The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The incoming policy chief arrives as the crypto industry seeks to influence the market structure bill in Congress, including its heavy DeFi implications.
Expected attendees include Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams, and others.
The government’s shutdown may not completely derail cryptocurrency legislation efforts, but insiders say it’s certainly not helping.
"This is a textbook example of more clarity for the digital asset space," said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart.
Excluding digital assets from the UK-US Tech Bridge would be a "missed opportunity" that risks leaving Britain on the sidelines, they said.
One of Washington's largest lobbying groups focused on decentralized finance is debuting the nonprofit DeFi Education Foundation.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Top crypto firms such as a16z crypto, the Solana Policy Institute, Uniswap Labs, and more signed on to the comments.
Ant Group and JD urged the PBOC to authorize yuan-backed stablecoins in addition to those pegged to the Hong Kong dollar, Reuters reported.
The frameworks propose bringing assets like stocks, bonds, and funds onchain as well as carve outs for autonomous, non-custodial blockchain protocols.
Facebook's earlier Libra project collapsed under regulatory pressure, but a slew of Big Tech firms are now exploring stablecoin adoption.
A group of cryptocurrency advocacy groups urged lawmakers to include legislation to protect software developers in to a larger bill.
The uptick in institutional stablecoin interest follows shifting regulatory regimes and increased lobbying efforts, especially in the U.S.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
One of the CFTC's chiefs, Summer Mersinger, is set to leave that agency and take on a new role — CEO of the Blockchain Association.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Arizona, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, and Texas are also mulling plans drafted in part by the pro-Bitcoin nonprofit Satoshi Action Fund.
Hougan remains optimistic on crypto prices this year if the U.S. Congress can get stablecoin and market structure bills passed.
The Blockchain Association urged the SEC to take an "incremental, flexible approach" to regulating cryptocurrency.
Industry leaders urged the SEC to provide clear guidance on the regulatory treatment of staking under U.S. securities laws.
Advocacy group Solana Policy Institute is adding another crypto veteran to its ranks — Rachel Green Horn to be its chief marketing officer.
XRP is arguably a natural expansion for the CME given that its $127 billion market cap, making it the fourth-largest token.
OpenSea lawyers argued the NFT marketplace does not qualify as an exchange or broker under federal securities laws.
Kristin Smith, the CEO of one of the biggest advocacy groups in Washington, is leaving for the newly created Solana Policy Institute.
Long time crypto advocate Miller Whitehouse-Levine is taking on his next endeavour in Washington in launching the Solana Policy Institute.
The DeFi Education Fund has worked on several issues in the crypto spaces over the past few years.
The National Cryptocurrency Association officially launched on Wednesday, aiming to help Americans better understand the industry.
The substantial drop comes amid a memecoin price plunge following various controversial celebrity token launches.