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The North American Securities Administrators Association is calling on lawmakers to be cautious when implementing fintech laws. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images file photo)

Regulators warn Congress not to pre-empt state fintech rules

By Clyde McGrady
Posted March 8, 2019 at 5:01am
The government shutdown is starting to create serious problems for financial technology firms and has put some policy development on hold. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images file photo)

Frequent cryptocurrency theft gives rise to new area of insurance

By Zoe Sagalow
Posted March 5, 2019 at 5:00am
The North American Securities Administrators Association is calling on lawmakers to be cautious when implementing fintech laws. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images file photo)

European regulatory chief wants new cryptocurrency rules

By Peter Feltman
Posted February 27, 2019 at 5:28pm
New York’s Letitia James led 22 other Democratic state attorneys general in a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that slammed the agency for its plans to allow banks and technology firms to develop untested fintech products and services without fear of reprisals from regulators. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Housing Works, Inc., file photo )

States, consumer groups blast CFPB’s fintech protections

By Steven Harras
Posted February 21, 2019 at 5:02am
Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., participates in a press conference on Thursday, April 26, 2018. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House bills would revisit regulation of cryptocurrencies

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 19, 2019 at 11:47am
Matt Swinehart, a senior counsel at the Treasury Department, says a massive “regulatory rethink” for financial technology won’t be required. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Treasury official doubts fintech needs payment system overhaul

By Steven Harras
Posted February 19, 2019 at 11:00am
Reps. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., talk before a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Rayburn Building titled “Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission” on June 21, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

SEC seeks private vendors to translate blockchain data

By Peter Feltman
Posted February 6, 2019 at 4:38pm
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 24, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Crypto-based funds crawl toward mom and pop

By Chris Marquette
Posted February 6, 2019 at 5:01am
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are legally considered commodities and occupy the same category as gold or oil, which are considered “exempt.” (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images file photo)

House passes cryptocurrency, insider trading bills

By Jim Saksa
Posted January 29, 2019 at 11:03am
The government shutdown is starting to create serious problems for financial technology firms and has put some policy development on hold. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images file photo)

Financial utility turns to blockchain for credit derivatives

By Chris Marquette
Posted January 23, 2019 at 6:28pm