Category Crypto

CFTC Forms Panel Regulating Blockchain, AI Innovation

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Mike Selig has unveiled the agency’s new innovation committee, aimed at guiding the regulation of emerging technologies like blockchain and AI, which are transforming financial markets. The Innovation Advisory Committee replaces the Technology Advisory…

Bakkt Stock Surges 20% after Move on Stablecoin Payments Strategy

With Bakkt’s share price surging following the announcement, the stock deal could be worth about $178 million. Cryptocurrency infrastructure platform Bakkt Holdings announced an agreement to purchase Distributed Technologies Research, a stablecoin and fiat payments infrastructure provider. In a Monday…