Category: Crypto regulation

Report: Nigerian Securities And Exchange Commission Sets Up Fintech Division For Crypto Research

Nigeria’s securities regulator, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set up a fintech division “to study crypto investments.” This was revealed by Lamido Yuguda, the director-general of the…

Crypto Assets: Securities Or Commodities? Commissioner Explains How They Are Regulated In US

A commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has detailed how crypto assets are regulated in the U.S. and whether they fall under the jurisdiction of the CFTC…

SEC Chair Tells Senator Legislative Priority Should Center On Crypto Trading, Lending, Defi Platforms

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has written a letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren about crypto regulation. After outlining his concerns and priorities in…

US Senator Warren Sees Benefits Of Cryptocurrency But Warns ‘a Run On Crypto’ May Need Federal Bailout

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a longtime bitcoin skeptic, has shared her view of the benefits of cryptocurrencies. While noting that “The biggest upside to cryptocurrency could be expansion or democratization…