Blockchain Association

Crypto Gears Up for Regulatory War While Congress Preps Bill
Crypto Gears Up for Regulatory War While Congress Preps Bill
May 01, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

There is currently a “war” underway between U.S. policymakers and the cryptocurrency industry. That’s according to Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith, who said at a...

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Blockchain Association Seeks to Intervene in SEC Lawsuit Against Ripple
Blockchain Association Seeks to Intervene in SEC Lawsuit Against Ripple
October 30, 2022  |  Blockchain

Crypto lobbying group Blockchain Association has asked permission to support cross-border payments company Ripple as a friend of the court in its case against the...

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Veto of California Crypto Law Cold Comfort for State’s FinTech Sector
Veto of California Crypto Law Cold Comfort for State’s FinTech Sector
September 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency lobbying industry won another victory Friday (Sept. 23) when California’s governor vetoed a bill that would have created a crypto regulation framework it...

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Crypto Lobby Courting Friends — and Foes — at the Statehouse Level
Crypto Lobby Courting Friends — and Foes — at the Statehouse Level
September 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s announcement last week that he is putting a political scorecard on the top U.S. crypto exchange’s app is a pretty good...

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Today in Crypto: Argentina Raids Farm, Commercial Property in Search of Crypto Miners; Protego Trust Bank Names Ex-ACI Worldwide COO as Its CEO
Today in Crypto: Argentina Raids Farm, Commercial Property in Search of Crypto Miners; Protego Trust...
September 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Chartered trust bank Protego Trust Bank has added a new CEO in Ron Totaro, who has decades of experience in building and leading FinTech, banking,...

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California Crypto Bill Would Be as Tough as New York’s BitLicense, Critics Say
California Crypto Bill Would Be as Tough as New York’s BitLicense, Critics Say
September 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With a comprehensive crypto licensing bill awaiting California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature, the U.S.’s largest market has jumped into the fight over consumer protection and...

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Supreme Court Ruling May Tie SEC’s Hands on Crypto Crackdown
Supreme Court Ruling May Tie SEC’s Hands on Crypto Crackdown
July 03, 2022  |  Regulation

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler’s ongoing regulatory campaign against the cryptocurrency industry he calls “the Wild West of finance” may have just...

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Bitcoin Daily: Australian Hacker Gets Jail Time In Crypto Theft; Coinbase Leaves Blockchain Association
Bitcoin Daily: Australian Hacker Gets Jail Time In Crypto Theft; Coinbase Leaves Blockchain Association
August 11, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A woman in Australia will go to jail for the theft of more than 100,000 Ripple digital currency tokens over two years ago, ACS Information...

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Ripple Grows Regulatory Team
Ripple Grows Regulatory Team
October 22, 2019  |  Blockchain

Ripple has announced that it’s now a member of the Blockchain Association, an organization that advocates cryptocurrencies and the use of blockchain networks. “Not unlike...

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