Crypto Firms That Act Like Banks Should Be Regulated Like Them, ECB Official Says
Crypto firms acting like banks should be regulated like banks, according to the chair of the supervisory board at the ECB.
Supervising crypto companies is more challenging than overseeing banks due to the deterritorialization and lack of headquarters in the crypto sector. [ more ]
The Protocol: CZ's out, Altman's in, and Kraken's Sued
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao will step down as part of a plea agreement with U.S. prosecutors, and Binance will pay over $7 billion in fines to the U.S. Treasury and CFTC.
Despite controversy surrounding Binance's centralized structure, Zhao is credited with spearheading tremendous growth in the crypto industry.
Oracle firms like Chainlink and Pyth Network are competing to provide lower-latency pricing data to blockchains for faster on-chain trading. [ more ]