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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says USDC rewards should not be treated like bank-deposit interest, arguing that fully reserved stablecoins pose fundamentally different risks from fractional-reserve…
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SEC Chief Clayton: ‘Every ICO I’ve Seen Is a Security’
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February 7, 2018
Concerns about initial coin offerings among U.S. regulators and lawmakers were on full display during a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday. “I believe every ICO I’ve seen is a security,” Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton declared early on, perhaps setting…
CFTC Chair: ‘We’re Used To’ Volatile Assets Like Bitcoin
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February 7, 2018
As might be expected, Tuesday’s Senate hearing on cryptocurrency regulation touched on an oft-discussed facet of digital assets: their price volatility. Appearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Securities and Exchange Commission chair Jay Clayton and Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair J. Christopher…
There’d Be No DLT Without Bitcoin, Says CFTC Chief
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February 7, 2018
“It’s important to remember that if there were no bitcoin, there would be no distributed ledger technology.” That was the response from Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo when asked by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton about the value of the…
Sigh of Relief? Crypto Reacts to US Senate Hearing Remarks
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February 7, 2018
“Bullish.” “A sigh of relief.” These were just some of the comments that came from industry observers in the wake of a hearing held Tuesday by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, one that addressed the question of…