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Next Financial Crisis Will Be From Crypto if It's Not Banned: Indian Central Bank Governor
21.12.2022
India's central bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has predicted that the next financial crisis will come from private cryptocurrencies if these are regulated and not banned outright
EY Says It Is 'Aware' of 'Unauthorized' Quadriga Wallet Transfers
21.12.2022
Big Four auditor EY said in a statement that it was "aware" of the bitcoin transactions moving out of Quadriga's cold wallets
FTX Has Over $1B in Cash, Creditor Meeting Told
20.12.2022
Unwinding the collapsed crypto company has been made more difficult by poor record-keeping
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Back Above $1,200 as Bank of Japan Policy Decision Impacts Markets
20.12.2022
Ethereum rose back above the $1,200 level on Tuesday, as the dollar rebounded following the latest Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision. The bank adjusted its yield curve control, which increased its cap on the 10-year government bond, allowing moves of up to 50 basis points (bps), up from 25 bps....
Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Looks to Restart Certain Customer Withdrawals
20.12.2022
The crypto lender clarified any digital assets held in wallets on the platform "unambiguously" belong to the customers
Central African Republic Delays Crypto Coin Listing to 2023
20.12.2022
The country was one of the first to declare bitcoin as legal tender
Kazakhstan Tightens Regulation for Miners, Looks to Develop Broader Crypto Industry
20.12.2022
Kazakhstan, one of the world’s largest bitcoin mining hubs, is working on new legislation for the industry
Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Defunct Canadian Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Wake Up
19.12.2022
More than 100 bitcoins tied to the defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX were transferred out of cold wallets thought to be beyond anyone’s control over the weekend
Boris Johnson's Brother Quits as Binance Adviser
19.12.2022
Last week however, Reuters reported that Binance was being investigated for possible money laundering violations
UK's Financial Services and Markets Bill Should be Passed by Spring 2023, Treasury Says
19.12.2022
The Financial Services and Markets Bill which is currently being debated, will give regulators more power over crypto
Kazakhstan to Press On With CBDC Development Until 2025
19.12.2022
For the next two years, the country will work on launching into industrial operation, and will cooperate other other central banks for cross-border and currency-exchange operations
Nigeria to Recognize Crypto as Investment Capital: Report
19.12.2022
A proposed bill will lay out crypto supervisory powers of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the country's securities regulator, an official has said
Sam Bankman-Fried Won’t Contest US Extradition: Reports
19.12.2022
The change of heart suggests the founder of the crypto exchange founder may leave his Bahamas jail cell
Warren’s Reactionary Crypto Policy vs. Dorsey’s Decentralized Social Media Gambit
18.12.2022
Policy actions that decry decentralization in response to FTX sort of miss the point. Crypto Long & Short is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor
G20 Countries to Build Crypto Policy Consensus for Better Global Regulation
18.12.2022
The G20 countries aim to build a policy consensus on crypto assets for better global regulation. “After the crypto meltdown which we have seen recently, it is clear that we need internationally agreed standards on regulation,” said the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s deputy...
Software Firm Consensys Partners With Paypal, Metamask Users Can Use Payment Processor to Buy ETH
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, the Ethereum software firm Consensys announced that the company has teamed up with the payment processing giant Paypal. The integration allows Metamask wallet users to purchase ethereum via Paypal from within the Web3 wallet application. Consensys Teams up With Payments Giant Paypal...
Co-founder of OneCoin Pyramid Scheme Pleads Guilty, ‘CryptoQueen’ Still Wanted
16.12.2022
One of the founders behind OneCoin pleaded guilty to federal U.S. charges on Friday after one of the largest financial scams of all time, according to the Department of Justice. The purported cryptocurrency project was fraudulent from its 2014 beginnings, prosecutors said, with OneCoin – co-founded...
Japan to Exempt Token Issuers From Corporate Tax on Paper Gains
16.12.2022
Project founders will no longer be subject to hefty taxes which forced them abroad from next April onwards
Basel Committee Endorses Global Crypto Banking Rules to be Implemented by 2025
16.12.2022
The rules suggested that a banks exposure to certain crypto assets must not exceed 2% and should generally be lower than 1%
US Rings Crypto Warning Bell That Regulators Say Only Congress Can Silence
16.12.2022
There are hazardous gaps in how crypto is overseen, according to U.S. Treasury Department officials briefing the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) – restating a view that’s long been adopted by U.S. lawmakers, regulators and the industry itself