Robinhood legal boss is being considered for SEC chair shortlist: Report

A new bill in Germany could enable banks to support the sale and custody of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies by 2020.German news agency Handelsblatt reported on Nov. 27 that the bill now requires consensus from the country’s 16 states, having successfully passed through the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.Germany on its way to becoming…

Head of Facebook's Calibra claimed that the recent withdrawal of the seven firms from the Libra Association has no impact on the project.Dropouts will still be able to work with LibraIn an interview with Yahoo Finance on Oct. 15, Calibra’s David Marcus argued that Facebook’s cryptocurrency project is “absolutely not” in jeopardy after PayPal, Visa,…

The state's Fair Political Practices Commission has reversed a 2018 prohibition that arose from transparency and KYC concerns, while seven states still have a ban. 90 Total views 4 Total shares Candidates for state and local offices in California will once again be allowed to accept donations in cryptocurrency after a ban was lifted by…

The former aide to Representative Davidson will join crypto's leading trade association. 915 Total views 7 Total shares The Blockchain Association, a leading trade association and lobbying group, has hired Ron Hammond as its new director of government relations. The Blockchain Association has been one of Washington, D.C.'s biggest advocates for the crypto industry since its…

“We encourage market participants looking to determine whether a digital asset is a security to seek the advice of securities counsel and engage with FinHub staff,” said the SEC. 958 Total views 51 Total shares The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has delivered a report to Congress containing recommendations from small businesses seeking…

United States-regulated trading and clearing platform LedgerX has released a new type of derivative contract unique to Bitcoin (BTC), according to a blog post published on Feb. 5.The new product called LedgerX Halving Contract (LXHC) represents a binary option —  an option where the payoff is either a fixed monetary amount or nothing — that…

Various cryptocurrency operators have joined hands to launch a rating system that will define how close a digital asset resembles a security. On a scale of one to five, one will be awarded to cryptocurrencies that are  least characteristic of a security, whereas five will have the most similarities to a security. This rating system…

Mirror Trading International is getting flak from regulators worldwide. A month after the Texas State Securities Board took action against Mirror Trading International (MTI), South Africa’s Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) is also investigating the company’s trading activities.According to the information MTI shared with FSCA, the company conducts high-frequency derivatives trades using bots on behalf…

Spain currently hosts 215 crypto ATMs, pushing El Salvador — home to 212 crypto ATMs — down to the fourth position after surpassing the country by 3 crypto ATMs. 121 Total views 3 Total shares The European country of Spain is officially home to the third-largest network of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency ATMs after the…