Altcoins at a Glance – Important Updates About DOGE, MATIC, Mastercard, and Venmo

Welcome back to Altcoins at a Glance, your quick shot of Altcoin news. We know your time is precious so combed through the latest news and summarize it for you.  Binance Introduces DOGE/TUSD Pair Venmo Users Can Transfer Bitcoin and…

Binance Introduces New TUSD Pair for DOGE

Binance, the largest crypto exchange, has introduced a new trading pair for Dogecoin (DOGE).  The top platform’s users can now use True USD (TUSD) when trading DOGE, crypto’s top meme coin by market capitalization. The new DOGE/TUSD pair was introduced…

Crypto Transfers Are Now Allowed in the Popular Platform Venmo

Venmo, a popular payment app, has enabled a new feature that allows users to transfer cryptocurrencies to other Venmo and PayPal wallets, as well as to other crypto wallets. This new feature will be available to customers starting May 2023.…

Hong Kong to Be the Next Crypto Nexus

Hong Kong, a former Crown Colony, is fast becoming a haven for crypto companies. A statement written by Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), discussed how to handle virtual asset-related entities. He reminded banks…

Apparent Blacklisting of Crypto from Banks Being Investigated by Congress

Heads of three House committees, Patrick McHenry (NC-10) of Financial Services, French Hill (AR-02) of Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, and Bill Huizenga (MI-04) of Oversight and Investigations, wrote to the top executives of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC,…

Binance Walks Away from Once Promising Billion Dollar Voyager Deal

Binance.US announced in a Twitter post that it is pulling out of the deal to acquire the collapsed crypto company Voyager Digital.  The biggest crypto exchange stated that it is just exercising its rights to terminate the asset purchase agreement…

Global Consensus on Crypto Regulation is Essential for Effectiveness, Asserts India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman Advocates for International Collaboration on Crypto Regulation India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated that regulating cryptocurrencies without global consensus would be ineffective. Speaking at the Thinkers Forum in Karnataka, she explained that international collaboration is crucial for…

Popular Star Taylor Swift Dodged the FTX Bullet

The FTX fallout affected a lot of companies and retail investors.   This understandably earned the ire of a lot of people who demanded their pound of flesh.  Celebrities, who were paid to endorse the collapsed crypto platform, were not spared…

Exploring the SEC’s Standards of Conduct for Crypto Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Navigating SEC’s Standards of Conduct for Crypto Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has implemented Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and Form CRS to strengthen investor protection and improve transparency in the crypto financial industry. These…

Texas Introduces Crypto Protection Bill: Ensuring Consumer Fund Security and Transparency in Exchanges

Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione has filed House Bill 1666, aiming to protect consumers investing in digital assets like cryptocurrencies. The bill mandates that digital asset exchanges verify they have adequate funds in reserve to pay customers upon request while prohibiting…