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ETH bonanza as three North American Ethereum ETFs approved in one day

While gaining exposure might still be difficult south of the US-Canada border, Canadian investors will shortly have a host of options to choose from to gain exposure to Ethereum (ETH) via an ETF as regulators have approved three different Ethereum ETFs in a single day.  Purpose Investments, Evolve ETFs, and CI Global Asset Management were…
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16 April 2021 0

Bitcoin caught in the crossfire as Turkish opposition leader voices support

Shortly after a Friday morning “diktat” from Turkey’s freshly-appointed central bank governor that effectively banned any and all use of cryptocurrency in the country, Bitcoin (BTC) now appears caught in a partisan dustup as a Turkish opposition party leader has voiced support for the digital currency.  As reported by Cointelegraph, Turkey’s central bank announced on…
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16 April 2021 0

US Senate votes to confirm Gary Gensler as SEC chair

Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Gary Gensler to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. In a vote of 53-45 today, the Senate members confirmed the former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gensler, a professor at…
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14 April 2021 0

EU plan for risk-based AI rules to set fines as high as 4% of global turnover, per leaked draft

European Union lawmakers who are drawing up rules for applying artificial intelligence are considering fines of up to 4% of global annual turnover (or €20M, if greater) for a set of prohibited use-cases, according to a leaked draft of the AI regulation — reported earlier by Politico — that’s expected to be officially unveiled next…
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14 April 2021 0

Republican Kevin McCarthy says Fed chair needs more education on crypto

Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, hinted that both the current Secretary of the Treasury and chair of the Federal Reserve may need to reevaluate their positions on crypto. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning, host Joe Kernen asked the Republican lawmaker whether either Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen or…
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13 April 2021 0

US isn’t prepared to regulate new industries like crypto, says Ripple CTO

David Schwartz, chief technology officer of Ripple Labs, said United States regulators’ response to the crypto industry may help XRP in the end but is also likely to hurt burgeoning companies. The Ripple chief technology officer told Cointelegraph he believes many crypto and blockchain firms considering getting started in the United States or relocating from…
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9 April 2021 0