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Rais Joe Biden wa Marekani atasaini agizo la serikali la kutaka utafiti ufanyike dhidi ya Crypto-currency ili kubaini madhara yake kwenye uchumi na usalama kwa wanaowekeza kwenye fedha hizo.
16% ya wamarekani wamewekeza katika Cryptocurrency, bila kuzingatia hatari za kuwekeza katika fedha hizo. Marekani imesema inapenda uvumbuzi lakini inazingatia usalama wa fedha za wateja.
Siku za hivi karibuni Mamalaka zilimtia hatiani Mmiliki wa Ormeus Coin, John Barksdale na dada yake kwa kutapeli dola milioni 124 (Tsh. Bilioni 28.8) kwa Cryptocurrency ambapo alikuwa anadanganya thamani ya sarafu hizo.
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US authorities on Tuesday filed criminal charges against a cryptocurrency executive and civil charges against him and his sister, accusing them of defrauding retail investors out of millions of dollars with a digital token known as Ormeus Coin.
In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the Justice Department said John Barksdale lied about the value and profitability of Ormeus Coin's mining assets, including that the coin was backed by a $250 million mining operation generating more than $5 million of monthly revenue.
Barksdale and his sister JonAtina Barksdale were separately charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with conducting fraudulent unregistered offerings of Ormeus Coin.
The SEC said the Barksdales since 2017 raised $124 million from more than 20,000 investors through their multi-level marketing company Ormeus Global SA, and spent millions of dollars on travel, real estate and other personal expenses.
Authorities said the siblings promoted Ormeus Coin through roadshows and social media, as well as a Times Square jumbotron in Manhattan proclaiming: "$250 Million Cryptocurrency Mining Farm Revealed in Legal Audit by Ormeus Coin."
The Barksdales "acted as modern-day snake-oil salesmen" in misleading investors, Melissa Hodgman, associate director of the SEC enforcement division, said in a statement.
Lawyers for the Barksdales could not immediately be identified.
John Barksdale has been arrested, and faces up to 65 years in prison on securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy charges, according to the Justice Department.
Both defendants are U.S. citizens, with John Barksdale, 41, having lived in Thailand and JonAtina Barksdale, 45, in Hong Kong, the SEC said.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrency industry the "Wild West" of finance and wants cryptocurrency exchanges to register with the SEC.
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday to establish the first-ever federal strategy on cryptocurrencies, according to the White House. The order will call for exploring a digital currency operated by the US central bank, among other efforts.
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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday establishing the first-ever federal strategy on cryptocurrencies, the White House said.
Biden will order the exploration of a digital currency operated by the US central bank, and he encouraged regulators to identify and mitigate risks digital assets pose to the financial system and broader economy.
"The E.O. will help position the U.S. to keep playing a leading role in the innovation and governance of the digital assets ecosystem at home and abroad, in a way that protects consumers, is consistent with our democratic values and advances U.S. global competitiveness," National Economic Council director Brian Deese and national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.
It aims, Deese and Sullivan said, to "(encourage) innovation but (mitigate) the risks to consumers, investors, and businesses, broader financial stability, and the environment."
Sixteen percent of Americans have invested in, traded, or used cryptocurrencies, the White House said in a fact sheet.
Biden's executive order is centered around six priorities: "consumer and investor protection; financial stability; illicit finance; U.S. leadership in the global financial system and economic competitiveness; financial inclusion; and responsible innovation."
It directs the Department of Treasury to assess and develop policy recommendations and encourages regulators to ensure oversight, it encourages the Financial Stability Oversight Council to identify risks and develop policy recommendations on regulatory gaps, and it calls for a focus on coordinated action across federal agencies to mitigate illicit finance and national security risks.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the executive order will help the government make markets fairer and more transparent.
"This approach will support responsible innovation that could result in substantial benefits for the nation, consumers, and businesses," Yellen said in a statement. "It will also address risks related to illicit finance, protecting consumers and investors, and preventing threats to the financial system and broader economy."
Crypto 'superpower?' India's young investors prefer bitcoin to gold and 'boring' stocks
Crypto 'superpower?' India's young investors prefer bitcoin to gold and 'boring' stocks
The order will also direct the Department of Commerce to establish a framework to drive US competitiveness and leadership on cryptocurrencies, support the responsible development, design, and implementation of crypto systems, among other provisions.
