As Stablecoins Adjust to Regulatory Scrutiny, Crypto Traders Are Embracing Stability Wherever They Find It

Blockchain, Investing, News, Opinion, Regulation | May 18, 2022 By:

As crypto market volatility and unprecedented global economic uncertainty persists, the use of stablecoins to de-risk crypto trading has soared. The market cap of three of the most popular U.S. dollar-backed cryptocurrencies, Tether (USDT), Circle USD (USDC) and Binance’s USD (BUSD), tripled from $50 billion to $150 billion in the last year alone.

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One Small Step for President Biden. One Giant Leap for Crypto?

Blockchain, News, Opinion, Regulation | April 26, 2022 By:

The U.S. Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (the “EO”), issued in March 2022, describes the first comprehensive digital assets strategy for the U.S. signaling that crypto is a part of the financial system that is here to stay. The EO is a government call to action rather than a specific roadmap for the future of crypto regulation.

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Coinweb Acquires OnRamp Technologies to Expand Into North America

Announcements, Blockchain, News, Regulation | April 18, 2022 By:

Coinweb, a cross-computation Layer-2 platform delivering true interoperability, has announced its registration with Canadian Regulator, FINTRAC, in its latest move toward expanding into the North American market.

Founded in 2017, Coinweb is a layer-2 cross-chain computation platform that aims to solve some of the most critical problems that exist within Distributed Ledger Technology today.

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SEC Needs Incentives For New Climate Rules

News, Regulation | March 29, 2022 By:

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released new proposed rules relating to sustainability, requiring that companies provide more in-depth information on how they’re assessing and addressing climate-related disclosures to investors. It’s a big step for corporate America.

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Crypto’s (Unfortunate) Value During Wartime

News, Opinion, Regulation | March 17, 2022 By:

The Russian invasion into Ukraine sparked global outrage and a humanitarian disaster. It also marks the first major conflict to occur during the cryptocurrency age, and digital currencies quickly had a role to play on both sides of the war. Increased usage between these two countries at war will further drive personal adoption and encourage countries to enact rules and frameworks for cryptocurrency transactions.

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Financial Stability Board Warns Over the Threat Posed by Cryptocurrencies

News, Regulation | February 18, 2022 By:

The Financial Stability Board has raised the alarm about the threat posed by cryptocurrencies to the global economy, publishing this report yesterday.

The FSB, which coordinates the work of national financial authorities and international standard-setting bodies, said that the surging adoption of digital assets and the growth of the crypto into a $2.6tn asset class last year has the potential to create a host of stability risks.

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RegTech Platform Sekuritance Launches Platform to Simplify Crypto Compliance

Announcements, Blockchain, News, Regulation | February 9, 2022 By:

RegTech ecosystem Sekuritance has announced its launch to Mainnet.

Sekuritance provides a single platform for every eGRC need, including end-to-end AML, KYB, KYC, Onchain Analysis, vendor management, beneficiary onboarding, investor check, card processing MFA checks, blockchain wallet checks, cyber-risk assessments, and other RegTech and Business Process Management requirements.

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WisdomTree Adds Bitcoin Futures Exposure to WTMF

Announcements, News, Regulation | January 7, 2022 By:

The WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WTMF) has added an approximate 1.5% allocation to bitcoin futures contracts. WTMF will not invest in bitcoin directly.

In addition to offering exposure to equity, commodity, currency and rates through futures contracts, WTMF is now the first systematic trend-following ETF strategy providing investors access to Bitcoin futures exposure.

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