NY Fed launches 12-week CBDC pilot program with major banks
Banking giants including BNY Mellon, Citi, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo will be issuing tokens and settling transactions through simulated central bank reserves as part of the pilot.
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Banking giants including BNY Mellon, Citi, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo will be issuing tokens and settling transactions through simulated central bank reserves as part of the pilot.
In the latest bankruptcy filing for the exchange, it was revealed that there may be 1 million creditors, rather than the 100,000 initially estimated.
Martin Gruenberg was FDIC acting chair while the agency issued cease and desist orders to crypto firms and suggested that payment stablecoins merited further consideration.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned from his position but will “remain to assist in an orderly transition” before being succeeded by John Ray.
"FTX’s FTT tokens are now worthless, and even worse, FTX.com customers are completely unable to access their funds,” said Maxine Waters.
Political newcomer and Bitcoin holder J.D. Vance will take Rob Portman's U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, but majority control of both chambers of Congress has yet to be decided.
Market manipulation, lending activity and safeguarding of customer funds and assets are some of the many issues Senator Lummis plans to address in the coming days.
The redesignation of the crypto mixer essentially replaces the U.S. Treasury’s actions from August, establishing sanctions for its role in “enabling malicious cyber activities."
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The outcome of elections with pro- and anti-crypto political candidates could determine the future of digital asset legislation and regulation in the United States.