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Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves says there's “good reason to believe” that more regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies is in the pipeline. 900 Total views 1 Total shares Cryptocurrencies' persistent growth and ever more mainstream adoption is keeping international monetary authorities on their toes. In fresh comments this week, Stefan Ingves, the Governor of Riksbank, Sweden's central bank,…

Nobuaki Kobayashi implied in October the "final and binding" ruling was the last major hurdle in the compensation process, hinting users who filed claims could receive the funds fairly quickly. 983 Total views 15 Total shares The rehabilitation plan to compensate creditors from the now-defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox is now finalized following confirmation from…

In an interview filmed during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Daniela Barbosa gives the floor to enterprise blockchains and the future of currencies. 176 Total views 5 Total shares For Daniela Barbosa — general manager of blockchain, healthcare and identity at the Linux Foundation and executive director of Hyperledger — digital currencies and cryptocurrencies…

Nomic’s nBTC will compete with wBTC and come without controversy or centralization concerns.

Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is revisiting plans for an initial public offering (IPO,) Bloomberg reported on June 21.The company had filed to list an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but the application expired on March 26.Now, Bitmain is reportedly planning to file listing documents with the United States Security and Exchange Commission, potentially paving the way for…

The New York Digital Investment Group LLC (NYDIG) has received approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer its shares to institutional investors, including registered investment advisers, their clients and other eligible investors. The fund aims to invest in cash-settled BTC futures traded on exchanges that are registered with the U.S. Commodity…

Bittrex CEO Bill Shihara will expand his role at cashback rewards platform StormX from investor to board member. 1548 Total views 43 Total shares Bill Shihara, founder and CEO of Bittrex crypto exchange, is joining the Board of Directors for Seattle-based blockchain startup StormX.According to an announcement from StormX, the addition of Shihara to the…

Polygon prices look poised to rise by at least 30% in the wake of a key Jan. 18 upgrade that would push a considerable portion of its native MATIC token out of circulation.Dubbed EIP-1559, the improvement proposal originally came to light as part of Ethereum's so-called London Hard Fork upgrade on Aug. 5. The proposal effectively…

Solana (SOL) price dropped to a 2025 low at $125 on Feb. 28. However, the altcoin entered a 16% relief rally after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced the launch of Solana futures on March 17. The futures product now awaits regulatory approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). 🚨 NEW: CME Group to