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Allaire: 'We estimate that 70% of USDC adoption is non-US'
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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire recently revealed around 70% of USD Coin (USDC) adoption originates from countries outside the United States.


Waters: 'Given PayPal’s size and reach, federal oversight and enforcement of its stablecoin operations is essential'
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Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., recently expressed concern about PayPal's launch of its own stablecoin, called PYUSD.


Grewal: 'The SEC has violated due process, abused its discretion and abandoned its own earlier interpretations of the securities laws'
Web3/Crypto

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., has filed a motion urging the District Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against the company.


PayPal launches USD-backed stablecoin
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PayPal recently launched a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin called PayPal USD (PYUSD) Aug. 7.


Wilson: 'She's one of the best networkers I've ever worked with'
Web3/Crypto

Katie Haun's venture capital firm, Haun Ventures, raised $1.5 billion for a crypto-focused fund at a time when the crypto industry faced a steep downturn.


Werner: 'This action seeks to protect the investing public and hold Heart accountable for his actions'
Web3/Crypto

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Richard Heart, the founder of Hex, with the misappropriation of millions from investor funds raised through unregistered crypto asset securities offerings, which garnered more than $1 billion.


Butterfill: '93% of the outflows were from long-Bitcoin investment products'
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Bitcoin's price fell nearly 1% to around $29,500 amid a flat market trend, following a 4% drop below $30,000 last week due to the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike.


Armstrong: 'We're looking into how to best add Lightning'
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that the Lightning Network, a layer-2 scaling solution for Bitcoin, is set to be integrated into the crypto exchange.


Friedman: SEC's 'inconsistency makes us wonder if all crypto exchanges are held to the same standards'
Web3/Crypto

After the Department of Justice decided not to pursue a campaign finance charge against former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, a Bitcoin.com analyst raised concerns about double standards in federal agencies’ approach to policing the crypto industry.


Cheong: 'Sam Bankman-Fried is getting away with it'
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Political commentator Ian Miles Cheong said the Department of Justice decided not to pursue campaign finance charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.


Peirce: 'Why would we want to discourage good-faith efforts to provide more transparency?'
Web3/Crypto

Paul Munter, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant, released a statement July 27, warning accounting firms against doing "non-audit" work for cryptocurrency exchanges.


Rep. Torres on FIT for the 21st Century Act: 'It protects crypto companies from arbitrary enforcement actions on the part of the SEC'
Web3/Crypto

The House Financial Services Committee recently voted to advance the Financial Innovation and Technology (FIT) for the 21st Century Act. Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a member of the committee, said the bill will protect not only crypto users and investors, but also crypto companies, which he believes have been targeted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) "regulation by enforcement" approach to the industry.


U.S. Rep. Hill on Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: "This bill is filling the gaps in the existing system"
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The House Financial Services Committee has voted to advance the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act to a vote in the full House.


Gensler: 'The SEC’s order finds that Quantstamp violated the registration provisions of the federal securities laws'
Web3/Crypto

Quantstamp, a blockchain security firm, is set to return $28 million raised in a 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the California-based firm with "conducting an unregistered ICO of crypto asset securities."


Powell: 'We've covered a lot of ground and the full effects of our tightening are yet to be felt'
Web3/Crypto

The federal government needs to keep fighting inflation, despite a drop of more than 5% compared to last year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said.


Kishida: 'I hope that the Web3 industry will regain its attention and vitality'
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During the WebX conference in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed support for the Web3 industry's potential to transform the internet and drive social change.


Cryptocurrency is property, like naming a river 'though the water contained within its banks is constantly changing,' Singapore judge rules
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According to a recent survey by the CFA Institute, investment professionals in emerging markets, especially in China and India, are more supportive of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) compared to those in developed markets. Meanwhile, the High Court of Singapore ruled that cryptocurrency is property capable of being held in trust, and the judge highlighted that he sees no difference between crypto, fiat money, or other objects of value created by mutual faith in them.


Ripple's Alderoty: XRP court 'ruling will play well' in the Coinbase and Binance cases
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On July 12, Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York determined that when sold to members of the public, Ripple's XRP token does not constitute an "investment contract" and therefore is not a security.


Waters: 'We don't need to invent new regulatory structures'
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Existing regulations should be enforced upon crypto companies instead of inventing new ones, U.S. House Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said during a contentious House committee session this week.


Hill, Johnson: 'Legislation would do far more to prevent future collapses of digital asset firms than enforcement actions'
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U.S. lawmakers issued a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler questioning his approach to digital asset regulation.