Last Week's Poll: Bitcoin Exchanges and Regulatory Oversight
Last week's poll looked into a topic that has had the bitcoin community pulling in either direction. The question we asked: Do you think bitcoin exchanges require regulatory oversight? In total, the poll received 157 votes (which is better than the week prior, but we'd love to get more participation in the coming weeks). When all was said and done, 92 of the 157 voters (or about 58.6 percent) of respondents say that they think bitcoin exchanges should not be overseen by regulatory agencies. As you can imagine, the other 41.4 percent (or 65 respondents) said that they do think that bitcoin....
Related News
Gary Gensler said a regulatory framework for digital assets from the SEC or CFTC "could instill great confidence" for investors. Recently confirmed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler punted to congress on providing more regulatory oversight to the crypto space, but also said the commission would act within its purview. In a virtual hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee today, North Carolina Representative Patrick McHenry asked Gensler what the regulatory body would be doing to ensure a “vibrant digital asset marketplace with legitimate money and the....
It's Sunday, and you know what that means. It's time to take a look at last week's poll! In that poll we asked the seemingly age-old question of what the bitcoin abbreviation should be. Most commonly in the community, XBT or BTC have been widely used. But because bitcoin is decentralized, there has been both agreement and disagreement on standards and conventions, since there's no one authority to say what is or is not proper. So getting back to the results, there were a total of 308 votes (and you can look for the weekly poll in the lower right of every page if you're interested). A....
“No global stablecoin project should begin operation until it adequately addresses relevant legal, regulatory, and oversight requirements.” In a draft of a statement expected to be released tomorrow, countries representing the world’s largest economies said that they would initially oppose the launch of Facebook’s Libra project.According to an Oct. 12 report from Reuters, central bankers and finance ministers from the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and the U.K (also known as the Group of Seven, or G7), said it would halt global stablecoin projects pending appropriate....
Just how important is the price of bitcoin? The question could be considered subjective, and that's why it was the topic of last week's poll (which you can find in the lower right-hand corner of all pages). So, getting right to it, it would appear that the price of bitcoin is a big deal compared to really not mattering. Of 134 total votes, about 64 percent of voters said the price of bitcoin "is a huge deal". That equates to 86 votes. (Hopefully we'll get a higher volume of responses on the next one.) The other 36 percent of voters said the price of bitcoin "doesn't really matter", which....
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced on Tuesday that they would be begin considering proposals and applications for the establishment of bitcoin exchanges in the State. Such establishments would, of course, be subject to regulation. But more importantly, serve to pave the way to efficient (yet effective) oversight of such financial institutions in the nation's third-most populous state. "Firms may immediately submit formal proposals and applications to operate virtual currency exchanges in order to help expedite the process of putting in place greater....