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UK Crypto, Stablecoin Laws Approved by Parliament's Upper House

The Financial Services and Markets Bill stands to recognize crypto as a regulated activity and stablecoins as a means of payment under existing laws.

By Camomile ShumbaJun 19, 2023

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)
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Featured Story | SEC’s DeFi Rulemaking Do-Over Falls Short

By Adam B. LevineJun 18, 2023

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators
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Featured Story | What the Reddit Boycott Has to Do With AI and Crypto

By Adam B. LevineJun 17, 2023

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators
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Headlines | Top Stories of the Week 06-12-23

By Adam B. Levine, William Foxley, Zack Seward, Jennifer Sanasie, Wendy OJun 17, 2023

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Abra Insolvent for Months: Regulators; Tether’s Banking Relationships Detailed in Legal Documents

By William Foxley, Zack Seward, Jennifer SanasieJun 16, 2023

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Crypto Update | BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Application Spurs Green Markets

By Adam B. LevineJun 16, 2023

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators

Policy

Central Banks Successfully Test Over 30 CBDC Use Cases, Including Offline Payments

An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown.

By Camomile ShumbaJun 16, 2023

Francesca Hopwood Road, directora del Innovation Hub London Centre del BPI.
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BlackRock Close to Filing for Bitcoin ETF Application; Telos Foundation Exec on Gamestop Partnership

By Adam B. Levine, Zack Seward, Jennifer SanasieJun 15, 2023

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Crypto Update | The Fed Hits Pause, Sending Markets Tumbling and Ripple Does Not Care Whether XRP Is 'Sufficiently Decentralized'

By Adam B. LevineJun 15, 2023

Weekend Story | The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators

Policy

Hong Kong Put Pressure on 3 Major Banks to Take On Crypto Exchanges as Clients: Report

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority put pressure on HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China, according to the Financial Times.

By Amitoj SinghJun 15, 2023

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