Fed Plans 2023 Launch of Long-Anticipated Faster Payments System
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve is set to launch a long-awaited faster payments system next year, a step that officials say will...
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NFTs Are Increasingly Targeted by Criminals, Report Says
Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are increasingly sought by criminals looking to either steal them or use them to launder illicit...
U.S. Steps Up Enforcement of Its Long List of Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON—The U.S. has imposed a set of powerful sanctions against Russia’s economy to punish it for the invasion of Ukraine....
Federal Reserve Finalizes Guidelines for Access to Its Payment Systems
The Federal Reserve said Monday it would adopt a tiered approach toward determining whether to grant financial institutions access to...
Marketers at NFT.NYC Upbeat on Brand-Building in the Metaverse
The nosedive in cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens peppered conversations, panels and events at NFT.NYC, a four-day event last week focused...
The Crypto Party Is Over
On Super Bowl Sunday, a Crypto.com ad featuring billionaire NBA star LeBron James lit up millions of Americans’ TVs. “If...
Adam Neumann’s ‘Goddess Nature Token’ Is the Future of Crypto—for Better or Worse
To understand the current state of Web3—that future version of the internet that proponents promise will be decentralized and better—it...
Digital Dollar Could Coexist With Stablecoins, Fed Vice Chairwoman Says
WASHINGTON—A U.S. central bank digital currency could one day provide consumers with a level of safety amid a proliferation of...
Nvidia Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle SEC Probe Over Cryptomining Disclosure
WASHINGTON—Nvidia has agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle a regulatory investigation that found it didn’t adequately reveal the impact...
White House to Order Broad Review of Cryptocurrencies
WASHINGTON—The White House is set to release an executive order this week tasking several federal agencies with conducting a broad...
The 2022 Super Bowl Ads Return to Travel, Familiar Faces and New Tech
The second Super Bowl of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday featured a variety of first-time advertisers, including a slew of...
Justice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Stolen in 2016 Hack
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department said Tuesday it seized over $3.6 billion worth of digital currency stolen during a hack of a...
Elon Musk Says Tesla Is Accepting Dogecoin for Some Merchandise
Elon Musk said Tesla Inc. TSLA -6.75% is accepting payment for some merchandise with dogecoin, a return for the electric-vehicle...
Crypto.com Will Run its First Super Bowl Ad Amid Marketing Blitz
Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com will run its first Super Bowl commercial in February as it seeks to become a household...
Jack Dorsey and the Unlikely Revolutionaries Who Want to Reboot the Internet
The internet hasn’t turned out the way it was supposed to.In its earliest incarnation, before some Wall Street Journal readers...
U.S. Regulators Raise Concern With Stablecoin Digital Currency
Top U.S. financial regulators said they are prepared to take action to address risks to the financial system posed by...
Copy of U.S. Constitution Sells for $43.2 Million as Crypto Group DAO Is Outbid
The art market wasn’t ready for revolution. A rare, first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution sold for $43.2 million at...
Twitter CFO Says Investing in Crypto ‘Doesn’t Make Sense Right Now’
Investing some of Twitter Inc.’s corporate cash in crypto assets such as bitcoin “doesn’t make sense right now,” Chief Financial...
AMC Talks Bitcoin, GameStop With Its Reddit Followers
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. on Monday detailed changes coming to its theaters, such as accepting bitcoin, that are aimed at...
Tesla’s Quarterly Profit Soars to Record $1.1 Billion
Tesla Inc.’s quarterly profit rose to record levels as the car maker largely evaded the effects of a global chip...
