Bitcoin News Roundup for April 21, 2020

The FCA plans to help deliver a market abuse regime for crypto this year.The regime would apply to anyone committing market abuse on a crypto asset that is trading on a U.K. exchange, regardless of where they are based.The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intends to deliver a market abuse regime for crypto this year

news China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, will certify 11 types of financial technology hardware and software that are widely used for digital payment and blockchain services with its new verification system called the Certification of Fintech Products. The central bank released the first list of fintech products that could be used in…

Apr 27, 2020 at 19:00 UTCBitcoin vs. QE Infinity: The 4 Archetypes of the Halving DebateThe bitcoin halving is just two weeks away. While the COVID-19 crisis and the introduction of "QE Infinity" has pushed attention off the momentous event for a while, the discussion is coming back fast and strong. Google searches for the…

Dec 4, 2019 at 15:16 UTCUpdated Dec 4, 2019 at 15:29 UTCBakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler image via CoinDesk archivesGeorgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US SenatorGeorgia Governor Brian Kemp officially appointed Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, where she will fill current Senator Johnny Isakson’s seat. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first…

Bitcoin (BTC) traders are taking a defensive stance ahead of Wednesday's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, with the central bank seen likely to leave interest rates unchanged while keeping the door open for future increases in a move some observers described as a "hawkish pause."The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is set to announce the interest…

Aug 17, 2020 at 15:00 UTCHuobi Executive Director Chen Guang (Huobi)Singapore-based crypto exchange Huobi has launched a new consortium with MakerDAO and Compound to promote decentralized finance (DeFi). Announced Monday, the Huobi initiative, dubbed the Global DeFi Alliance, is an international collection of DeFi service providers and platforms.The consortium has also been set up in…

news On Thursday the fintech startup Fluidity will announce plans for the first ethereum-powered mortgages in California and New York, CoinDesk has learned. Fluidity execs say the offering is slated for this summer, once all the licensing paperwork is finalized. “We’ll tokenize the house, which will effectively take the collateral that is the equity of…

Lawyers for Digital Currency Group, Barry Silbert and Michael Moro filed responses to New York Attorney General Letitia James' latest effort to support a lawsuit against the crypto company and executives. The NYAG's office sued DCG and the affiliated executives last year. Lawyers for cryptocurrency firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and two of its top

Jul 23, 2020 at 09:03 UTCUpdated Jul 23, 2020 at 09:16 UTC(Bumble Dee/Shutterstock)The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed two amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that could boost the use of blockchain technology in the nation’s military. While the amendments are yet to be set in stone, and are pending approval…