2025-1-18 21:41 |
Wyoming lawmakers have introduced House Bill 0201, which aims to permit up to 3% of state funds to be invested in Bitcoin. The bill would apply to key funds, such as the general fund and the permanent mineral trust fund,… origin »
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Lawmakers in Wyoming and Massachusetts have recently introduced bills to authorize state investments in Bitcoin (BTC), bringing the total number of US states with such proposals to eight. In Wyoming, Representative Jacob Wasserburger introduced House Bill 201, titled “State Funds-Investment in Bitcoin,” proposing that the state allocate up to 3% of its public funds to […] The post Wyoming and Massachusetts introduce legislation to allow state investments in Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2025-1-18 22:17 | |
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Oklahoma joins Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire and North Dakota in having Bitcoin reserve proposals. State savings accounts and pension funds will have the nod to invest in BTC if the bill passes.
2025-1-16 22:59 | |
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Ohio lawmaker Derek Merrin introduced a groundbreaking bill to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve within the state treasury, according to a Dec. 17 statement. The proposed legislation, known as the Ohio Bitcoin Reserve Act, seeks to empower the state treasurer with the authority to invest in Bitcoin, aligning with the growing trend of adopting it […] The post Ohio becomes latest state to propose Bitcoin treasury to protect funds from US dollar devaluation appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2024-12-18 16:40 | |
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Ohio House Bill 703 proposes a Bitcoin reserve to protect state funds from devaluation, joining a global trend in crypto-driven financial strategies. The post Ohio Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Create a State-Backed Bitcoin Reserve appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2024-12-18 14:30 | |
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Pennsylvania’s legislature has introduced a bill allowing the state to invest in Bitcoin. Led by Representative Mike Cabell, this bill would permit Pennsylvania to allocate up to 10% of three state funds — the General Fund, Rainy Day Fund, and…
2024-11-15 21:14 | |
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An upcoming House Appropriation budget could prevent the US SEC from implementing its controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121). FOX Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, who reported the news on June 4, said the bill will prohibit the SEC from using appropriated funds to implement the rule.
2024-6-5 02:05 | |
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An upcoming House Appropriation budget could prevent the US SEC from implementing its controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121). FOX Business reporter Eleanor Terrett, who reported the news on June 4, said the bill will prohibit the SEC from using appropriated funds to implement the rule.
2024-6-5 02:05 | |
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This week, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission might approve spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the House of Representatives may vote in favor of a crypto market structure bill, the company behind a decentralized exchange is arguing with the SEC, and that's all just in the U.
2024-5-23 10:00 | |
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US lawmakers have proposed a new bill that aims to temporarily prevent financial institutions from engaging in transactions involving funds that have been through crypto mixers. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the bill on May 7 and received support from Representatives Bill Foster, Brad Sherman, and Emmanuel Cleaver.
2024-5-9 21:31 | |
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According to a Bloomberg report, Japan is progressing towards enabling venture capital firms and other investment funds to hold crypto assets directly. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration has agreed to submit a revised bill to implement this change, marking a significant development in the country’s approach to cryptocurrencies.
2024-2-20 04:00 | |
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Japan's cabinet approved a bill adding crypto to the list of assets the nation's investment funds and venture capital firms can acquire.
2024-2-19 12:47 | |
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Digital asset providers would be restricted from comingling customer funds with any other type of operational capital.
2023-4-21 12:08 | |
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A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, Bitcoin surges as Montana passes a "right to mine" bill, a CBDC for International Central Banks is set to be launched, and court documents reveal the Bhutan Investment Funds.
2023-4-17 15:01 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried has been standing with his claims that he never spent user funds at FTX.
2023-1-14 00:18 | |
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Veteran investor Bill Miller is talking bitcoin again. Miller, who has managed billions of dollars worth of funds and allocated 1% of his net worth to Bitcoin, told Barron recently bitcoin has performed incredibly well in recent weeks despite the fallout from the industry-shaking collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange.
2022-12-23 23:58 | |
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One of the pressures in the crypto market is regulation. Many countries’ regulators are consistent in supporting the control and monitoring of crypto assets. These regulators always create laws to manage the industry and protect investors’ funds.
2022-9-26 16:30 | |
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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said a proposed bill intended to clarify the regulatory umbrella for crypto might give stock exchanges and mutual funds the ability to escape his agency's oversight.
