EU regulator urges crypto firms to disclose regulatory status of products

Grayscale CEO Barry Silbert believes the United States is past the point where regulators have the support to ban crypto assets like Bitcoin. 610 Total views 13 Total shares Barry Silbert, CEO of cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale Investments and Digital Currency Group, believes the United States is past the point of no return for banning…

Cointelegraph interviews antivirus pioneer John McAfee on the state of Blockchain from his confines in Barcelona, Spain. 1662 Total views 21 Total shares John McAfee, an eccentric millionaire, crypto enthusiast, and anti-virus expert, was recently detained in Spain on charges of U.S. tax evasion. He also faces charges arising from a series of questionable crypto promotions,…

Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of the European Commission, stressed the need to anticipate and plan for changes in technological advancements. 318 Total views 7 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTConsidering the regulatory struggle to keep up with ever-evolving innovations, Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of…

The asset manager says Ethereum’s mass appeal is growing. 1274 Total views 23 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) got many investors hooked on crypto, but it’s Ethereum's Ether (ETH) that’s beginning to garner more attention, according to Grayscale. In a phone interview with Bloomberg, managing director Michael Sonnenshein said 2020 has seen a significant rise in “Ethereum…

The European Central Bank (ECB) says the “central banking community” will refine its monitoring of cryptocurrency transactions, both on- and off-chain.In an Aug. 7 report entitled “Understanding the crypto-asset phenomenon, its risks and measurement issues,” the ECB argues that “closing the data gaps associated with crypto-assets” continues to pose a significant challenge for regulators and…

Powers On... is a new monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University School of Law, where he teaches a course on 'Blockchain, Crypto…

Over 60% of USDT's supply is currently issued on the Tron blockchain, according to Tether data. 245 Total views 2 Total shares On May 31, Tether (USDT) tokens issued on the Tron blockchain reached another all-time high of $46 billion, compared to $36.8 billion for Ethereum, accounting for over 60% of USDT’s circulating supply. The…

The CEO of top cryptocurrency exchange Binance has said President Trump’s crypto-related tweets can only be a good thing for the industry.‘The president of the United States is talking about cryptocurrency’Changpeng Zhao (“CZ”) told CNBC in an interview published on July 23 that even though Trump has been critical of the asset class in his…

A number of industry pundits believe the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control’s threat to impose sanctions has victims thinking twice about paying up. 111 Total views 18 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTRansomware victims have seemingly had enough of the extortion, with ransomware revenues for attackers plummeting…