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Mick Mulvaney, the agency’s acting director, suggests U.S. startups — like their U.K. counterparts — may eventually be able to test products without fear of regulatory action.

Long-awaited modifications to proprietary trading ban are to be unveiled at an open meeting on May 30.

Societe Generale is nearing an agreement to pay as much as $1 billion to resolve two U.S. probes — into the rigging of benchmark interest rates and allegations of bribery in Libya — according to people familiar with the matter.

Financial institutions engaged in virtual currency markets face a number of risks — proceeding carefully is justified.

Financial institutions engaged in virtual currency markets face a number of risks — proceeding carefully is justified.

Michelle Bowman, a former community banker and now the Kansas banking commissioner, was one of two Federal Reserve Board nominees announced by the White House on Monday. President Trump also nominated Columbia University Richard Clarida as vice chair.

As Congress considers new rules for digital currencies, lawmakers should consider putting responsibility in the hands of the Treasury Department, given its role in handling traditional currency.

As they cement major partnerships, launch overseas operations and court banks and other institutional investors, top cryptocurrency exchanges now see regulatory approval as a competitive advantage.

The SEC and CFTC ask Congress to expand federal oversight of cryptocurrency trading; the recent wild swings in financial markets may boost first quarter trading revenue.

The heads of the Securities and Exchange and Commodity Futures Trading commissions said they are not ignoring the fast-growing cryptocurrency sector and they have some oversight powers. But they indicated that they might need more.