Cryptocurrency owners are “generally more educated than the average,” according to a new study by the Bank for International Settlements.
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US state dept urges El Salvador to be ‘responsible’ about Bitcoin adoption
Victoria Nuland said the United States was taking a “tough look at Bitcoin” following a major ransomware attack and suggested El Salvador take a similar
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Study names United States ‘most crypto-ready’ country
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether are considered to be commodities by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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FinCEN lists cryptocurrencies as top AML and CFT priorities
FinCEN will soon issue regulations on how financial institutions should incorporate its priorities on crypto considerations into their AML programs.
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FINRA orders Robinhood to pay $70M due in part to ‘significant harm’ platform caused users
Regulators said the trading app should pay restitution to users like the 20-year-old who committed suicide after an erroneous negative balance appeared in his account.
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Binance faces regulatory upheaval as lawmakers target ‘global’ exchanges
Regulators in Japan, the United Kingdom and the Canadian province of Ontario have all tightened their grip on cryptocurrency exchanges. Binance has been caught in
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