Category: crypto laws

Ripple Labs chair Chris Larsen commented on the recent cases involving Ripple, Grayscale, and the SEC, arguing it is time for Congress to take the lead on crypto policy.

Two crypto regulatory bills have been passed by the United States House Financial Services Committee United States in one day.

Bermuda and Nigeria are moving faster on crypto than Australia and the land Down Under will soon “need to be up to speed,” says Loretta Joseph.

A testimony given at a U.S. House hearing by the blockchain firm’s co-founder Aaron Kaplan has drawn the attention of those in the crypto space.

The 2018-era Gensler appeared much more lenient towards certain cryptocurrencies, including Ether.

The proposed bill would require top government officials and lawmakers to declare all personal crypto holdings over $760.

The SEC originally wanted LBRY to pay millions of dollars in penalties, but now concedes the defunct firm can’t pay up that amount.

Neil Tan, Chair of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, said the opening of the financial industry to digital assets was “just a natural progression."

In the tug-of-war between the US regulators over control of crypto assets, the CFTC chair has triple-downed his stance — that Ether and stablecoins are commodities.

During a speech at a banking conference in DC, acting comptroller Michael Hsu said FTX was an example of why a "consolidated home country supervisor" is needed.