Why Bitcoin Buyers Should Beware of Unregulated Exchanges
There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of cryptocurrency. This year, as bitcoin soared past its all-time high, we saw PayPal introduce support for digital assets; a Nasdaq-listed company boosted their bitcoin balance sheet to $1.6 billion; and the first bitcoin owner, Cynthia Lummis, made it to the U.S. Senate. Ethereum also […]
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As interest in and use of blockchain accelerates this year, so do regulators’ fears, making them pay more attention to crypto exchanges. Powers On... is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches the course “Blockchain, Crypto and Regulatory Considerations.”More and more, governments are fearing that they will lose control over aspects of their respective....
The FCA's ban could prompt some individuals to shift their crypto trading to offshore, unregulated exchanges.
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning about unregulated cryptocurrency trading platforms, particularly Binance. The regulator said that the crypto exchange is offering the trading of “stock tokens.” The SFC issued a statement Friday warning the public about unregulated crypto trading platforms. The regulator addressed Binance in particular, stating that the global crypto exchange may be offering trading services in “stock tokens” to Hong Kong investors. The SFC detailed: The SFC wishes to make it clear that no entity in the....
Key Highlights. Litecoin price after attempting a correction failed, and currently heading lower. The price breached a monster support area, which is signaling towards more declines ahead. Litecoin price clearing a critical support area is a warning sign to buyers and could ignite a downside move. Litecoin price solid run towards the upside failed around $8.98, as it traded lower. The downside was stalled around $3.24. It was a monster decline, as pointed in the previous weekly analysis. However, buyers made an attempt to take the price higher, but the upside was stalled just below the....
Michael Barr, a high-ranking official at the US Federal Reserve, expressed concern over the growing use of “unregulated” stablecoins pegged to the dollar. Many popular stablecoins are designed to mirror the value of the USD. Stablecoin Adoption Risky For US Payment System: Barr In a prepared speech addressing attendees of a fintech conference at the Federal […]