Crypto


Videos

Crypto Goes Local: How Great Barrington Is Using ‘Digital BerkShares’

Humanity Cash CEO Fennie Wang and Berkshire Food Co-op President Phyllis Webb join “Community Crypto” to explain how “BerkShares,” a local dollar-pegged cryptocurrency for the Berkshire region, aims to keep money circulating in their community and provides economic opportunities to small businesses and banks.

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Policy

UK Introduces Law to Seize, Freeze and Recover Crypto

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill is meant to build on an earlier law that helped regulators place sanctions on Russia.

The U.K. wants to crack down on illicit crypto activity. (Simon Frederick/Unsplash)

Policy

S. Korean Watchdog Says $7.2B Transfered Overseas Mainly Through Crypto Exchanges: Report

Majority of the transfers were in U.S. dollars and most of the funds were transfered to Hong Kong, according to the report.

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Finance

Nasdaq Joins BlackRock as TradFi Defies the Bear Market and Embraces Crypto

The down market hasn’t stopped traditional finance's push into crypto as large players continue to pile into the industry, following Warren Buffett’s famous rule "be greedy only when others are fearful."

Bitcoin superó máximos de un mes, pero analistas advierten sobre la volatilidad. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Remains a Priority for UK Under New Leader, Drawing Industry Excitement

Industry advocates in the country worried previous finance minister Rishi Sunak's crypto plans wouldn't pan out, especially after his recent defeat in the race for prime minister.

The FCA's head of markets oversight, who also oversaw crypto AML enforcement, is stepping down. (Unsplash)

Policy

EU Finalizes Legal Text for Landmark Crypto Regulations Under MiCA

A leaked draft of the text, reviewed by CoinDesk, shows the rules could apply to algorithmic stablecoins and fractionalized NFTs.

The EU flag (Håkan Dahlström/Getty Images)