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Huobi Stablecoin Issuer Publishes Attestation Reports Tied to HUSD Reserve Backing
6.8.2021
The crypto financial services company Huobi and the firm’s stablecoin issuer Stable Universal have published monthly HUSD attestation reports. The audits indicate the funds that back Huobi’s stablecoin are kept in cash in U.S. money market accounts in order to ensure the 1:1 ratio with...
Italian Regulator Warns Binance Crypto Exchange Not Authorized to Provide Investment Services in Italy
15.7.2021
Binance’s regulatory troubles grow with Italy being the latest country to issue a warning on the global cryptocurrency exchange. Other countries that have issued similar warnings include the U.K., Japan, Thailand, and the Cayman Islands. Crypto Exchange Binance Unauthorized in Italy...
Payments Provider Clear Junction Stops Processing Payments for Binance
12.7.2021
On Monday, the global payments solutions provider Clear Junction announced it ceased processing transactions for Binance. The move by Clear Junction was brought on by the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent warning, according to a blog post written about the decision. Clear Junction...
Binance’s Troubles Grow as Thailand Files Criminal Complaint — Similar Warnings by Cayman Islands, UK, Japan
4.7.2021
A growing number of regulators worldwide have come after Binance. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint against the crypto exchange after the authorities in the Cayman Islands, the U.K., and Japan issued similar warnings on Binance and related...
Binance Deploys Crypto Monitoring ‘Traveler’ System to Comply With FATF Travel Rule
3.7.2021
Binance announced yesterday it deployed Ciphertrace’s Traveler system as part of its compliance efforts. Traveler is the first system designed for exchanges to comply with the Travel Rule proposed by the Financial Action Task Force. The exchange would be among the first wave of exchanges...
Thai SEC and Cayman Islands regulator take action on Binance
2.7.2021
Thai SEC and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority are the latest regulators to join the global scrutiny against Binance
Binance Comes under Scrutiny in Singapore, Cayman Islands Too
2.7.2021
Source: Instagram, Binance
The list of countries investigating the crypto exchange giant Binance is growing as regulators in Singapore and the Cayman Islands have begun investigating the trading platform.
The past few weeks have seen the exchange come under fire from regulators in the UK, the...
Assurance Report Says Tether Stablecoins Are Fully Backed- Firm Exceeded Its Consolidated Liabilities
1.4.2021
The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin disclosed a report by aiming to show “transparency commitment” to clarify whether Tether’s reserves are fully backed or not. Tether Holdings Limited published its “Assurance Opinion” issued by an auditing firm...
Individual Detained in Romania Under Suspicion of Stealing Thousands of Cryptos From an Unnamed Major Exchange
15.3.2021
Romanian authorities pursued an operation that left a person detained for the individual’s alleged involvement in a case of stealing from a cryptocurrency exchange. The investigation revealed that the unnamed trading platform company is located in the Cayman Islands. Over $620,000 Stolen...
Cayman Islands introduce regulations for virtual asset service providers
2.11.2020
The notorious tax haven appears to be cleaning up its act on AML and counter terrorist financing ahead of an FATF review
Cayman Islands Announces Legal Framework in Bid to Attract Crypto Businesses
2.11.2020
The Cayman Islands is building a regulatory framework for "virtual asset service providers" with some measures already enacted
Noted Tax Haven Cayman Islands Sees New Bills to Bring Local Crypto to FATF’s Heel
1.5.2020
In new legislation, the Cayman Islands is looking to clarify rules on crypto exchanges, including registration and sandbox licensing
ICO Crackdown: 11 Class-Action Lawsuits Filed Against Cryptocurrency Companies
5.4.2020
A number of class-action lawsuits have been filed against various digital asset firms and exchanges on Friday. The U.S.-based “litigation boutique,” Roche Cyrulnik Freedman, filed the lawsuit for three plaintiffs in the Southern District of New York. All three lawsuits claim that...
Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund Locks Over 85% of LFE Cash Tokens
6.12.2019
Fortune Star Digital Asset Fund (a professional Cayman Islands investment fund) has secured 3,547,437,988 LFE Cash tokens for its flagship digital asset fund that has been launched this week.
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