Ripple has donated another $25 million to pro-cryptocurrency political action committee (PAC) Fairshake. And there’s more where that came from, the blockchain payments company’s CEO told Axios in an interview published Wednesday (May 29). “This isn’t a one-time thing,” said Brad Garlinghouse, pledging to give Fairshake $25 million annually,...
A bill said to provide consumer protections and regulatory certainty around digital assets was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 22). The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT21) Act (H.R. 4763) was approved with broad, bipartisan support, the House Financial Services...
The head of the SEC says new cryptocurrency legislation will undermine his agency’s work. Hours before a scheduled vote Wednesday (May 22), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler issued a statement decrying The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT 21). The legislation, Gensler said,...
New federal regulations give some financial institutions (FIs) a tighter deadline for reporting security breaches. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted changes last week that require institutions to notify people whose data was compromised “as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days”...
July 04, 2023
There will be no fireworks for the digital asset sector this July Fourth. It’s looking like the course du jour being cooked on the grill this Independence Day could be the cryptocurrency industry itself, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) being sure to turn the heat up as high as possible. That’s because the Gary […]
September 23, 2024
Coinbase Global addressed a federal appeals court Monday (Sept. 23), aiming to force the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create new rules for digital assets. The cryptocurrency exchange sued the SEC last year after the regulator denied its petition for a new rulemaking, seeking to compel it to do so, Reuters reported Monday. Coinbase […]
May 22, 2024
A bill said to provide consumer protections and regulatory certainty around digital assets was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 22). The Financial Innovation and Technology for...
May 22, 2024
The head of the SEC says new cryptocurrency legislation will undermine his agency’s work. Hours before a scheduled vote Wednesday (May 22), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler issued a statement decrying...
May 19, 2024
New federal regulations give some financial institutions (FIs) a tighter deadline for reporting security breaches. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted changes last week that require institutions to notify...
