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At least one voice at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is growing louder in speaking out against the way the agency is regulating cryptocurrencies. Commissioner Hester Peirce, affectionately dubbed “crypto mom” by crypto enthusiasts for her understanding of the technology, has not been shy about her desire to provide a more clear regulatory framework around the industry. But in a new interview with Yahoo Finance, she may have delivered her harshest assessment yet. “It is… Source link

The U.S. men’s national basketball team got a reality check on the road to Olympic gold this week, losing two consecutive exhibition games against Nigeria and Australia. But for Mark Tatum, the deputy commissioner and chief operating officer of the NBA, those defeats marked a victory of sorts, in the league’s decades long quest to internationalize the game of basketball. “The world is getting better, and I think that makes basketball a much more attractive game for the world to… Source link

The ACC has targeted Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips to be its next commissioner, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports. The ACC is finalizing an offer for Phillips to replace the retiring John Swofford, with an announcement expected soon. For Phillips, the ACC commissioner job arrives more than a year after he came achingly close to becoming the Big Ten commissioner. Phillips was the strong choice among the Big Ten’s athletic directors and within the league office to become the… Source link