Some El Salvadoran residents are excited by the thought of bitcoin being treated as legal tender, while others are concerned it may just be a tool for corrupt officials.
The company’s website now advertises an airdrop of the “F***LetitaJames” token.
The committee said it will publish a consultation document later this week.
Some analysts expect limited upside in bitcoin despite the possibility of a brief bounce.
The agency is signaling it may move to regulate the country's DeFi sector.
Sweden's finance minister has also said the government is tightening standards for crypto exchanges.
“It really comes down to coordinating across the agencies,” said the acting comptroller. "There is interest in coordinating a lot more of these things.”
Derville Rowland, director general of financial conduct at the regulator, warned that investors could lose all their money.
The central bank governor has pledged to monitor transactions of Korea's financial institutions associated with leveraged crypto trading.
Big Chinese miners are likely to survive the crackdown.
The regulator has suggested that a dedicated market regulator would offer some protection against fraud and manipulation.
Security tokens could take off in Europe, potentially surpassing market volume for cryptos by 2026.
Even authorized miners will have to halt operations until late September.
The publicly traded crypto exchange is adding Faryar Shirzad to handle government relations.
The SEC chair continued to highlight investor protection as he previewed the regulator’s cryptocurrency enforcement efforts.