Morning digest, Jul 29
🚔 US: Lawmaker Calls for More Action from Congress on Regulating Crypto. Congressman Bill Huizenga has urged for the U.S. Congress to focus on crypto regulation. Huizenga wants to see more oversight in what he considers the “muddied and fairly opaque” initial coin offering (ICOs) and digital assets markets. Huizenga argued that Congress should empower financial regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate the market in compliance with the same rules governing other currencies and stocks.
http://telegra.ph/US-Lawmaker-Calls-for-More-Action-from-Congress-on-Regulating-Crypto-07-29
🤝 Circle Taps Fmr. Goldman Sachs Executive to Spearhead Regulatory Affairs. Circle Internet Financial has hired Benedicte Nolens, a former Goldman Sachs executive director, as its new head of global regulatory affairs and head of compliance for Europe and Asia operations, as the company expands into global crypto securities trading.
http://telegra.ph/Circle-Taps-Fmr-Goldman-Sachs-Executive-to-Spearhead-Regulatory-Affairs-07-29
📚 Two Major Spanish Public Institutions to Research Blockchain for Copyright Management. The Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE) and the Madrid School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSIT-UPM) announced a research partnership into implementing blockchain for copyright management in the digital era.
http://telegra.ph/Two-Major-Spanish-Public-Institutions-to-Research-Blockchain-for-Copyright-Management-07-29
💸 Openbazaar Users Can Now Trade 1500 Cryptocurrencies With No KYC. Decentralized marketplace Openbazaar announced the release of its 2.2.2 version which adds a variety of new features and improvements. One particular feature added to the latest Openbazaar release allows users to trade 1,500+ cryptocurrencies with no fees. Moreover, all the swaps are peer-to-peer trades between two parties with no KYC process.
http://telegra.ph/Openbazaar-Users-Can-Now-Trade-1500-Cryptocurrencies-With-No-KYC-07-29
#digest #cryptocurrency #watchdogs
🚔 US: Lawmaker Calls for More Action from Congress on Regulating Crypto. Congressman Bill Huizenga has urged for the U.S. Congress to focus on crypto regulation. Huizenga wants to see more oversight in what he considers the “muddied and fairly opaque” initial coin offering (ICOs) and digital assets markets. Huizenga argued that Congress should empower financial regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate the market in compliance with the same rules governing other currencies and stocks.
http://telegra.ph/US-Lawmaker-Calls-for-More-Action-from-Congress-on-Regulating-Crypto-07-29
🤝 Circle Taps Fmr. Goldman Sachs Executive to Spearhead Regulatory Affairs. Circle Internet Financial has hired Benedicte Nolens, a former Goldman Sachs executive director, as its new head of global regulatory affairs and head of compliance for Europe and Asia operations, as the company expands into global crypto securities trading.
http://telegra.ph/Circle-Taps-Fmr-Goldman-Sachs-Executive-to-Spearhead-Regulatory-Affairs-07-29
📚 Two Major Spanish Public Institutions to Research Blockchain for Copyright Management. The Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE) and the Madrid School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSIT-UPM) announced a research partnership into implementing blockchain for copyright management in the digital era.
http://telegra.ph/Two-Major-Spanish-Public-Institutions-to-Research-Blockchain-for-Copyright-Management-07-29
💸 Openbazaar Users Can Now Trade 1500 Cryptocurrencies With No KYC. Decentralized marketplace Openbazaar announced the release of its 2.2.2 version which adds a variety of new features and improvements. One particular feature added to the latest Openbazaar release allows users to trade 1,500+ cryptocurrencies with no fees. Moreover, all the swaps are peer-to-peer trades between two parties with no KYC process.
http://telegra.ph/Openbazaar-Users-Can-Now-Trade-1500-Cryptocurrencies-With-No-KYC-07-29
#digest #cryptocurrency #watchdogs