Tag: United States
All news related to the United States.
Gary Gensler Says Scams Are Abundant in Crypto Industry
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the digital asset industry is plagued by fraudulent activities, scams, bankruptcies, and money laundering.
SEC Imposes $2.5M Fine on BlackRock
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SEC has charged BlackRock with knowingly providing false information about their investments in the entertainment industry.
US is Losing Control Over Stablecoins: Circle CEO
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to Circle’s CEO Jeremy Allaire, the US government is not taking decisive action towards legalizing stablecoins, causing companies to move to other countries.
Report: US Residents Conducted $1T in Crypto Transactions in a Year
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBetween July 2022 and June 2023, US residents conducted over $1 trillion in cryptocurrency transactions, making it the highest in the world.
US Congress Urges Government to Deny Hamas Access to Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS Congress members have urged the US government to prevent the Hamas group from accessing its cryptocurrency wallets.
US Authorities Concerned About China’s Mining Firms: Media
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese mining companies operating in the US have raised concerns over national security. The New York Times reported on this issue, citing sources from the US government.
Judge Rejects SEC’s Appeal in Ripple Case
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJudge Analisa Torres of the District Court has denied the SEC’s request for an interlocutory appeal in the case against Ripple, where XRP was only partially recognized as a security.
Binance in Vulnerable Position Due to Regulatory Pressure in US: WSJ
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Wall Street Journal has reported that Binance is facing pressure from US regulators, leading to its vulnerability.
US Sanctions Ethereum Wallet Linked to Sinaloa Cartel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against Jimenez Castro, a member of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, by imposing sanctions on him.
US Democrats Say Republican Bill Against Digital Dollar is Stupid
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe introduction of a bill by Republicans that would ban the distribution of CBDCs by the Federal Reserve to individual citizens has sparked criticism from Democrats.
Hester Peirce: SEC’s Crypto Policy Might Change
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has acknowledged that the agency’s current stance on the crypto industry may see changes.
Brad Garlinghouse Says US is Worst Country for Crypto Companies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has reiterated his earlier claim that crypto companies are facing repressiveness in the US due to the harsh policies of the authorities.
Gary Gensler: The SEC Seeks to Regulate Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGary Gensler has stated in a Senate Banking Committee hearing that the majority of cryptocurrencies are regarded as securities and fall under the SEC’s jurisdiction.
Arthur Hayes Believes Fed is Creating Conditions for Bitcoin to Rise
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArthur Hayes, the former head of BitMEX, has stated his belief that Bitcoin will gain strength due to the capital reallocation out of the US dollar.
USDT Issuer Tether Increases its Investment in US Treasuries
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTether has seen a jump in their investments in US treasury bonds in the last four months, rising up the rankings three places to become the 22nd largest holder of such debt.
US Congress Proposes Dismissing Gary Gensler
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS House of Representatives member Warren Davidson has once again called for the removal of Gary Gensler from his post as head of the SEC following a positive court verdict for Grayscale in its conversion of GBTC tokens into an ETF.
SEC Classifies NFTs as Investment Contracts
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has alleged that Impact Theory violated federal securities laws by selling investments in the form of unregistered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) under the name Founder’s Keys.
US Presidential Candidate Francis Suarez Says Will Accept Salary in BTC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS Republican presidential candidate and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has declared that if he were to win the election, he would be willing to take part of his salary in Bitcoin.
Coin Center Sends Comments to US Senate on Crypto Taxation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn response to a request from the US Senate Finance Committee, Coin Center provided proposals for the taxation of digital assets.
Blockchain Companies Will Have to Disclose Information on Hacks to SEC
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently adopted new rules that require crypto companies to disclose information about major cybersecurity incidents.
US Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Purchased Bitcoins for His Children
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHe has revealed that he had purchased 2 Bitcoin for each of his seven children.
US Congress Might Criminalize CBDC Issuance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOhio Republican Warren Davidson, US Representative for the House of Representatives, has recently called on Congress to ban, then criminalize, any attempts to design, build, refine, test, or launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
US Users Think Bitcoin Will Hit $69K: Survey
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecent opinion polls have revealed a considerable surge in the enthusiasm of American investors towards the digital currency market.
US Accuses Former FTX CEO of Providing Media with Materials of Caroline Ellison’s Diary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice has accused Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) of transferring personal records of ex-Alameda Research CEO, Caroline Ellison, to journalists as an attempt to discredit her in court.
SEC Accepts Spot Bitcoin ETFs Applications
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe SEC has accepted applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock, VanEck, Invesco, Fidelity Investments and WisdomTree.
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