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NYPD Detectives Investigated for Alleged Role in Crypto Entrepreneur’s Kidnapping
2.6.2025
Two New York Police Department detectives are under investigation for their alleged involvement in the captivity of an Italian cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Unapproved Security Services Two New York Police Department (NYPD) detectives who reportedly provided security at a luxury apartment where...
CryptoCity Is Coming: Kazakhstan to Fuse Blockchain With Daily Life
2.6.2025
Kazakhstan ignites a digital revolution with CryptoCity, a daring experiment to fuse cryptocurrency into daily life and economic infrastructure. Kazakhstan Launches CryptoCity to Pioneer National Crypto Integration Kazakhstan is preparing to test the integration of cryptocurrency into everyday...
South Korea’s Election Outcome Unlikely to Deter Crypto Industry Growth
2.6.2025
As South Korea’s voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the current presidential election,…
$5B in FTX Funds Are Hitting Wallets—Will Crypto Markets Get a Second Wind?
1.6.2025
On Friday, the estate managing the collapsed crypto exchange FTX announced that its recovery trust had begun disbursing over $5 billion tied to both convenience and non-convenience class claims. As distributions roll out over the following three days, Coinbase Institutional observed in its weekly...
Inside the Crypto Whale Games: How Liquidation Hunting Targets Leveraged Traders
1.6.2025
One of crypto’s infamous high-stakes traders forfeited more than $100 million on the decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid. The pressing question now is: Was this catastrophic unraveling of leverage quietly orchestrated by the tactic known as liquidation hunting or simply bad luck? Crypto Perp...
South African Judge Slams Central Bank for Using Apartheid-Era Laws to Regulate Crypto
1.6.2025
A South African judge has slammed the South African central bank for using outdated exchange control laws from the apartheid era to regulate cryptocurrencies. Judge: Apartheid-Era Laws Unfit for Cryptocurrency Regulation A High Court judge has criticized the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)...
Multichoice’s Irdeto and Coinbase Unite Against Illicit Cryptocurrency Use
1.6.2025
Irdeto, the African entertainment platform Multichoice’s digital security subsidiary, has partnered with Coinbase to combat cybercriminals using cryptocurrency for piracy and other illicit activities. Irdeto’s intelligence-led investigations have shown an increasing use of cryptocurrency...
US Banking Regulator Calls for Expanded Crypto Financial Literacy
31.5.2025
The OCC calls for a major boost in financial literacy to navigate the explosive rise of digital assets, urging updated strategies to protect and inform new crypto investors. OCC Calls for Stronger Financial Literacy on Crypto The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the federal agency...
FTX Gets Hollywood Treatment With Julia Garner as Caroline Ellison in Netflix Series
30.5.2025
Netflix will release a limited series dramatizing the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its leaders, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and Caroline Ellison. ‘The Altruists’ to Explore $8B FTX Fraud with Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle “The Altruists,” an eight-episode Netflix...
Thai Regulators Tighten Crypto Oversight—Unlicensed Exchanges to Be Banned by June 2025
30.5.2025
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against five unauthorized digital asset trading platforms: Bybit.com, 1000x.live, Coinex, OKX, and XT.COM. The SEC has filed charges with the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) for operating without the necessary...
Cryptocurrency Bill Draft Introduced in Guatemalan Congress
30.5.2025
The draft project, introduced by Representative Shirley Rivera to the Guatemalan Congress, establishes several rules aimed at positioning Guatemala at the forefront of cryptocurrency regulation. The bill provides tax exemptions for personal transactions and regulates the voluntary use of crypto...
Bybit Expands Into Europe With MiCAR License
30.5.2025
Bybit has received a MiCAR license from Austria’s FMA, allowing it to operate legally across the EEA. The exchange has also opened its European HQ in Vienna, signaling major investment and hiring plans. Bybit Gains Regulatory Green Light and Establishes European HQ in Vienna Bybit has achieved...
GameStop Doubles Down On Crypto With Massive Bitcoin Purchase As Stores Close
29.5.2025
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Russia Says Financial Institutions Can Offer Crypto-Linked Instruments to Qualified Investors
29.5.2025
The Bank of Russia said "financial institutions may offer qualified investors financial derivatives, securities, and digital financial assets whose yields are linked to cryptocurrency prices."
FTX Set for $5 Billion Stablecoin Creditor Payment This Week
29.5.2025
FTX will distribute over $5 billion in stablecoins on May 30. Recovery rates vary by creditor class under…
Russian Central Bank Greenlights Crypto-Linked Products for Qualified Investors
29.5.2025
The Bank of Russia is cautiously opening up the financial system to cryptocurrency-linked products for qualified investors, but with strict conditions. Financial institutions can now offer non-deliverable derivatives, securities, and digital financial assets whose returns are tied to crypto prices...
Paradigm Urges CFTC to Craft DeFi Perps Regulatory Path
29.5.2025
Crypto investment firm Paradigm has called on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework specifically for decentralized finance (DeFi) perpetual derivatives, arguing current proposals focus too narrowly on centralized platforms. CFTC...
Central Bank of Russia Approves Crypto Financial Products for Qualified Investors
29.5.2025
Central Bank of Russia permits crypto derivatives only for qualified investors with limits. Cash settlement mandated; actual cryptocurrency…
Tangem Granted US Patent for Crypto Smart Ring Wallet
29.5.2025
Swiss cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer Tangem has been granted a U.S. patent for a ring-shaped device designed to store digital assets and sign blockchain transactions. Tangem Ring Wallet Patent Covers Secure Wearable Crypto Signing Patent number 12307443, issued by the United States...
Bolivia Bans State Oil Company From Using Crypto for Energy Settlements
29.5.2025
Luis Arce, the President of Bolivia, signed an executive order prohibiting the use of cryptoassets for energy purchases, aiming to curb speculation surrounding cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on exchanges like Binance. Bolivia Issues Executive Order to Ban Crypto From Energy Settlements Bolivia,...