A former policy lawyer at crypto exchange Coinbase is running for attorney general of New York. His bid to represent the crypto industry’s interests runs against a strong Democratic bias and concerns over industry influence in policymaking. Khurram Dara, who also worked as a regulatory and policy principal at Bain Capital Crypto, announced his campaign…
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The UK’s central bank, the Bank of England (BOE), has released a proposed regulatory regime for stablecoins. The consultation paper took into account the perspectives of the crypto industry, but some observers say it remains restrictive. BOE released the document on Nov. 10 — some two years after it announced the initial discussion paper. The…
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Crypto market observers are preparing for price movements as the historical US government shutdown seems within sight. The US government is still technically shut down as of publishing time, but a continuing resolution that would fund critical government services through January has made its way from the Senate to the House of Representatives. The shutdown…
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Faruk Fatih Özer was found dead in his prison cell on Nov. 1. The former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange Thodex was serving an 11,000-year sentence for running one of the largest crypto scams in history. His death marks the latest turn in the Thodex saga, with ripple effects so significant they altered Turkish cryptocurrency…
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Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election after a long campaign. Over the past year, the city’s crypto industry has been watching closely to see what a Mamdani mayorship could mean for the blockchain space. The Associated Press called the race in favor of Mamdani on Wednesday. He beat out former Governor…
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Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayor’s race, and the city’s crypto industry is waiting to see how his administration will affect business. Source link
Bitcoin (BTC) is about to disappoint investors, as it’s on the verge of ending October, a historically good month, in the red. Meanwhile, BNB Chain has seen record activity as token prices jumped at the beginning of October. In the EU, the territory is still shifting as countries decide whether to support the “Chat Control”…
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may finally get a chairperson as President Donald Trump’s nominee, Michael Selig, begins the vetting process. The CFTC is currently under the leadership of Acting Chair Caroline Pham, who assumed the role in April 2025. She was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden in 2022 and…
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US President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, on Oct. 21. The former Binance executive is just the latest on a growing list of convicted crypto executives to receive clemency from the White House. Even on the campaign trail, Trump promised to make an about-face on crypto policy and grant clemency to…
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Yesterday, the governor of the Bank of Ghana, the country’s central bank, said that crypto regulations will be in place by the end of 2025. This follows draft guidelines the bank published last year. By introducing a strong legal footing for crypto investors and companies, Ghana will join nine other countries on the continent that…
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