Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin posted on message on its official website on Christmas Eve claiming it was hacked and lost control of some of its servers, warning customers to stop using its ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Investor Novogratz Hopes for ‘Open-Minded’ Regulators in Biden Administration
Cryptocurrency companies are willing to accept regulations, but in a way that protects innovation, not fights it, Galaxy Digital founder Michael Novogratz said. ( read original story ...)
SEC sues Ripple and two executives for selling XRP crypto: A $1.3 billion illegal security offering
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for illegally selling unregistered securities worth $1.3 billion, the ... ( read original story ...)
The Global Challenge of Regulating Virtual Assets
Moving through the high-level confusion of an emergent field of digital assets during a pandemic presented unique challanges. ( read original story ...)
Ministry Of Finance Japan Releases 2021 Budget Outlook
Japan trade balance and current account stay in surplus. Japan central bank balance sheet is spiking as debt to GDP hits record high. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin is irrelevant to financial markets and investors ‘are going to weep’ if regulators come down hard on crypto, says Kevin O’Leary
"Is this a nothing burger? It's not even a single cell amoeba," Kevin O'Leary said about bitcoin in a Thursday CNBC interview. ( read original story ...)
Treasury is floating new regulations for crypto. Is Bitcoin still a good play?
The Treasury Department is proposing a new regulations surrounding cryptocurrency last week, but with Bitcoin sitting well over $20,000, could it still be a good play for your portfolio? Anthony ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinsei Bank says SBI Holdings now largest shareholder – filing
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings 8473.T has become Shinsei Bank's 8303.T largest shareholder, a regulatory filing by the bank on Thursday showed. SBI's stake in Shinsei represents 13.09% of total ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biggest Bank Names Hanzawa as Lending Unit Chief
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. promoted Junichi Hanzawa to chief of its main lending unit, as Japan’s largest bank faces mounting pressure on profitability. ( read original story ...)
Japan may intervene to arrest yen rise but only once, says former currency tsar
Japan may intervene in the foreign exchange market to prevent the yen from rising above 100 to the dollar, but just once given the difficulty of keeping currency rates pegged at a set level, former ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks look to trade higher, with many Asia-Pacific markets set for early close
Stocks in Japan were set for a positive start on Thursday, with multiple markets in Asia-Pacific poised to close early for Christmas Eve. Futures pointed to a higher open for Japanese stocks. The ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto firm BitGo touts record assets as PayPal deal falls through
In October, rumors swirled that PayPal was poised to acquire BitGo, one of the country’s oldest cryptocurrency firms. That deal will not happen, according to multiple sources, and BitGo is now ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: You Just Can’t Keep Tether Down
This controversial stable coin has been in the cross-hairs of the feds, but it's still a hugely popular crypto player. ( read original story ...)
High-Flying Crypto Fund Dumps XRP With Ripple in SEC ‘Hot Water’
Bitwise Asset Management is dumping what was the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency after Ripple Labs Inc. and its top executives were accused by U.S. regulators of selling more than $1 billion of ... ( read original story ...)
The Biden administration can change the world with new crypto regulations
Devoid of any regulatory framework in the past four years we’ve been operating in limbo when it comes to the development and advancement of crypto products. Innovators in the fintech and blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-currency firm Ripple charged by US watchdog
Crypto-currency firm Ripple has been charged with conducting investments without proper licences by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.The SEC asserted that Ripple's XRP token is a tradable ... ( read original story ...)