Category: Government
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Hyperinflation and Rent Controls – 2020’s Telltale Signs of Economic Distress Haunts Many Nations
If history serves us well, 2020 is likely a precursor to a long and dreadful economic depression throughout a myriad of countries worldwide. During the last year, economists and analysts have been discussing how specifically the United States economy and the U.S. dollar are losing global dominance quite rapidly. While a few analysts believe the…
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Russia’s Gazprombank debuts Bitcoin trading in Switzerland
The Switzerland-based branch of a major Russian bank has also joined OpenVASP.
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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the crypto space? Experts answer
Experts in blockchain technology and crypto take on the question: What impact has the COVID-19 outbreak had on the industry?
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The long arm of justice: How far can the DoJ really go in prosecuting foreign actors?
DoJ is now determined to hold the crypto industry to cross-border enforcement standards that have long applied to other sectors of finance.
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Law Decoded: Green lights of the SEC, black flags of Binance, Nov. 13–20
Libel laws and new faces at the U.S. securities regulator lead the week’s news.
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IMF lawyers argue that central banks need reform before they can issue CBDCs
New and developing research from the International Monetary Fund suggests that central banks around the world need new legal definitions for tokenized currencies.
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US regulator wants to stop banks from blacklisting legal businesses, crypto included
New rule-making aims to stop “creeping politicization of the banking industry,” says OCC head.
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Join BlockShow, part of the FinTech Festival backed by Monetary Authority of Singapore
BlockShow 2020 at Singapore FinTech Festival to reflect on achievements of blockchain and how the mainstream finance industry is starting to accept blockchain and digital currency tech.
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Rapper T.I.’s associates to cough up $100K in FLiK token case with SEC
The settlement with the SEC came after the three were charged in September for their participation in “unregistered and fraudulent” ICOs.
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SEC leader touts record on digital assets on his way out the door
The outgoing SEC director first joined the agency in 2017.