US lawmakers urge SEC to approve Bitcoin options trading

Independent Reserve CEO Adrian Przelozny says the exchange has a team that spends all day calling potential scam victims to question their suspicious transactions.

XRP investors don't want to have their holdings lumped in with Ripple's. 1033 Total views 9 Total shares Several investors in XRP have filed with a Rhode Island court, looking to change the course of the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Ripple. In response to what it calls "the most significant SEC enforcement action in…

Bitcoin (BTC) miners in the United States can breathe a sigh of relief after a proposed tax on crypto mining did not make it into a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling that appears set to pass.The Digital Assets Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax proposal sought to charge crypto miners a tax equal to…

The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to recognize cryptocurrencies under commercial law last month. 1150 Total views 4 Total shares A Texas state regulator has officially affirmed that Texas state-chartered banks are allowed to store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) for their customers.The Texas Department of Banking, a state regulatory agency chartering state banks…

While the short-term market outlook for many NFT projects look uncertain and multiple new releases struggle to gain traction, one gardening-themed drop may have set some records by selling 8,888 NFTs in just under an hour.Nonfungible token studio Zenft released a line of 8,888 unique bonzai NFT plants that quickly sold out last night, with…

The Guangzhou government has announced a $140 million subsidy fund to encourage the development of blockchain initiatives.The local authorities are reportedly planning to spend 1 billion yuan ($141 million) to selectively sponsor two blockchain-related projects per year, according to a tweet of a senior exec at crypto investment holding firm Primitive Ventures.“No-coin” public chainsCiting a…

Uzbekistan's law enforcers were educated on blockchain analysis topics and methods for seizing crypto. 167 Total views 2 Total shares The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) organized a five-day training course on cryptocurrencies and Dark Web investigation for Uzbekistan's police and prosecution forces. The course is a part of OSCE’s consistent efforts…

Online brokerage Monex Group Inc., owner of the hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, is considering adding crypto to its retail client offerings in a bid to become more competitive in the local brokerage market. The news was reported by Bloomberg on April 15.As previously reported, Monex acquired Coincheck in April 2018 in the wake of…