US Senate confirms Philip Jefferson as Federal Reserve vice chair
Philip Jefferson, who has been serving as a Fed governor since 2022, will take on the No. 2 role under chair Jerome Powell at the central bank until 2036.
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Former MAS chair who called crypto 'highly risky' wins Singapore's presidential race
Tharman Shanmugaratnam has served as Singapore's finance minister and the head of the country's financial regulator during his time in government.
Former SEC chair says spot Bitcoin ETF approval is 'inevitable' despite delays
The commission has another 45 days to approve, deny, or delay spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications from 7 major firms.
US lawmakers propose SEC chair consider legislation, not enforcement approach to crypto
Representatives French Hill and Dusty Johnson suggested the SEC may have undertaken certain actions on crypto “seemingly timed to coincide with related Congressional activity".
US lawmaker calls on SEC chair to reassess stance on crypto following Ripple ruling
Representative Ritchie Torres shares a surname with Judge Analisa Torres in the SEC v. Ripple case and referred to the XRP court ruling as the 'Torres Doctrine'.
Chair Gensler says SEC reaction to Ripple decision is mixed, still under consideration
Gensler was asked about the Ripple decision twice shortly after the ruling, and his main message was that he would rather not talk about it.
Ripple court ruling makes call for regulation 'more compelling and more urgent' — former CFTC chair
Former CFTC chair Timothy Massad said he thought it was unlikely the SEC and CFTC would change their pattern for pursuing enforcement cases even with a recent ruling in XRP's favor.
Tech giant Alibaba announces crypto-friendly chair following Daniel Zhang stepping down
The next company chair of Alibaba has backed several crypto projects through his wealth manager and tweeted he “like[s] crypto” in December 2021.
SEC chair Gensler offered to serve as an advisor to Binance in 2019: Lawyers claim
Years before serving as head of the SEC, Gary Gensler offered up his advisory services to Binance, the exchange's lawyers allege.
Signature Bank failed to understand risks associated with crypto: FDIC chair
A related report penned down by FDIC Chief Risk Officer cited poor management as “the root cause of Signature Bank’s failure.”