US congressional committee passes crypto bill, steps closer to regulatory clarity

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee passed a bill Wednesday aimed at defining whether cryptocurrencies are securities or commodities.

• 2023-07-27
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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Crypto Project Officially Launches

(Bloomberg) -- It took three years, multiple digital-asset market dislocations and hundreds of millions of dollars, but the eyeball-scanning crypto project known as Worldcoin has officially launched.Most Read from BloombergThe Bear Market Has Nearly Been Erased, Fewer Than 20 Months After It BeganPutin Warns Poland Over ‘Aggression’ Against Ally BelarusUS Recession Becomes Closer Call as Economists Rethink ForecastsWhy South Africa Is on the Brink of ChaosOil Trader Vitol Doubled Average Pay on

• 2023-07-24
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GOP Lawmakers Suggest Gensler's SEC Is Gaming News Cycle to Thwart Crypto Legislation

Recent actions by the regulator seem to have been timed to coincide with Congressional grandstanding, Reps. French Hill and Dusty Johnson wrote.

• 2023-07-19
• Dusty Johnson enforcement actions U.S. House of Representatives Gary Gensler SEC House committees French Hill the SEC crypto regulation

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to Meet House Democrats About Crypto Legislation: Bloomberg

Armstrong will meet Democrats from the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress, aides familiar with the plans told Bloomberg.

• 2023-07-18
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$RESET: The New Crypto Meme Token Set to Cleanse the Web3 Space

In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies, where rug pulls and fraudulent schemes have unfortunately become all too common, the need for a fresh start has become paramount.

• 2023-07-18
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XRP leads gains in all top 10 cryptos rally after Ripple’s win against US SEC

A favorable U.S. court ruling for Ripple boosted Bitcoin prices. All top 10 non-stablecoin cryptos rallied with XRP prices gaining 62% in the past 24 hours.

• 2023-07-14
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Denmark's Financial Watchdog Orders Saxo Bank to Shed Its Crypto Holdings

Danish bank Saxo has been ordered by Denmark's financial regulator to shed its own holdings of cryptoassets.

• 2023-07-05
• Danish Financial Supervisory Authority Financial Supervisory Authority financial regulator Saxo Bank FSA crypto regulation crypto assets financial watchdog Denmark

U.K. bill to regulate crypto assets passes into law, offering ‘rocket boost’ for economy

A U.K. bill to recognize cryptocurrency trading as a regulated financial activity passed into law on Thursday.

• 2023-06-30
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New York City: A Crypto Sandbox in a Big Business Playground

The Big Apple is big everything. The world’s financial center, it also has a huge population not only of talented developers to hire, but consumers to sell to. In such a huge and bustling ecosystem, crypto may not rate as the city’s highest priority. But like it or not, the No. 12 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 is a place crypto companies must be.

• 2023-06-27
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As EU’s Landmark Crypto Rules Come Into Force, Do We Already Need MiCA 2.0?

Policy experts weigh in on calls for a new version of the European Union's Markets in Crypto Assets legislation.

• 2023-06-27
• The European Union crypto regulation crypto regulations MiCA European Central Bank Crypto Assets EU Commission