Mnuchin’s Number Two Says Private Cryptos Pose Threat to Government Power and Will Be Watched

Virtual assets could be included in a new set of tax concessions. Regulatory updates are also in the works for stablecoin issuers, OTC trading services and custodians. 02:32 Microsoft Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Bitcoin Proposal 12:56 Bitcoin Option Volumes Soar, Institutions Eye $100K BTC Post-U.S. Election: Kaiko 11:20 Regulatory Game-Changer: OKX's Crypto Expansion in

The BONK meme coin started as a jokey way to spread some wealth across Solana when FTX's late-2022 implosion left that crypto ecosystem down bad. One year later both are up big, making BONK into an unlikely something else: an investor in a venture fund.Bonk DAO – a 12-person council of Solana power brokers who

The Bank of Thailand is developing its own digital currency, aiming to complete a first proof-of-concept by March 2019.

Apr 22, 2020 at 18:20 UTCANSA’s blockchain system rolled out earlier this year, but still only accounts for about 80 percent of articles published to its own site. Ultimately, its backers hope it can be used across the internet. (Credit: praszkiewicz / Shutterstock)Italy’s Leading Wire Service Is Using Ethereum to Thwart CopycatsStefano de Alessandri, chief…

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The brief rally in the cryptocurrency markets following Friday's U.S. jobs report quickly reversed in volatile action. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped to $57,000 earlier today following the key report, only to the erase its gains and tumble below $55,000. The largest crypto was down nearly 4% over the past 24 hours. The selloff was broad-based, with

Aug 20, 2020 at 10:49 UTCUpdated Aug 20, 2020 at 10:53 UTCBitcoin’s price pullback may worsen as the U.S. dollar shows signs of life on the back of the newly-released minutes from July’s Federal Reserve meeting. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback's value against that of other reserve currencies, has jumped 1% to 93.000…

Sep 30, 2020 at 14:42 UTCUpdated Sep 30, 2020 at 14:44 UTCThe U.S.’s top financial watchdog has ordered Salt Lending to offer investors refunds for its 2017 initial coin offering (ICO).The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) told Salt Lending, a protocol offering dollar-denominated loans collateralized by cryptocurrencies, it had fourteen days to begin the process…