Crypto events turn to regulation and politics as US election looms

The first phase of tests for use of the digital yuan across borders has been successful, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has said.

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets expects to deliver regulatory recommendations for stablecoins in the coming months. 774 Total views 4 Total shares United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told financial regulators that the government must act quickly to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins.The comments came at Monday's meeting of the President's…

United States bank holding corporation Capital One has won its latest blockchain-related patent, this time incorporating the technology in a content validation system. Documents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released the patent on April 2.Capital One, which last year focused its intellectual property efforts on blockchain for user authentication, now wants to use…

The crypto exchange has been served with a notice to stop offering its services in the country. 1128 Total views 6 Total shares Malaysia is the latest regulatory theater to come after Binance as authorities in the country have accused the exchange giant of continuing to operate in the country illegally.According to an announcement released on Friday,…

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asserts that the proposed questions already insinuate his guilt in fraud and money laundering. 202 Total views 17 Total shares The lawyer representing Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has claimed that the proposed jury questions for the upcoming fraud trial will elicit biased responses.In a court

A representative of the Russian Ministry of Finance (MinFin) says the ministry is considering allowing cryptocurrency trading, Russian news service Interfax reported on June 21.Per the report, the Deputy Minister of Finance Alexei Moiseyev told journalists on Friday that, while MinFin had reached no final decision, cryptocurrency trading may be allowed in the coming bill…

It is becoming increasingly challenging to support a bullish short-term view for cryptocurrencies as the total crypto market capitalization has been below $1.4 trillion for the past 146 days. Furthermore, a descending channel initiated in late July has limited the upside after two strong rejections.Total crypto market cap, USD. Source: TradingViewThe 1% weekly negative performance…

Players can now earn xDAI by broadcasting planet locations in the space strategy game. 1764 Total views 4 Total shares Players of the decentralized real-time strategy game, Dark Forest, have introduced new and innovative ways of earning cryptocurrency within the virtual ecosystem.The play-to-earn plugin “Broadcast Market” was integrated into the game on May 31, according…