Federal Reserve bank regulator Michael Barr to step down
Fed’s Barr once said the Federal Reserve would “likely view it as unsafe and unsound for banks to directly own crypto-assets on their balance sheets.”
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Austrian Steel Alukönigstahl Develops Blockchain-Based Steel Trading Database
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FTX bankruptcy judge approves sale of LedgerX
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Crypto advocates file brief against SEC's investor tracking database
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Nexo-labeled address withdraws $153M in Wrapped BTC from MakerDAO
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Propelled by crypto inflows, US ETF assets hit record $10 trillion
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