U.S. Regulation

Federal Reserve to Host Blockchain & AI Payments Innovation Conference on Oct. 21

The U.S. Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will host a conference on payments innovation on Tuesday, October 21, in Washington,…

10 months ago

Polymarket Set For U.S. Launch After Getting Green Light From CFTC, CEO Says

Online prediction betting site Polymarket has been cleared to launch in the United States, the platform’s chief executive, Shayne Coplan,…

10 months ago

U.S. Bank Restarts Digital Asset Custody Services, Including Bitcoin, ETF Support for Institutional Investors

Financial services giant U.S. Bank has restarted its crypto custody operations after pausing the service for years due to regulatory…

10 months ago

Wyoming Introduces State Backed Stablecoin on 7 Blockchains

Wyoming state announced on Tuesday the mainnet launch of its U.S. dollar stablecoin Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), claiming it to be the…

10 months ago

CFTC Clears Path for Americans to Trade on Foreign Crypto Exchanges

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a statement on Thursday that Americans will again have a clear path…

10 months ago

Crypto Groups Urge Senate to Protect Developers in US Market Bill

Over 110 cryptocy organizations, including Coinbase, Ripple, a16z crypto, and the Uniswap Foundation, have urged the U.S. Senate Banking and…

10 months ago

House Republicans Attach Anti-CBDC Measure to Defense Bill

House Republicans have added a provision banning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) into a 1,300 page bill which lays out defense…

10 months ago

Illinois Governor Slams Trump’s “Crypto Bros” Policy While Signing New Bills

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed two new laws on Monday, regulating cryptocy in the state, while criticizing U.S. President Donald…

10 months ago

Fed is Studying Tokenization, Smart Contracts, and AI in Payments, says Governor Waller

The Federal Reserve is studying cutting-edge innovations, including tokenization, smart contracts, and artificial intelligence, to see how their payment systems…

10 months ago

New York Bill Proposes 0.2% Tax on Crypto and NFT Transactions

A new proposal in the New York State Assembly aims to impose a small tax on cryptocy sales and transfers.…

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