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CFTC continues to explore digital asset policy considerations in MRAC meeting
8.3.2023
Commissioner Kristin Johnson said in prepared remarks that the U.S. digital economy was "witnessing the deployment of Web 3.0"
UK’s FCA Can’t Protect Crypto Investors From Losses, Says Agency’s CEO
8.3.2023
Nikhil Rathi made the remarks in testimony in front of the Treasury Select Committee on Wednesday
India-Russia Oil Deals Chip Away at Dollar Dominance in International Trade
8.3.2023
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Western sanctions on Russia and oil trading between Moscow and India have started to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade. The oil deals between India and Russia have been settled in other currencies, putting the U.S....
Crypto Lender Celsius Should Continue Exclusive Right to Pursue Novawulf Deal, Judge Says
8.3.2023
Enough progress has been made to suggest the plan to set up a new recovery corporation should be the only one on the table, Martin Glenn said
India's Crypto Businesses Handed Anti-Money Laundering Obligations for First Time
8.3.2023
They will have to register with the Financial Intelligence Unit and voluntarily report suspicious activities
AXA Investment Managers Gains French Crypto Registration
8.3.2023
Crypto firms are in a race to pass the governance and money laundering checks monitored by the French financial market authority as new EU rules bed in
No NFTs Are Securities – Yet, German Finance Officials Say
8.3.2023
Classification of the ownership tokens as a financial instrument would imply licensees and money laundering supervision, according to regulator Bafin
UK Financial Regulator Expands Enforcement Against Crypto ATMs to East London
8.3.2023
The FCA began enforcing its proclamation that crypto ATMs are illegal last month, inspecting sites in the northern city of Leeds
Silvergate's Collapse May Spell Regulatory Trouble for Crypto
8.3.2023
Silvergate Bank had a really rough week, to the point where a not-insignificant number of people were waiting for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to announce the bank had entered receivership after close of business Friday
Silvergate Talking With FDIC About How to Save Crypto-Focused Bank: Bloomberg
8.3.2023
FDIC examiners met with Silvergate management at its headquarters in California last week
YouTube’s New Profanity Policy Will Let You Cuss A Bit More
7.3.2023
Good news for all the potty-mouthed YouTubers out there. A new update introduced by the monetization policy team makes some important changes, letting you cuss more often in your uploads and still collect that ad-revenue bag.Read more
Binance.US Can Move Ahead With Plan to Acquire Voyager Digital's Assets, Judge Rules
7.3.2023
Binance should be allowed to buy assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital in a deal worth over $1 billion, Michael Wiles, a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of New York, ruled today
Federal Reserve’s Powell: We Don’t Want to Strangle Crypto Innovation, but Sector Is a Mess
7.3.2023
If the crypto industry was looking for a silver lining in Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony in a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, the best he could offer was that he’s hoping there’s something useful and innovative amidst crypto’s mayhem
Coinbase Sued by Customer Who Says Exchange Refused to Reimburse Him for $96K Lost in Hack
7.3.2023
The victim alleges Coinbase violated various laws when it failed to pay him for the money he lost
Judges Express Skepticism of SEC Arguments in Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Hearing
7.3.2023
‘Tonight Show’s’ Jimmy Fallon Files to Be Removed From Subpoena in Bored Apes Trademark Case
7.3.2023
Lawyers for “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon filed a motion to quash a document subpoena from conceptual artist Ryder Ripps on Monday, calling the move an “unwarranted fishing expedition for irrelevant material.”
U.S. Lawmakers to Reintroduce Crypto Tax Reform Bill: Report
7.3.2023
The Keep Innovation in America Act was first introduced in March 2021
Thailand Offers $1B Tax Break for Firms Issuing Investment Tokens: Reuters
7.3.2023
The waiving of corporation and sales taxes targets companies that issue digital tokens for investment
Voyager Bankruptcy Judge Expresses Skepticism Over U.S. SEC Objection to Binance US Deal
7.3.2023
Judge Michael Wiles of the Southern District of New York questioned a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney over the agency's concerns that Binance US may be operating an unregistered securities exchange
SEC Accuses Utah-Based Green United of Running $18M Crypto Mining Scam
6.3.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against Green United, alleging that the Utah-based company violated federal securities laws by selling $18 million worth of phony crypto mining equipment