Lawmakers are starting to pressure members of the Libra Association to reconsider their involvement in the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project. In a letter, Senators Brian Schatz and Sherrod Brown urged Visa,...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has officially released regulations for crypto fund managers. The commission formalized a 37-page framework, which is effective immediately, which aimed to...

The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee wants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify on the social media giants highly ambitious cryptocurrency project, The Information reported. As per the report,...

Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published draft guidelines for funds investing in cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reported. On September 30, the regulator issued draft supervision guidelines for financial...

Two U.S. congressmen, Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas) and Rep. Bill Foster (D-Illinois), have asked the Federal Reserve to consider developing a digital dollar. In a letter sent to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday,...

Less than a year since launching, the State of Ohio has suspended its online portal that allows businesses to pay their taxes using bitcoin. Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague announced the immediate suspension of the...

Leading crypto spot and futures exchange OKEx is establishing a global Self-Regulated Organization (SRO) in order to standardize exchange practices and policies. The initiative was announced during day one of the DELTA...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Marudo confirmed reports that his country is planning to develop a bitcoin-based payment method and stockpiling cryptocurrencies as part of its international reserves. In a televised...

U.K. authorities have raised 240,000 pounds (~$294,000) after auctioning off the crypto-assets of a convicted hacker. The cryptocurrency haul, which included bitcoin, ripple, and ether, was sold off by the U.K.s Eastern...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued Jon Barry Thompson for fraud, alleging that he knowingly or recklessly [made] false representations to customers in connection with the purported purchase of...