2022-6-15 22:12 | |
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Сенатор-республиканец Томми Тубервиль от штата Алабама представил законопроект, разрешающий гражданам США аккумулировать криптовалюту на накопительных пенсионных счетах 401(k). 🚨 NEW BILL ALERT: I just introduced the #FinancialFreedomAct, allowing retirement savers to invest their 401(k) funds as they see fit.
2022-5-6 12:04 | |
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The “Clarity for Digital Tokens Act of 2021” bill seemingly builds on an initiative from SEC commissioner Hester Peirce, who has called for creating a safe harbor for projects that raise funds to build decentralized networks.
2021-10-5 20:30 | |
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Argentina’s Jose Luis Ramon has proposed a bill aimed at making it possible for workers to get paid in bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. Ramon says the idea behind the move is to help Argentine workers maintain the purchasing power of their funds, and also strengthen their autonomy.
2021-7-8 13:00 | |
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The German Bundestag approved a bill allowing asset management companies to invest up to 20% of their funds in digital assets.
2021-5-2 15:48 | |
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Miller Value Funds, the fund run by veteran investor Bill Miller has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday disclosed that the firm’s Opportunity Trust fund may invest in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC).
2021-2-8 16:59 | |
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Miller Value Funds, which is valued at $2. 25 Billion is considering an indirect exposure of up to 15% in Bitcoin through Grayscale’s GBTC, according to a recent filing with the US SEC. “The fund may seek investment exposure to bitcoin indirectly by investing in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.
2021-2-6 22:28 | |
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Tether has recovered and returned $1 million worth of USDT to a group of Chinese traders who, in error, sent the funds to a wrong decentralized finance (defi) address. On September 8, the group, going under the moniker ‘Bill,’ “accidentally” transferred the money to a Swerve token contract and could not retrieve it.
2020-9-13 08:30 | |
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Last week, “Limited Partnership Fund Bill” was passed by the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The bill that aims at attracting private equity, real estate and venture capital funds to set up and operate in Hong Kong also covers investment in digital assets.
2020-7-17 17:53 | |
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The Social Capital CEO recently told CNBC that America’s richest should not get a bailout from taxpayers. Instead, they should suffer the consequences like everyone else. The U. S. stimulus bill passed last month advertised itself as a striking a ‘balance’ between supporting everyday Americans, small businesses, and corporations.
2020-4-11 07:15 | |
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On Friday, U. S. bureaucrats passed the 2020 stimulus bill, which has become the largest cash injection package ever created by the federal government. However, following the bill making it through the Senate and House, Republican representative Thomas Massie told the public the stimulus bill bolsters a shroud of secrecy surrounding the Federal Reserve.
2020-3-29 23:15 | |
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A proposed bill on remittance insurances mentions Ripple and XRP as the newest developments in payment channels. Increased cross-border remittances have alerted US regulators to the opportunities for tracking and securing funds.
2019-12-14 17:55 | |
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The magnitude of the civil unrest in Hong Kong is surging every day, as nationwide anti-extradition bill protests haven’t toned down at all. These protests have been on for about four months now and amidst this, the citizens of Hong Kong seemed to be steering toward crypto.
2019-10-6 10:05 | |
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Bill Miller, CIO and Chairman at Legg Mason, has set his fund up for a 46 percent yearly gain with bets on Amazon, Avon, and Bitcoin. Miller has declared his fascination and belief in the genesis cryptocurrency but declined to comment on fund performance or specific assets.
2019-7-27 23:00 | |
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Hackers were able to control Tesco’s Twitter account on June 24 and urged followers to send Bitcoin to a wallet address. The hackers promised users that they were going to receive back twice the funds they send.
2019-6-26 00:22 | |
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Hackers took control of British multinational retailer Tesco’s Twitter account yesterday, urging followers to send Bitcoin to a wallet address and promising to return twice the value received. Luckily, though, Tesco’s followers did not fall for the Bitcoin scheme as no funds were deposited in the wallet address shared by the hackers.
2019-6-25 19:32 | |
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The French government has adopted a financial sector bill that establishes a legal framework for cryptocurrency service providers and initial coin offerings. The bill includes both optional and mandatory licensing, and also specifies the types of funds that can invest in crypto assets.
2019-4-16 09:50 | |
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The French government has adopted a financial sector bill that establishes a legal framework for cryptocurrency service providers and initial coin offerings. The bill includes both optional and mandatory licensing, and also specifies the types of funds that can invest in crypto assets.
2019-4-16 09:50 | |
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Not to be confused with the Token Taxonomy Act, the Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 introduced by Representative Darren Soto would allocate funds to the Federal Trade Commission to help stop crime related to cryptocurrency and digital assets.
