SEC Chief Got Into ‘Heated’ Debate on Crypto

Sam didn't do it. He didn't defraud anyone, he didn't steal customer funds – he just built a company which "turned out basically the opposite" of the product he envisioned when he founded FTX: "A lot of people got hurt – customers, employees – and the company ended up in bankruptcy." At least, that's his

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Jun 30, 2020 at 08:40 UTCUpdated Jun 30, 2020 at 08:47 UTCThe Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has come under pressure to further postpone the launch of a blockchain replacement for its decades-old settlement and clearing system. One of the main share registry companies in Australia, Computershare, told the Financial Times (FT) on June 25 that…

A draft bill by House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) shows just how impossible it is to write crypto legislation that exempts tokens from securities laws while keeping traditional securities issuers regulated.Many in the crypto industry cheered this discussion draft, including former Commodities and Futures…

Japan-headquartered crypto exchange bitFlyer is implementing tough anti-money laundering measures in line with global financial crime watchdog FATF's "Travel Rule" for information sharing on transfers, the company announced on Tuesday.The measures that went into effect Tuesday afternoon local time include restrictions on transfers from the exchange to platforms that don't comply with Travel Rule Universal…

Apr 13, 2020 at 15:02 UTCUpdated Apr 13, 2020 at 15:30 UTCPost COVID-19, Companies Must Be Resilient, Not Just EfficientPreston Byrne, a CoinDesk columnist, is a partner in Anderson Kill's Technology, Media and Distributed Systems Group. He advises software, internet and fintech companies. His biweekly column, “Not Legal Advice,” is a roundup of pertinent legal…

news A 20-year-old man has been formally charged in a New York Supreme Court indictment over SIM-swapping identity and crypto theft. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that Dawson Bakies, a resident of Ohio, is charged with stealing identities and the cryptocurrency holdings of over 50 victims across the U.S. from October to December…

markets View BTC risks falling below $8,000 in the short-term, having created a doji candle last week. Below $8,000, the focus would shift to the 30-day moving average, currently at $7,643, which has a penchant for reversing price pullbacks. The outlook as per the daily chart would turn bearish if the price sees a UTC…