CFTC chair says agency will move forward on crypto regulation if CLARITY fails
Michael Selig, who chairs the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), signaled that the agency would not be idle while Congress continued to debate provisions...
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Senator Schumer proposes agency to address corruption, including Trump’s crypto ventures
Update (July 30, 11:25 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from the White House. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced...
BNY to bring transfer agency records onchain in blockchain push
BNY, one of the world’s largest custodian banks, is taking a major step toward blockchain-based financial infrastructure by moving fund ownership records onchain. The New...
UN agency moves Stellar blockchain payment initiative beyond pilot stage
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a new agreement with the Stellar Development Foundation to expand the agency’s use of blockchain-based payments after...
CFTC, SEC ask public to define swaps as CME takes agency to court
The CFTC and SEC have asked the public to comment on how U.S. rules define swaps, security-based swaps, and related derivatives products. Summary The agencies...
Paxos Secures SEC Registration as Clearing Agency
In brief Paxos Securities Settlement Company has received SEC registration as a clearing agency. The registration allows Paxos to operate as a central securities depository...
SEC approves Paxos as ‘blockchain-native’ clearing agency
Blockchain infrastructure platform and stablecoin issuer Paxos says it has become the first “blockchain-native” firm that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has granted registration...
French Weather Agency Alerts Police to Sensor ‘Interference’ After $35K Polymarket Payouts
In brief Polymarket traders pocketed more than $35,000 after temperature spikes at a Météo France sensor resolved long-shot Paris weather bets in their favor. Bubblemaps...