Politics May 26 WATCH: U.S. backed digital currency could live alongside certain cryptocurrencies By News Desk
Economy May 13 Wild week in crypto ends as Bitcoin and stablecoin tumble It's been a wild week in crypto, even by crypto standards. Bitcoin tumbled, stablecoins were anything but stable and one of the crypto industry's highest-profile companies lost a third of its market value. By Matt Ott, Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Politics May 12 WATCH: Yellen calls for new regulations amid Crypto decline Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, responding to the recent sharp decline in cryptocurrencies, says additional federal regulation is needed to respond to the wave of speculative investment in the currency whose secrecy is an essential part of its appeal. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Economy Apr 08 Watch 8:48 Conventional economists sound alarm over cryptocurrency’s volatility There are now thousands of cryptocurrencies, and every day it seems a new non-fungible token, or NFT, is marketed. But is “digital mania” just another historic bubble bound to burst? Our economics correspondent Paul Solman explores the digital asset boom. By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis
Economy Apr 07 Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for cryptocurrency regulation to reduce risk, fraud Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and to ward off fraudulent and illicit transactions. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Mar 09 Biden signs order for government oversight of cryptocurrency By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The executive order had been widely anticipated by the finance industry and others who have compared the cryptocurrency market with the Wild West. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Senate Agriculture committee hearing on risks and regulations in digital assets By News Desk The Senate Agriculture committee held a hearing Wednesday on risks, innovation and regulations in digital assets. Continue reading
Feb 08 Justice Department announces seizure of $3.6 billion in laundered cryptocurrency, 2 arrests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Continue reading
Jun 09 El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press The digital currency will be able to be used in any transaction and any business will have to accept payment in Bitcoin, with the exception of those lacking the technology to do so. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 6:25 Record-breaking sale of digital creation makes history in art and cryptocurrency markets By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe Christie’s, the auction house, sold a work of art Thursday for a record-breaking $69.3 million for a piece that exists only digitally. The sale, reportedly made to an investor known by a pseudonym, is seen by many as history-making development… Continue watching