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☆ Anthony Scaramucci says he is 'working alongside' Kamala Harris on her campaign's crypto policies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SINGAPORE — Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, said he and a group of crypto advocates are working with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to develop her campaign's policies on digital assets ahead of the elections in November. "There's a group of cryptocurrency advocates, bitcoin advocates etc. Harris has been hearing out crypto proponents and we are pushing her to back industry-friendly policies, he said, adding that the vice president even has some of these talks lined up for this week. "I believe that we are making progress, and I think it's going in the right direction," Scaramucci said. Last year in an interview with NBC News' Chuck Todd, Scaramucci called his former boss "a grifter."

Persons: Anthony Scaramucci, Kamala Harris, bitcoin, Elizabeth Warren, Gary Gensler, Warren, Harris, Scaramucci, Donald Trump's, Trump, Chuck Todd Organizations: SINGAPORE, SkyBridge, U.S, Democratic Party, Democratic, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, White House, NBC News

☆ Binance CEO says crypto exchange saw 40% growth this year in institutional, corporate investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Binance CEO Richard Teng speaks in Singapore on Sept. 17, 2024, at an event hosted by the local foreign correspondents association. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has seen a 40% increase this year in institutional and corporate investors joining the platform, CEO Richard Teng told CNBC's Lin Lin in an interview Wednesday. "So we on our own, we are seeing a huge uptick in terms of institutional and corporate investors. We have seen a 40% increase in onboarding in that category throughout the course of this year alone," he said. Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Binance, stepped down last year as part of the settlement.

Persons: Richard Teng, Binance, CNBC's Lin Lin, Teng, Changpeng Zhao, — Organizations: U.S Locations: Singapore, Changpeng

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Cryptocurrency insiders downplayed the potential impact of the U.S. presidential election in November on the market here in the Lion City, even though some also said that former President Donald Trump is seen as more crypto-friendly. Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm, predicted that if Harris were to win the election, her handling of crypto regulation would largely be the same as Trump. The Trump family recently launched a new crypto project called World Liberty Financial. Goals set by those involved in the project suggest that it will resemble a crypto banking platform.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala, Harris, Trump, Charles Hoskinson, CNBC's, Hoskinson, it's, Anthony Scaramucci, Scaramucci Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, SINGAPORE, U.S, Trump, Bitcoin Conference, European Union, SkyBridge, Liberty Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, Lion City, TOKEN2049, Singapore, Nashville, U.S ., U.S

☆ Ripple CEO calls U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler a 'political liability' over lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Brad Garlinghouse, chief executive officer of Ripple Labs Inc., speaks during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse fired off criticism at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on Tuesday, calling the SEC chief a "political liability" amid an ongoing lawsuit. The crypto startup is fighting the SEC over allegations that the firm and its executives illegally sold XRP tokens in unregistered securities sales. A case against Garlinghouse and fellow executive Chris Larsen was dismissed in October. The SEC did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.

Persons: Brad Garlinghouse, Gary Gensler, Garlinghouse, Chris Larsen Organizations: Ripple Labs Inc, U.S . Securities, Exchange, SEC, CNBC Locations: Singapore

☆ Ripple obtains full license to operate in Singapore as it expands in Asia-Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brad Garlinghouse, chief executive officer of Ripple Labs Inc., speaks during the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Cryptocurrency company Ripple said on Wednesday that it has obtained a major payments institution license in Singapore, a strategic step toward growing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. With the full license, Ripple will continue to provide regulated crypto payment services in Singapore. Ripple said it will continue to prioritize the region for adoption of its crypto payment services. The country's Payment Services Act — which regulates payment services and the provision of crypto services to the public — has been in effect since January 2020.

Persons: Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple, Monica Long, headcount Organizations: Ripple Labs Inc, Monetary Authority of, CNBC Locations: Singapore, Asia, Pacific, Monetary Authority of Singapore, U.S

Crypto markets have come under intense pressure this year, as rising interest rates prompt investors to ditch risky or speculative assets. In the case of FTX, U.S. residents can't trade on its global platform due to strict regulations for the crypto space in the United States. Ken Lo, co-founder at Hong Kong-based crypto exchange and custodian Hong Kong Digital Asset Exchange, said counterparty risk, which comes from a lack of transparency and information disclosure, underscores the need for "clear regulatory framework and vision statement." In an interview with Reuters in July, Bankman-Fried said his company still had a "few billion" on hand to shore up struggling firms that could further destabilize the digital asset industry. Max Boonen, co-founder of digital asset liquidity provider B2C2, said FTX's problems have set the crypto space back by six months.

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