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SoFi to Exit Crypto Business Amid Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
30.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Goodpics SoFi Technologies Inc., a financial services company, has decided to exit the cryptocurrency sector due to increased scrutiny by banking regulators. On November 29, the company announced that it would terminate its cryptocurrency trading services for users by December...
Binance to End Support for BUSD Stablecoin, Remaining Balances Converted to FDUSD
29.11.2023
Binance ends BUSD support and transitions to FDUSD stablecoin after regulatory troubles. Image by maurice norbert, Adobe Stock. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced today in a blog post that it will end support for its Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin on December 15. The move comes after...
UK City Minister Asks Regulators to Embrace Some Risk-Taking in Financial Markets
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Mary The new minister for the City of London has called on regulators to adopt a more accommodating approach towards risk-taking in a bid to revitalize the UK’s stagnating economy. Bim Afolami, who recently assumed his position as part of a ministerial reshuffle...
Hong Kong Chief Says Regulators May Get Powers to Crack Down on Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges: Report
28.11.2023
The Securities and Futures Commission said it does not have the power to close unlicensed crypto exchanges
Today in Crypto: Hong Kong Will Use ‘All Available Methods’ to Fight Crypto Scams, Americans are ‘Much More Open to Potential of Crypto Than Brits’
28.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Vitalii Vodolazskyi Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Regulation news Hong Kong authorities may give regulators more power to fight cryptocurrency scams and will...
US State Regulator Shares Most Common Crypto Complaints
24.11.2023
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has outlined the most frequently reported complaints related to cryptocurrency. Emphasizing “a rising trend in crypto-related complaints,” the regulator advised: “Be careful what you post and make public online....
Italian regulators investigate online AI data scraping
23.11.2023
The Italian Data Protection Authority has launched a “fact-finding” probe into the security practices of public and private websites to prevent AI data scraping
US Prosecutors Move to Block Former Binance CEO CZ’s Return to UAE Until Sentencing
23.11.2023
Source: Youtube/Entrepreneur ME Prosecutors are pressing a federal judge to prevent former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao from leaving the United States before his scheduled sentencing hearing on February 23, 2024. This move comes after the $4.3 billion settlement reached by Binance with the U.S....
JPMorgan Says Binance’s Record $4.3B Settlement Removes ‘Systemic Risk,’ Calls It ‘Positive’
22.11.2023
JPMorgan calls Binance’s costly settlement with U.S. regulators a positive development for crypto. Image by HTGanzo, Adobe Stock. Crypto exchange Binance’s $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. authorities marks a positive development for the company and the broader cryptocurrency sector...
Kraken Exchange CEO Jesse Powell Slams SEC for ‘Assault on America’
22.11.2023
Jesse Powell. Source: a video screenshot, Bloomberg Technology / YouTube Jesse Powell, co-founder of crypto exchange Kraken, has called the US regulators masochists attacking America and extortionists chasing crypto companies out of the country. Powell came after the country’s regulators...
Binance announces reaching resolution with the US regulators
22.11.2023
Binance has announced that it is reaching a resolution with US regulators. The issues in question pertain to compliance, registration, and sanctions. Authorities involved in the case are the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the US Department of Justice...
Coinbase CEO Sees Binance Settlement as Chance for Industry Renewal
22.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / photo_gonzo Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong says the Binance settlement is a chance for the industry to prioritize compliance and rule clarity to prevent regulators from slamming huge fines on companies. Armstrong wrote on X (Twitter) shortly after Binance’s settlement with...
US regulators continue to discuss crypto: Law Decoded, Nov. 13–20
20.11.2023
Elizabeth Warren continues pressing for tighter regulation, and Vivek Ramaswamy promises to defend crypto from the government’s overreach if elected
Canadian Regulators Call for Feedback on Crypto Reporting Guidelines
20.11.2023
Canadian regulators launched a consultation today asking for feedback in regards to public disclosure of crypto assets from federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs). Digital innovation internationally “Digital innovation is transforming how we transact, manage money, and view value...
GS Partners Accused of Defrauding Crypto Investors in Metaverse Schemes
17.11.2023
Regulators crack down on GS Partners for allegedly fraudulent metaverse crypto offerings. Image by Aliaksandra, Adobe Stock. California, Texas, and several other U.S. states have cracked down on GS Partners, accusing the company of defrauding cryptocurrency investors through various fraudulent...
Failed '$175M' real estate token raise draws ire of Texas regulators
16.11.2023
"GS Partners promoted the products through a multilevel marketing scheme paying lavish commissions," regulators say
Congress Gets the Runaround From Regulators, Again
15.11.2023
Commerzbank Receives Crypto Custody License From German Regulators
15.11.2023
Source: Commerzbank Leading German bank Commerzbank has received a crypto custody license from government regulators. Making the announcement in a press release, Commerzbank stated that the crypto custody license now makes it the first full-service German bank to be approved for this particular...
CFTC Chairman: U.S. Regulators Lack Authority to Prevent Another Major Crypto Collapse
15.11.2023
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam has stated that U.S. regulators lack the authority to preemptively prevent another major crypto collapse similar to the FTX incident. Speaking at the Financial Markets Quality Conference 2023 at Georgetown University, Behnam...
Senate Banking Committee Discusses Accountability, Oversight of Financial Regulators in Tuesday Hearing
14.11.2023
The Senate Committee on Banking, Houses, and Urban Affairs met on November 14th to conduct a hearing regarding oversight of financial regulators. Holding executives accountable “We must turn the lessons of this year into action,” said Senator Sherrod Brown (D – OH), Chairman of the U.S....