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As COVID-19 has the financial system more internet-dependent than ever, Congress is worried that the United States’ cyber defenses are not up to the current challenge.

A U.S. think tank working towards a digitized dollar has released a white paper detailing inaugural aims and use cases for a central bank digital currency.

The head of the agency that enforces the Bank Secrecy Act and KYC requirements in the U.S. says the agency aims to help crypto innovate responsibly.

As Telegram learned, regulators in the U.S. are a major barrier to new projects looking for funding anywhere in the world.

After graduating from task force to select committee this week, the blockchain crew within Wyoming’s state legislature held their first meeting today.

Only seven weeks after leaving Coinbase’s legal team, Brian P. Brooks will be taking over at the U.S. Treasury Department’s banking-focused bureau.

A new bill before Congress asks regulators to put together a massive survey on the state of blockchain adoption and rank the U.S.’s adoption relative to other nations.

The French central bank has announced the first successful test of a digital euro.

Lykke’s new contest looks to give money to developers to pursue new tech proposals that promise to aid the economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19.

Filed this morning, the second class action against block.one estimates that U.S. investors made up $200 million of the EOS ICO, in violation of securities law.

Peter Van Valkenburgh speaks on the value of decentralization and how it plays into Coin Center’s mission in U.S. policy.

Former CFTC royalty and current leaders of a U.S.-based think tank to promote a digital dollar talk privacy in new AMA.

New legislation in California may help establish definitions of digital assets as securities, though nationwide impact is uncertain.

Square reports that Bitcoin composed the bulk of Cash App’s revenue in the first quarter, though it added much less to profit.

US Senator and former Bakkt CEO finally filed her financial disclosures after a four-month extension and an insider trading scandal, revealing that she is very rich indeed.

Iran’s parliament votes to institute a new currency as coronavirus and sanctions hyperinflate the rial and local Bitcoin prices skyrocket relative to official exchanges.

Senator Kelly Loeffler, formerly CEO of Bakkt and currently a member of the task force to reopen the U.S., sees plummeting approval ratings.

In new legislation, the Cayman Islands is looking to clarify rules on crypto exchanges, including registration and sandbox licensing.

In a recent panel, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce AKA CryptoMom opened up about the prospect of a digital dollar as well as the end of her term, coming in June.

The Director of LabCFTC talks accomplishments, future plans, and COVID-19 response with Cointelegraph.

Cointelegraph confirms new details in KuCoin’s domain lock and legal troubles in Singapore.

Speakers from Binance.​US, BRD, and Vanderbilt Law have weighed in on the pros and cons of a U.S. Fed-backed digital dollar for Cointelegraph Talks.

U.S. CFTC launches its first science contest to find new technological tools to find unregistered derivatives offerings from foreign entities, including Bitcoin futures.

Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements think that crypto prices respond well to clear regulation, though they drop when governments issue bans.

A member of the House Financial Services Committee is dissatisfied with Facebook’s updated whitepaper for Libra and still wants to make sure the token is registered with the SEC.

U.S. Congress sees a new bill looking to give Americans $2,000 a month for at least a year and mandating the implementation of digital dollar wallets by January 1, 2021.

North Korean crypto and cyberattacks still in the crosshairs of several U.S. agencies, who have issued a new advisory against the regime’s cryptojacking and hacking programs.

A new class action suit looks to refund investors for Ether liquidation on Maker on Black Thursday early in March.

Despite innovative research and institutional interest in crypto, academic research funding for blockchain remains scarce.

Facebook and Instagram file suit against user for cloaking ads for COVID-19 disinformation and crypto scams.