SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said elevating FinHub to a stand-alone office “furthers our commitment to facilitate the introduction of new technologies for the benefit of investors and the efficiency and resiliency of our markets.”
More than half of all cryptocurrency exchanges are so lax about making customers prove their identity that they can be considered money-launderer friendly.
At a hearing this week, a congressman suggested that Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin should be classified as a security that should be regulated. Such a designation threatens the future of the social media giant’s foray into cryptocurrencies.
Now you’ll be able to spend your whole crypto wallet at Whole Foods, and soon you may be able to bid on CryptoKitties at eBay. Growing adoption of cryptocurrency payments by mainstream companies was the big theme that emerged on the first day of Coindesk’s Consensus 2019 conference in New York on May 13. The Winklevoss twins’ Gemini announced that major retailers—ranging from Whole Foods to Nordstrom’s—were accepting crypto payments. Meanwhile, online marketplace eBay teased it may soon take virtual currencies with ads and a show sponsorship.