Notably, the executive order also calls on the federal government to "explore a US Central Bank Digital Currency by placing urgency on research and development of a potential United States CBDC, should issuance be deemed in the national interest."
16% ya wamarekani wamewekeza katika Cryptocurrency, bila kuzingatia hatari za kuwekeza katika fedha hizo. Marekani imesema inapenda uvumbuzi lakini inazingatia usalama wa fedha za wateja.
Siku za hivi karibuni Mamalaka zilimtia hatiani Mmiliki wa Ormeus Coin, John Barksdale na dada yake kwa kutapeli dola milioni 124 (Tsh. Bilioni 28.8) kwa Cryptocurrency ambapo alikuwa anadanganya thamani ya sarafu hizo.
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US authorities on Tuesday filed criminal charges against a cryptocurrency executive and civil charges against him and his sister, accusing them of defrauding retail investors out of millions of dollars with a digital token known as Ormeus Coin.
In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the Justice Department said John Barksdale lied about the value and profitability of Ormeus Coin's mining assets, including that the coin was backed by a $250 million mining operation generating more than $5 million of monthly revenue.
Barksdale and his sister JonAtina Barksdale were separately charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with conducting fraudulent unregistered offerings of Ormeus Coin.
The SEC said the Barksdales since 2017 raised $124 million from more than 20,000 investors through their multi-level marketing company Ormeus Global SA, and spent millions of dollars on travel, real estate and other personal expenses.
Authorities said the siblings promoted Ormeus Coin through roadshows and social media, as well as a Times Square jumbotron in Manhattan proclaiming: "$250 Million Cryptocurrency Mining Farm Revealed in Legal Audit by Ormeus Coin."
The Barksdales "acted as modern-day snake-oil salesmen" in misleading investors, Melissa Hodgman, associate director of the SEC enforcement division, said in a statement.
Lawyers for the Barksdales could not immediately be identified.
John Barksdale has been arrested, and faces up to 65 years in prison on securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy charges, according to the Justice Department.
Both defendants are U.S. citizens, with John Barksdale, 41, having lived in Thailand and JonAtina Barksdale, 45, in Hong Kong, the SEC said.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrency industry the "Wild West" of finance and wants cryptocurrency exchanges to register with the SEC.
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday to establish the first-ever federal strategy on cryptocurrencies, according to the White House. The order will call for exploring a digital currency operated by the US central bank, among other efforts.
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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday establishing the first-ever federal strategy on cryptocurrencies, the White House said.
Biden will order the exploration of a digital currency operated by the US central bank, and he encouraged regulators to identify and mitigate risks digital assets pose to the financial system and broader economy.
"The E.O. will help position the U.S. to keep playing a leading role in the innovation and governance of the digital assets ecosystem at home and abroad, in a way that protects consumers, is consistent with our democratic values and advances U.S. global competitiveness," National Economic Council director Brian Deese and national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.
It aims, Deese and Sullivan said, to "(encourage) innovation but (mitigate) the risks to consumers, investors, and businesses, broader financial stability, and the environment."
Sixteen percent of Americans have invested in, traded, or used cryptocurrencies, the White House said in a fact sheet.
Biden's executive order is centered around six priorities: "consumer and investor protection; financial stability; illicit finance; U.S. leadership in the global financial system and economic competitiveness; financial inclusion; and responsible innovation."
It directs the Department of Treasury to assess and develop policy recommendations and encourages regulators to ensure oversight, it encourages the Financial Stability Oversight Council to identify risks and develop policy recommendations on regulatory gaps, and it calls for a focus on coordinated action across federal agencies to mitigate illicit finance and national security risks.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the executive order will help the government make markets fairer and more transparent.
"This approach will support responsible innovation that could result in substantial benefits for the nation, consumers, and businesses," Yellen said in a statement. "It will also address risks related to illicit finance, protecting consumers and investors, and preventing threats to the financial system and broader economy."
Crypto 'superpower?' India's young investors prefer bitcoin to gold and 'boring' stocks
Crypto 'superpower?' India's young investors prefer bitcoin to gold and 'boring' stocks
The order will also direct the Department of Commerce to establish a framework to drive US competitiveness and leadership on cryptocurrencies, support the responsible development, design, and implementation of crypto systems, among other provisions.
Notably, the executive order also calls on the federal government to "explore a US Central Bank Digital Currency by placing urgency on research and development of a potential United States CBDC, should issuance be deemed in the national interest."
