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Texas bill could bring regulations to the crypto market in effort to protect investors

HB 1666, filed by Republican State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, aims to rebuild trust in the market by requiring proof of reserve for crypto exchanges and more.

Texas Legislature

Texas bill filed to regulate cryptocurrency industry

The cryptocurrency industry is known for being unregulated. But after billions of dollars were lost, a new Texas bill has been filed to help protect investors.

Markets

Active listing inventory increases in national housing market

The U.S. saw a 30.7% increase in active listing inventory over last year.

Markets

Austin-Round Rock housing market returning to pre-COVID normalcy

Residential home sales dropped by 20.3% year over year.

Boomtown

Zillow pauses homebuying in Austin, elsewhere until next year

The company says without enough employees and supplies, it has a backlog of homes that need to be renovated.

Boomtown

Record number of homes sold in Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area in June, report says

Homes spent an average of 13 days on the market compared to 46 in June of 2020.

Markets

Why rising home prices could turn Colorado's mountain communities into 'modern-era ghost towns'

Frisco is considering declaring an emergency. Estes Park developers are building workforce housing, all as communities fear the effects of rising rent and mortgages.

Money

Inflation is coming but experts don't know when

An Austin wealth advisor said being prepared is the best plan.

VERIFY

VERIFY: Explaining GameStop, hedge funds and shorting a stock

Millions of individual investors have taken on a hedge fund and won. But it could spell trouble for the financial markets.

Local News

10-year-old investor from San Antonio cashes in on GameStop stock rise

Jaydyn, a boy from San Antonio, received GameStop shares as a Kwanzaa gift in 2019. He cashed in his stock for more than 50 times what they cost.

Business

Fort Worth-based American Airlines reports a record loss of $8.9 billion in 2020

CEO Doug Parker called 2020 the most challenging year in the history of American Airlines. He remains optimistic about 2021, saying it will be a year of recovery.

Early voting in Texas is over. Here's how many people have voted thus far ahead of Election Day

Police, U.S. Marshals respond to scene at McDonald's in Round Rock

Forecast: Scattered showers and storms Saturday; strong cold front early next week

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Texas bill could bring regulations to the crypto market in effort to protect investors

Texas bill filed to regulate cryptocurrency industry

Active listing inventory increases in national housing market

Austin-Round Rock housing market returning to pre-COVID normalcy

Zillow pauses homebuying in Austin, elsewhere until next year

Record number of homes sold in Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area in June, report says

Why rising home prices could turn Colorado's mountain communities into 'modern-era ghost towns'

Inflation is coming but experts don't know when

VERIFY: Explaining GameStop, hedge funds and shorting a stock

10-year-old investor from San Antonio cashes in on GameStop stock rise

Fort Worth-based American Airlines reports a record loss of $8.9 billion in 2020

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