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Biden Administration to Pick Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam to Head CFTC: Report

The regulator is charged with overseeing derivatives market activity, including cryptocurrency derivatives.

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State of Crypto: Stablecoin Rules Are Coming

Regulatory authorities are talking about stablecoins more and more, but it remains to be seen what they’ll actually implement.

Stablecoins are going to continue to be a topic of conversation.

Markets

Biden Accuses Chinese State Actors of Ransomware, Cryptojacking Attacks

"Hackers with a history of working for the PRC Ministry of State Security (MSS) have engaged in ransomware attacks, cyber enabled extortion, crypto-jacking, and rank theft from victims around the world, all for financial gain," a White House press release said.

The U.S. government accused the Chinese Ministry of State Security of supporting hackers conducting ransomware and crypto-jacking attacks.

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Biden's National Security Adviser Sees Crypto Role in Cyberattacks as Priority for G-7, NATO

Jake Sullivan said the "cryptocurrency challenge ... lies at the core" of ransomware attacks.

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Markets

Top White House Adviser Tim Wu Holds Millions in Bitcoin: Report

White House antitrust adviser Tim Wu holds bitcoin and filecoin, according to a recent financial disclosure.

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Policy

Biden Administration to Probe Crypto Use in Ransomware Attacks

"Expanding cryptocurrency analysis" is part of the U.S. president's new review of ransomware attacks.

U.S. President Joe Biden

Policy

State of Crypto: Federal Regulations Are Coming Into Focus

A lot happened in May on the regulatory front. We’re finally getting a view of what the Biden Administration may do about crypto.

We're getting a better sense of how crypto regulation under the Biden administration may shake out.

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Has COVID-19 Made Biden’s Big Spending the New Normal?

The pandemic has made Americans increasingly open to getting help from the government. The Biden budget aims to make the most of those feelings.

U.S. President Joe Biden