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South Korea’s April 10 Election: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Universe
9.4.2024
On April 10, 2024, South Korea is heading into its legislative polls which will see multiple parties and coalitions battle it out for 300 seats in the national assembly and political analysts say it will be difficult for either party to get a majority, making any group of voters, including crypto...
Crypto Trader Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial to Put DeFi Under Microscope
9.4.2024
The two-week trial will test the government's strategy of portraying complex crypto trades as simple fraud
Detained Binance Exec Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering Charges in Nigeria: Reports
8.4.2024
Tigran Gambaryan was remanded pending trial, reports say
HashKey’s Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Winning License in Bermuda
8.4.2024
The HashKey Group, an Asian firm offering digital asset services, has launched the HashKey Global exchange, after being granted a license in Bermuda to offer licensed digital asset trading services, it announced on Monday
New York Jury Finds Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Liable for Fraud in SEC Case
5.4.2024
The SEC accused Kwon and his company of misleading investors about the stability of their so-called “algorithmic stablecoin” Terra USD
Jury Begins Deliberations in Civil Fraud Case Against Do Kwon, Terraform Labs
5.4.2024
NEW YORK – Lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rested their case against Terraform Labs and its co-founder, Do Kwon, on Friday, releasing a New York jury to decide whether Kwon and his company are liable for allegedly misleading investors about the stability of Terra...
Australian Asset Manager Monochrome Applies With Cboe Australia for a Spot Bitcoin ETF, Eyes Decision By Mid-Year
5.4.2024
Australian firm, Monochrome Asset Management, has applied for a spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) with the global listing exchange, Cboe Australia, it announced on Friday
EU Watchdog Says Reordering Blockchain Transactions Might Be Market Abuse. Industry Says It's Not
5.4.2024
Maximum Extractable Value (MEV), in which crypto miners reorder transactions they validate for profit, is not inherently bad, some policy experts point out
OneCoin Compliance Chief Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Role in $4B Ponzi Scheme
4.4.2024
Coinbase Says Canadian License Makes It Country's Biggest Registered Crypto Exchange
4.4.2024
Coinbase's expansion into Canada has cleared the hurdle of a "restricted dealer" registration, the company said on Thursday, making it the biggest registered crypto exchange in that jurisdiction
Google Takes Legal Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammers for Uploading Fraudulent Apps
4.4.2024
The defendants are said to have committed hundreds of acts of wire fraud, "causing harm to Google and at least approximately 100,000 Google users."
Nigeria Court Adjourns Hearings for Binance, Execs' Tax Evasion Cases: Reports
4.4.2024
The local tax watchdog last month filed charges in an Abuja court against Binance and the two executives who were detained in the country
Crypto Market Maker GSR Recieves Singapore Crypto License
4.4.2024
The license is the first awarded by Singapore to a crypto market maker
U.S. SEC Calls for Comments on Spot ETH ETFs
3.4.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened the window for comments on three ether spot exchange traded fund (ETF) proposals
UK Regulators Publish Draft Guidance on Digital Securities Sandbox Open to DLT
3.4.2024
The DSS will last five years and could lead to a new regulatory regime for securities settlement
Central Bank Group Starts Tokenization Project to Enhance Monetary System
3.4.2024
The project will investigate the integration of tokenized commercial bank deposits with central bank money using smart contracts and programmability, the Bank for International Settlements said
Binance Says Compliance Chief Detained in Nigeria Has No Decision-Making Power at Firm
3.4.2024
Tigran Gambaryan should not be held responsible in ongoing talks with Nigerian government officials, Binance said in a statement, as he and the exchange face tax evasion charges
What a Judge Said About the SEC's Suit Against Coinbase
3.4.2024
Coinbase and Custodia both lost early and preliminary court fights. The Coinbase loss was more or less expected – companies rarely win much on a motion for judgment at such an early stage – but still pretty enlightening
Bitcoin price falls on weak demand and Fed policy shift
2.4.2024
Bitcoin prices fell due to declining demand for dedicated US exchange-traded funds and falling expectations on weaker Federal Reserve monetary policy. Bitcoin dropped by 5.3%, following which there was a kind of recovery, with the price standing at $66,735. Tokens that were popular within the meme...
TRON Foundation, Justin Sun Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
2.4.2024
The TRON Foundation and Justin Sun asked a New York court to dismiss an SEC lawsuit, arguing that the regulator failed to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the foreign defendants