# Altcoin Roundup: High Ethereum fees kick-start a liquidity migration to layer-1 platforms

# Altcoin Roundup: High Ethereum fees kick-start a liquidity migration to layer-1 platforms

“# Altcoin Roundup: High Ethereum fees kick-start a liquidity migration to layer-1 platforms ” In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, the race to establish a highly scalable, user-friendly network capable of being adopted on a global scale is a never-ending marathon where new competitors regularly join in on the race.  Bitcoin is…

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# Former CFTC brass joins Andreessen Horowitz as an advisor

# Former CFTC brass joins Andreessen Horowitz as an advisor

“# Former CFTC brass joins Andreessen Horowitz as an advisor ” Crypto regulation has become an increasingly relevant topic over the past several years. To address these legal ins and outs amid the ever-changing regulatory waters, VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has called upon a previous leader of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s, or…

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# Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace

# Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace

“# Swiss Exchange SIX granted approval to launch crypto marketplace ” The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, or FINMA, have today announced their approval for regulated Swiss exchange SIX to launch a digital asset marketplace and central securities depository built on distributed ledger technology. Initially intent on launching in the latter half of 2019, regulatory…

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# Diem struggling to win over officials in Washington despite rebranding efforts

# Diem struggling to win over officials in Washington despite rebranding efforts

“# Diem struggling to win over officials in Washington despite rebranding efforts ” Facebook’s ambitious digital currency payment project Diem is yet to get off the ground despite concerted attempts to win over financial regulators. According to The Washington Post on Friday, Diem is facing difficulties smoothening regulatory wrinkles with senior policymakers in the Biden…

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# Trading Bitcoin’s like trading stamps, says Swedish central bank governor

# Trading Bitcoin’s like trading stamps, says Swedish central bank governor

“# Trading Bitcoin’s like trading stamps, says Swedish central bank governor ” The governor of Sweden’s central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, has dismissed Bitcoin (BTC) as an altogether far-fetched alternative to government-backed fiat currencies.  Speaking at a banking conference in Stockholm, Governor Stefan Ingves argued, “Private money usually collapses sooner or later.” In a further…

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