Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 21, 2021

news The Takeaway: The SEC’s new guidance outlines how it will apply the decades-old Howey test to crypto assets. However, there remain a number of unanswered questions, including how the broad definition of “active participants” might impact projects; how startups based overseas are impacted and when and how a token might no longer be a…

London-based data aggregator and index provider CryptoCompare has received authorization from U.K. regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to operate as a benchmark administrator, the company announced Thursday.CryptoCompare said its data and index subsidiary, CC Data Limited, has received FCA approval to issue benchmarks for financial instruments and measure fund performance.The firm provides data…

news The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed a decision on a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal. In a new document filed Monday, the SEC said it was instituting proceedings on whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change that would allow the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust to issue and list its shares.…

feature The Swiss company behind ethereum decentralized application (dapp) Aragon is considering building a second network on the blockchain interoperability protocol known as Polkadot. Though Aragon One AG stressed that it still intends to launch the Aragon Network on the ethereum blockchain this year, cofounder of the project Jorge Izquierdo revealed this week that it may…

news The Italian government has published a list of 30 experts brought together to develop the nation’s blockchain strategy. The Ministry of Economic Development published the list on Thursday, revealing a pool of expertise across areas such as business, academic research, computer science and law – of course, all with knowledge and experience of blockchain…

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NEWS Oct 29, 2018 at 02:01 UTC  |  Updated  Oct 29, 2018 at 02:10 UTC Taiwan's "Crypto Congressman" continued his push for more modernized regulation around the tech by proposing new rules for token sales. On Friday, Taiwanese legislator Jason Hsu published a list of policy recommendations aimed at aiding cryptocurrency startups, including one that would see…

news Today marks a week since I left my home in Venezuela. So, here I am, watching the news since 6 a.m., haven’t separated from my phone all day. I’m worried about my loved ones, wondering if I could have done more before leaving, but knowing I had to leave anyway. I left everything I…

news Binance has just cut the time needed to make withdrawals and deposits in two top cryptocurrencies. The crypto exchange announced Tuesday that it’s adjusted its systems so that the number of block confirmations – in effect, how long before a transaction is considered confirmed as complete and can be executed – has been halved for…