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who is said to be scheduled to face the entire committee later in September. The

news The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Chief, Philip Lowe, declared himself to be profoundly skeptical on the impact of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency. The goal of Libra as a massively adopted digital currency might look good on paper for some, but the regulator doesn’t see it as much of a possibility in the short run.…

news Pennsylvania’s Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) has clarified that crypto exchanges and service providers do not require a money transmission license to operate in the state. The DoBS published the new guidance for the local crypto industry on Wednesday, following a number of enquiries from businesses, it said. The department explained that as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies…

Namibia’s new crypto law sets out licensing requirements for firms and mandates the appointment of a regulator to oversee the sector.Although the law lacks clarity on how crypto will be treated by regulators, the framework will help usher in more comprehensive laws, lawyers in the country say.Namibia has a new law for crypto and while…

Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Alex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of…

Jan 9, 2021 at 6:40 p.m. UTCWrapped Bitcoin mints and burns in December Wrapped Bitcoin ‘Burns’ Outpaced Minting for the First Time in DecemberTraders are swapping their tokenized bitcoins for the real thing more than ever.BitGo saw a record 11,613 wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) swapped for real bitcoin (BTC) in December, with only 2,731 BTC exchanged…

The Arcanum Emerging Technologies Fund will start in India, but its founders plan to expand to other regions.James McDowall, Founding Partner at Arcanum CapitalFeb 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTCNew Emerging Markets Fund Targets Blockchain, DeFi StartupsAsset management firms Alpha Innovations and Arcanum Capital have launched a $10 million venture capital fund focused on driving…

An early shiba inu (SHIB) investor holding 10% of the token’s total supply today moved some $30 million worth of their stash to eight wallets, on-chain analytics tool Lookonchain tweeted Thursday.A giant whale with 101.47 trillion SHIB, valued at over $756 million at current prices, transferred 4 trillion SHIB, or $30 million, to eight fresh…