SEC approves first yield-bearing stablecoin security

Bitcoin (BTC) and spot gold (XAU) hovered below their key psychological levels on Sept. 8, as a stronger United States (USD) dollar weighed on investors' appetite for hedging assets.The BTC/USD exchange rate dropped 5.27% to its intraday low of $44,423 but recovered a portion of those losses after reclaiming the $45,000-46,000 range as support. The…

“What we want to be able to do is to intervene when we think that what is provided to potential customers are products that they don’t understand that are potentially highly risky,” said Unathi Kamlana. 380 Total views 56 Total shares Unathi Kamlana, the commissioner of South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority, has reportedly said…

This week’s headlines from Japan include crypto exchange Zaif reopening account registrations, government agencies meeting on crypto, the Federation of Economic Affairs submitting a national Blockchain proposal, Coincheck adding Qtum, and Rakuten Wallet opening leverage trading account registration.Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.Zaif crypto exchange reopens…

Radar, the startup behind decentralized exchange Radar Relay that raised $10 million last year, announced that it will release new Lightning Network developer tools. The statement was made in a Medium post published on April 5.The developer tools, which will be released at the Lightning Network hackathon sponsored by the company, Boltathon, include a node…

The bills aim to create a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins and enshrine rights for crypto users to self-custody digital assets. 291 Total views 2 Total shares The House Financial Services Committee has advanced another two landmark crypto bills previously under consideration —  with one aiming to better regulate stablecoin issuers and another seen as…

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, where digital assets are exchanged, and fortunes can be made, a lurking danger threatens the safety of both seasoned investors and newcomers alike: crypto phishing scams. These schemes are designed to exploit the trust and vulnerability of individuals, aiming to trick them into revealing their sensitive information or…

The SEC hit back at Richard Heart’s bid to dismiss its lawsuit, claiming it has sway over him as his alleged illicit securities sales targeted the US.

The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) and its affiliated union — the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) — have partnered with Dapper Labs of CryptoKitties-fame to release a new crypto collectibles game.According to an official announcement on the NBPA website, the upcoming game is scheduled to launch in early 2020.The game, called NBA Top…

Upcoming Binance Launchpad incentives, CZ’s upcoming release and BNB Chain’s use cases outside of DeFi appear to be behind BNB’s rally.