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SEC Must Increase Cryptocurrency Oversight, Investor Advocates Say

Many cryptocurrency projects are flouting investor-protection rules and deserve more scrutiny, a group of investor advocates told Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler in a Monday letter. The letter, signed by the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, the …

Insurer Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency for Premium Payments

Michigan-based Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. has started accepting cryptocurrency for premium payments. The company, which insures small businesses and offers surety bonds products, says the move is to increase its competitive market position as part of a broader …

P/C Insurers Liberty Mutual, Starr Join Investors in Bitcoin Firm NYDIG

New York Digital Investment Group, an asset manager focused on bitcoin investments, has raised $100 million it will use to expand the use of bitcoin in insurance. The round comes just a month after announcing $200 million in new financing. …

Software Developers Launching Type of Insurance Cover for Cryptocurrencies

Adventurers in what is perhaps the most lucrative and risky corner of the cryptocurrency world are starting to see a bit of a safety net. In the past year, scores of investors big and small have poured billions into decentralized-finance …

Many Financial Firms and Governments See Cryptocurrencies as Risky: Survey

Financial firms and governments overwhelmingly see cryptocurrencies as risky, a major survey found on Tuesday, with the potential for bitcoin and other digital tokens for use in money laundering and sanctions busting among the chief worries. Around 60% of respondents …

New Hampshire Man Charged in Scheme that Used Bitcoin to Buy Personal Data

A New Hampshire man has been charged in a fraud scheme that involved using Bitcoin to buy stolen personal data belonging to people across the country, officials said. Jonathan Nguyen, 23, of Windham, was charged Tuesday in federal court with …

Euro Zone to Launch Public Cryptocurrency in Response to Threat of Facebook’s Libra

Euro zone governments and central banks are working on a long-term plan to launch a public digital currency that they hope would make redundant projects like Facebook’s Libra, which is seen as a risk to financial stability, officials said on …

UK Markets Regulator Warns of Dangers of Unregulated Cryptocurrencies

Britain’s markets watchdog said on Wednesday that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value and offer consumers few protections, but added that such coins fall outside the scope of its powers. The Financial Conduct Authority said crypto markets were …

Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Gets Pushback from Global Financial Watchdogs

Facebook Inc. was hours away from the formal announcement of its ambitious foray into financial services, but French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire was already broadcasting his discontent. “It’s out of the question” that the social-media giant’s digital money compete …

Investigation Uncovers Mystery of Quadriga’s Missing Cryptocurrencies Worth Millions

It’s looking more and more like QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten mismanaged the digital-asset exchange before he died, with cryptocurrencies from clients ending up at rival marketplaces in his personal accounts. The latest report from Ernst & Young, which is overseeing …