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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: PayPal, Crypto Firm BitGo Acquisition Talks Fall Through

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PayPal has dropped its bid to acquire bitcoin wallet purveyor BitGo but remains interested in investing in the cryptocurrency space, Fortune reported. PayPal had just announced that beginning in 2021 it would let customers transact in a number of cryptocurrencies, among them bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.

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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. CNBC is reporting that Warren wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about the mid-September issues, including a deluge of corporate tax payments and settlements of government bond auctions, both of which have been a drain on a system that normally runs without hiccups.

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Top 5 Trends to Watch in 2018

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The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed.

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Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds

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In today’s top news, $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency was transferred out of China, and Uber Health and NimbleRx have teamed on prescription delivery. Report: $50B in Cryptocurrency Moved Out of China. Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – and Digital News Delivery. The Main Street Rescue That Wasn’t (And Still Isn’t).

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Bitcoin Daily: IRS To Meet With Crypto Groups; Thieves Take $630,000 In Ether From Lender bZx

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The IRS has invited cryptocurrency groups to meet for a regulatory summit March 3 to discuss how the two can work together going forward, published reports said Tuesday (Feb. The IRS has been trying to combat cryptocurrency tax evasion, and the agency has been working on establishing more concrete guidelines for digital currencies.

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Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware Attacks Up 41 Pct In 2019

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China’s Central Bank To Start Re-Lending Funding To Fight Virus. The costs resulting from bitcoin- and cryptocurrency-related crimes hit $4.3 Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax. India has levied a new tax on eCommerce companies and platforms. The loans will soon be offered on a weekly basis.

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