Hester Peirce: US crypto laws can’t assume ‘everything is a financial asset’
Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce discussed a possible United States crypto legal framework, giving a reminder that not all uses are financial.
Italy’s central bank calls for framework to prevent stablecoin runs
Bank of Italy is calling for closer regulator scrutiny of stablecoins, which they say “have not proved stable at all.”
Will Bitcoin ever trade below $27,000 again?
On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert discusses whether Bitcoin will ever be below $27,000 again.
Israeli authorities seize crypto from terror organizations, credit new technology
The Israeli ministries of defense and justice and a number of intelligence and enforcement agencies collaborated; Chainalysis also pitched in.
Bitcoin ETF race gets hotter as ARK Invest adds surveillance agreement to application
ARK Invest and 21Shares’ third application for a spot Bitcoin ETF now includes a surveillance sharing agreement.
European Commission aims for universal acceptance with digital euro proposal
With this move, the European Commission aims to open up the payments market controlled by banks, Visa and Mastercard.
Tether signs MoU with Georgia to develop Bitcoin P2P infrastructure
The collaboration intends to bring changes to public administration and the business sector.
EU finalizes controversial smart contract kill switch rules under Data Act
The Data Act was first proposed in early 2022 and passed by the European Parliament on March 14.
KuCoin crypto exchange to introduce mandatory KYC in July
KuCoin’s Know Your Customer checks will require new users to complete identity verification to access all services, while existing non-KYC users will not be able to deposit.
Nevada financial regulator petitions court to place Prime Trust into receivership
The filing suggested Prime Trust had financial liabilities to its users totaling more than $82 million in fiat and $800,000 in crypto.