The Technology Advisory Committee of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) discussed crypto regulation and distributed ledger technology (DLT) adoption during a meeting on Wednesday, March 27. The committee discussed various…
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Bank of America CTO Catherine Bessant: I’m Privately Bearish on Blockchain
A senior executive at Bank of America (BoA) is not bullish on blockchain despite the bank holding more patents than any other finance firm, CNBC reported on March 26. Speaking to the publication in an interview, chief…
Central Bank of Korea Includes Research on CBDCs in Annual Report
South Korea’s central bank has included a summary of research on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in its 2018 annual payment settlement report issued Tuesday, March 26. The development of distributed ledger…
Tim Draper Urges Argentina’s President to Legalize Bitcoin to Improve Economy
Crypto bull Tim Draper has given advice to the president of Argentina to legalize Bitcoin (BTC) in order to improve the economic situation in the country, Cointelegraph en Español reports March 22. The American venture capital investor reportedly…
CFTC: We’re ‘Diligently’ Working on All Crypto-Related Applications, Including Bakkt’s
United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is actively working to approve multiple crypto-related applications, including for Bitcoin (BTC) futures from institutional trading platform Bakkt. A CFTC commissioner revealed the news…
Major Latin American E-Commerce Company Bans Cryptocurrency-Related Ads
The largest e-commerce company in Latin America, Mercado Livre, has banned cryptocurrencyadvertising on their website, Cointelegraph em Português reported on March 18. The development was revealed in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph…
Russia Adopts Digital Rights Law That ‘Forms the Basis’ of Digital Economy Development
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, has voted to enact new digital rights legislation in October this year, according to a press release on the Duma’s official website on March 12. The changes…
TWO AUSTRALIAN CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGES SUSPENDED FOLLOWING AN ARREST
Two cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia have been suspended following raids of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). One man has been arrested. …
WHAT THE WYOMING BLOCKCHAIN LAWS ACTUALLY MEAN
Last week, Bitcoinist reported that Wyoming had become the most blockchain-friendly state in the US by passing four new blockchain laws. But what does this mean for the state, the…
Securities Lawsuit Against Ripple to Stay in Federal Court
An ongoing securities lawsuit against payment startup Ripple will stay in federal court, per a recent ruling. The news was announced by lawyer Jake Chervinsky in a tweet on Mar. 1. “The Court has denied…
