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MARCH 22, 2019
Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE )’s plans to launch bitcoin futures in November of last year have been delayed because of regulators. According to the paper, what’s holding up approval is a disagreement about how Bakkt (the name for the bitcoin futures) should be regulated. Back then it was trading near $20,000.
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DECEMBER 7, 2020
It seems to be the case, then, that stablecoins may be regulated to the point where they are an adjunct to fiat – and to the modern monetary system that has been in place for decades – rather than a wholesale replacement. Recently, a BIS study concluded that embedded regulation might offer a solution for stablecoins.
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DECEMBER 24, 2020
Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future.
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JUNE 10, 2016
As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. And while that is bad news for a startup like Uber, as it turns out, instinctive fear of the regulator is not an endemic condition among startups.
PYMNTS
MAY 1, 2018
Today’s stories include a new mark in the evolving relationship between payments and biometrics, along with a look at possible new regulation for digital currency. Ether In The Crosshairs Of Regulators. Regulators in the U.S. are considering the regulation of digital tokens outside bitcoin.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 18, 2019
In hopes of profiting from the lack of large, regulated institutions in the chaotic digital asset space, Fidelity is bolstering its digital currency custody business. The Boston-based financial group, which has over $2.8T
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JUNE 13, 2018
The CFTC pointed to a different case in March, in which a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that virtual currencies can be regulated by the agency as a commodity. However, Crater’s attorneys argue that the specific ruling involved bitcoin, for which futures are traded.
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