Trump eyes handing CFTC oversight of crypto: Report

New York-based financial technology firm Tassat — formerly known as  trueDigital — has succeeded in overcoming the first hurdle in its bid to launch a fully-regulated crypto derivatives exchange.According to an announcement from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Nov. 7, the regulator has approved the transfer of a swap execution facility…

Crypto-supportive Silvergate Bank has signed on a slew of new cryptocurrency customers in the fourth quarter on 2018, according to a recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The filing reveals that as of Dec. 31, 2018, Silvergate had 542 digital currency-related clients including cryptocurrency exchanges and miners, custodians and global investors,…

Last purchased for $2 million per year, the naming rights will mark a crypto first among major American sports leagues 469 Total views 9 Total shares According to a report yesterday from the Miami Herald, cryptocurrency exchange FTX is preparing to finalize a deal to sponsor the home of National Basketball Association team the Miami…

The arrest of the founders of Samourai Wallet led to widespread concerns in the crypto community that the U.S. government was attempting to crack down on the industry

Calgary-based financial services firm Accelerate Financial Technologies is planning to list its Bitcoin ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Another Canadian company has filed an application for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, amid a renewed interest in crypto ETFs from global financial firms.Accelerate Financial Technologies has filed and obtained a receipt for a…

The CEO of Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Bitvavo believes market dynamics will cater to the potential skyrocketing demand for Bitcoin in 2024. 729 Total views 4 Total shares Supply and demand dynamics could mitigate concerns of a potential Bitcoin (BTC) market supply shock during the upcoming mining reward halving in 2024, according to Bitvavo CEO Mark

For the past few days, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been hovering above the 20 Moving Average (MA) and drawing closer to the moving average as volume continued to taper off and lower highs were set each day. Crypto Market Data Source: Coin360The digital asset began to look bearish on multiple time frames and it…

MASAK found Binance Turkey guilty of violating the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime, also known as the AML Law. 579 Total views 35 Total shares The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) has fined Binance Turkey 8 million lira (nearly $750,000) after the crypto exchange failed the financial watchdog’s audit for monitoring Anti-Money…

MicroStrategy’s stock value is up by 1,000% since its first Bitcoin purchase, while Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have missed the boat.