2019-4-11 20:26 | |
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The QuadrigaCX failure has claimed another victim. More than 100,000 investors lost a combined $190 million in crypto as a result of the exchange’s comedy of errors that were exposed by the death of CEO Gerald Cotten.
2019-3-26 01:21 | |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average and broader US stock market teetered on the brink of their previous-day closes heading into the week’s final trading session. Wall Street continued to digest the fallout from Trump’s decision to sign a new spending bill and avoid a second government shutdown – while also declaring a national emergency to siphon funds from other departments to bolster his beloved border wall.
2019-2-15 17:09 | |
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“Investing in stocks can be a daunting, complex and decidedly exclusionary activity,” says Bill Barhydt, Abra's CEO. To that end, his company’s mobile cryptocurrency wallet app has announced a new feature which will allow investors to purchase traditional stocks using bitcoin.
2019-2-8 02:05 | |
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Serial investor and bitcoin advocate Bill Gross has announced his immediate retirement from active bond investment to manage his own funds. Gross who was dubbed the “bond king” for his role in active bond-trading almost 50 years ago, achieved fame and notoriety in equal measure for his investment advice to pick bitcoin over central banks.
2019-2-6 01:50 | |
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The early Bitcoin community in San Francisco was originally comprised of revolutionaries: Individuals who believed in the freedom and opportunity that a permissionless distributed system would bring the world.
2019-1-4 00:06 | |
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Where 2017’s dizzying price highs embedded “hodl” into the public consciousness, 2018 was the year that “buidl" became a trend in the crypto-industry — and Bitcoin was no exception.
2018-12-5 23:23 | |
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In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-9 20:03 | |
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Ever since the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stern warning about initial coin offerings (ICOs) in February 2018, cryptocurrency projects have had to consider different options for distributing their tokens — and funding their development.
2018-10-20 19:31 | |
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A bill that seeks to create a task force to combat the use of cryptocurrency in financing terrorism has just passed the House of Representatives. House Resolution 5036 (H.
2018-9-28 01:12 | |
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The newly elected co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, U. S. Representative Tom Emmer, has introduced a trio of blockchain-focused bills in support of the development and use of blockchain technology and digital assets.
2018-9-22 18:10 | |
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Abra, the all-in-one digital wallet and cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its support for Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) bank accounts. European users can now enable direct wire transfers from European banks to purchase any of Abra’s 28 available cryptocurrencies.
2018-9-7 23:38 | |
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Bill Barhydt, founder of bitcoin wallet app Abra, said the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within a year once the financial regulator feels comfortable with the caliber of the applicants.
2018-9-6 21:31 | |
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Bitcoin payment startup Abra has announced the addition of Visa and Mastercard payment options for buying bitcoin on its platform. The new payment option is in partnership with fintech company Simplex, per the company’s blog post.
2018-7-13 00:38 | |
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In honor of Father’s Day, Miller Value Investors father-son duo, Bill Miller III and Bill Miller IV, discuss cryptocurrencies and the stocks that are driving their funds’ returns. H/T Dataroma Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc, Also read Lear Capital: Financial Products You Should Avoid? Legendary Investor Bill Miller On His Favorite Stock Picks […]
2018-6-20 09:18 | |
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Trump is expected to announce Jerome Powell’s successor before Christmas, accelerating uncertainty around future Federal Reserve policy.
Kiyosaki accused Wall Street of promoting paper assets that benefit insiders. He said gold, silver, and Bitcoin provide value outside institutional control. His Bitcoin forecast puts the price at $250,000 by 2026.
Bybit’s analysis notes the initial tailwind from Fed easing was quickly tempered by Powell’s refusal to pre-commit for December, leaving institutional options traders firmly in a defensive, hedged posture.
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Crashes Down to $106,000 As Red Week Continues Bitcoin fell over 3% to around $107,000 on Thursday as traders continued to react to Powell’s cautious outlook on rate cuts and renewed U.
The Federal Reserve reduced interest rates by 25 basis points while announcing an end to quantitative tightening starting December 1st, causing immediate turbulence in cryptocurrency markets. The post Fed Cuts Rates 0.
The Federal Reserve is discussing a proposal to give fintechs and crypto platforms direct access to payment rails, ending their reliance on banks. The U.S. Federal Reserve may soon roll out a system that fundamentally changes how crypto firms interact…
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran is calling for more and higher interest rate cuts, noting that urgency is key as trade-war tensions between the United States and China ramp up. Miran’s comments come ahead of an anticipated Federal Reserve policy…