# Crypto custody firm graduates Singapore Monetary Authority’s regulatory sandbox

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“# Crypto custody firm graduates Singapore Monetary Authority’s regulatory sandbox ” Crypto-custody provider and securities firm, Propine, has graduated from the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s fintech regulatory sandbox program, emerging with a Capital Markets Services License, and the green-light to commence full operations. The Singapore-based securities services firm for institutional clients was admitted entry to…

# Demystify 2021 with crypto trend predictions from the Cointelegraph crew

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“# Demystify 2021 with crypto trend predictions from the Cointelegraph crew ” Another year has come and gone. The rollercoaster that was 2020 requires little (if any) preamble. It must be said, however, that the blockchain segment experienced something of a return to form during these otherwise painful latter days. Indeed, we closed the year…

# Did Bitcoin prove itself to be a reliable store of value in 2020? Experts answer

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“# Did Bitcoin prove itself to be a reliable store of value in 2020? Experts answer ” Without any doubt, the year 2020 was unlike any other year in the 21st century: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, global governments unstoppably printing money, “lockdowns” and “social distancing” becoming the new normal, protests against racial discrimination and police…

# File comments against new crypto FinCEN rule, Coin Center leader urges

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“# File comments against new crypto FinCEN rule, Coin Center leader urges ” With the two-week commentary period winding down, Jerry Brito, executive director of non-profit crypto policy advocate group Coin Center, says comments could make a difference in the ultimate outcome of the self-custodied wallet ruling recently proposed by the U.S. Treasury. “Coin Center…

# Biden and Yellen will crack down on crypto ‘criminal cesspool’ — Nouriel Roubini

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“# Biden and Yellen will crack down on crypto ‘criminal cesspool’ — Nouriel Roubini ” Bitcoin (BTC) naysayer Nouriel Roubini believes that incoming U.S. president Joe Biden will go much further than Donald Trump in controlling cryptocurrency. In a fiery Twitter debate on Dec. 24, Roubini, who is known for both his dislike of crypto…

# Miami mayor calls Bitcoin ‘stable investment’ during unstable year

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“# Miami mayor calls Bitcoin ‘stable investment’ during unstable year ” Miami mayor Francis Suarez is the latest high-profile figure to tout Bitcoin (BTC), offering more evidence that mainstream adoption is growing. In a Thursday tweet, Suarez called Bitcoin a “stable investment” during an “incredibly unstable year,” adding that he’s learning about the flagship digital…

# Novogratz hopes Biden admin reverses Trump’s anti-crypto stance

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“# Novogratz hopes Biden admin reverses Trump’s anti-crypto stance ” The United States is in desperate need of open-minded cryptocurrency regulations from the incoming Biden administration, according to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. Appearing in a Thursday segment of CNBC’s Sqwuak Box, Novogratz said the Bitcoin (BTC) bull market has proven resilient to the recent…

# Hong Kong crypto group warns new law will restrict people’s access to Bitcoin

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“# Hong Kong crypto group warns new law will restrict people’s access to Bitcoin ” The Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong is appealing to regulators to consider the impact of incoming laws on the city’s digital innovation agenda. In November, Hong Kong’s government announced plans to ban retail cryptocurrency trading as part of a broader…

# A storm is brewing between state regulators and the OCC over fintech licensing

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“# A storm is brewing between state regulators and the OCC over fintech licensing ” A leading association of state banking regulators is trying to put the U.S. national banking regulator in its place on the issue of fintech registration. Per a Dec. 22 filing, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, or CSBS, says the impending approval…

# Notorious crypto figures arrested in 2020

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“# Notorious crypto figures arrested in 2020 ” Over the past year, many prominent and colorful crypto personalities have been apprehended and arrested. From the jailing of antivirus pioneer John McAfee to the laying of charges against executives from one of the world’s largest exchanges, 2020 didn’t exactly shake off crypto’s reputation as a honeypot…