Russian payments to EU crypto wallets will be capped at €10,000 ($10,900) under sanctions measures published in the European Union’s official journal Friday. The limit is intended to stop wealthy Russians from circumventing a cap on investing in the EU introduced in the wake of the Ukraine invasion. The measure was set out in broad […]
A key research branch of Senate Republicans is considering approaches to cryptocurrency, signaling a more cohesive policy position down the road. On April 7, the Senate Republicans Policy Committee, or RPC, published a policy paper called «Cryptocurrency Goes Mainstream.» The RPC is effectively the research branch of the Senate Republican structure. The details of the […]
Ripple v. SEC: New Email Conversation Shows William Hinman Violated SEC’s Rules. With the SEC refusing to produce William Hinman’s emails, new documents shared by Empower Oversight show that the former SEC director violated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules. The documents, which feature messages from Hinman’s email, suggest how the former SEC director violated […]
The wildly different approaches the crypto industry has taken to designing and hosting stablecoins may be good for innovation, but bad for practical and safe usage, argued Michael Hsu, the acting chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, at a Georgetown University Law Center event on Friday. Hsu, who is among several […]
Crypto exchange giant Binance has appointed a top official from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as its global director of regulatory policy. Stephen McWhirter left the regulator after a more than nine-year tenure, where he held a number of fintech-related roles, according to a LinkedIn post on Friday seen by The Block and confirmed […]