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Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets

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Recognizing that regulated and non-regulated financial institutions seek to engage in cryptocurrency and crypto asset activities, the three largest federal bank regulators, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, recently issued a joint statement on crypto assets.

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Report: $50B In Cryptocurrency Moved Out Of China

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More than $50 billion of cryptocurrency was transferred from virtual wallets in China to other parts of the world last year, a potential violation of the nation’s strict limits on how much money can be sent abroad, according to a new report. Cryptocurrency could be picking up some of the slack.” .

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Sound regulation can boost cryptocurrencies' use for P2P lending

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Cryptocurrency generates an absurd amount of skepticism and fear, but taking a clear-eyed view reveals a path to stability and sustainability, including the inevitable adoption of crypto in P2P lending, writes Stani Kulecov, founder and CEO of Ethlend.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Protocol Aave Raises $25M; BOE Head Takes Stance Against Bitcoin

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regulators cracked down on the firm Oct. regulators not coming as a surprise. Aave recently announced its governance model to help the community access more participation, with old Aave token LEND now able to be swapped for the new Aave token at a ratio of 100 LEND to 1 Aave.

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Japan Joins Chorus Of Regulators Worried About Libra

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The Bank of Japan ( BOJ ), Japan’s central bank, has joined in with other regulators and officials around the world in its worry over Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra , according to reports. . Some lawmakers wrote a letter to Facebook expressing concern about past issues with data and privacy.

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Warren Warns Against Loosening Short-Term Lending Regs; Mnuchin Speaks Against Libra

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Recent short-term , or repo, lending issues have Sen. Elizabeth Warren worried that banks could potentially use the problems to justify easing regulations on the banking industry as a whole. The cash crunch contributed to an overnight lending rate high of 10 percent.

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Singapore Banks Close Cryptocurrency Firms’ Accounts

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Several banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of an estimated 10 firms specializing in cryptocurrency and payments services.