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Voyager Digital Holdings’ committee of unsecured creditors has filed a motion to object to the firm's proposal to keep its employees by paying them monetary awards for staying in the company. On August 2, Voyager Digital filed a motion to the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New
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“The fact that two-thirds of the over 2,000 commenters are pushing back against the idea of a CBDC shows not only that this is not the niche issue it once was a few years ago, but also that Americans recognize the very real risk a CBDC could pose to their
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Crypto-friendly U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has expressed significant concerns about the crypto track records of President Joe Biden’s nominees to head the Federal Reserve for its next term, current Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Fed Governor Lael Brainard. As a result, Lummis is likely to oppose the nominations and
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A group of five Democratic senators has reportedly rejected President Joe Biden’s nominee, Saule Omarova, to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Omarova’s nomination as a bank regulator was initially opposed by three members of the Senate Banking Committee — Senators Jon Tester, Mark Warner, and Kyrsten
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Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of Vaneck’s bitcoin spot market exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Friday, a number of cryptocurrency advocates discussed the subject this weekend. For instance, the veteran FX trader Peter Brandt told his 581,700 Twitter followers that bitcoin maximalists “should oppose” a spot market bitcoin ETF.
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Members of the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, have voiced concerns over Tehran’s restrictive policies towards innovations such as cryptocurrencies. Following the release of a study recommending a new approach towards the crypto industry, the lawmakers have called for the adoption of friendlier regulations. Iranian MPs Urge for Change in Crypto
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A forum of some of the U.S. and Europe’s biggest banks have opposed the rules proposed by the world’s central banks and regulators for capital requirements on bitcoin exposure.The Global Financial Market Association (GFMA), made up of such institutions as JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, as well as several other industry
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Following El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender, a survey was conducted to ascertain whether U.S. adults support or oppose a similar move in the U.S. Among 4,912 adults who participated, 61% did not oppose. Majority of Adults in US Do Not Oppose Making Bitcoin Legal Tender, Survey Shows Yougov America Inc. conducted
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A slew of late court filings by lawyers representing Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors has forced a South African judge to postpone the hearing of the liquidators’ application to have the online bitcoin scam declared an illegal business. Concern Over Implications of Declaration Order As a Mybroadband report explains, the investors’
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and Kik Interactive have both filed oppositions to each other's motions for summary judgment on April 24.While Kik claims its offerings were exempt from registration requirements, the SEC asserts Kik’s 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) comprised a clear violation of securities laws.Kik
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