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SEC Faces Criticism from Democrat Lawmaker Over Handling of Crypto Accounting Bulletin
3.11.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is under scrutiny after Democratic lawmaker Rep. Wiley Nickel from North Carolina criticized the agency’s management of a controversial bulletin concerning the accounting of companies’ crypto holdings. Rep. Nickel has voiced concerns about...
Senior Public Officials in South Korea Declare Crypto Holdings
26.10.2023
Senior public officials in South Korea’s Gyeonggi province have declared their cryptocurrency holdings. The disclosure comes as part of the province’s efforts to ensure transparency among its government employees to avoid conflict of interest. Gyeonggi province announced that it...
Tesla earnings: Bitcoin bags untouched as firm splashes out on AI
19.10.2023
Tesla held onto its sizeable Bitcoin bags in the third quarter and upped its spending on artificial intelligence and research and development
Vitalik Buterin: ‘I Haven’t Sold ETH for Personal Gain Since 2018’
19.10.2023
Vitalik Buterin has dismissed reports that he recently sold his crypto holdings and claimed to have not “sold ether for personal gain since 2018.” Buterin suggested to his followers that the reports often mistake his transfer of digital assets to charitable organizations as sales...
Binance US Ends FDIC Insurance for Crypto Holdings, Citing Updated Terms of Service
18.10.2023
The US Branch of the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance US, recently communicated to its users that their cryptocurrency deposits are no longer covered by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance.
In an email sent to its customers on October 16, Binance US announced updates...
New BIS Plan Mandates Banks to Disclose Crypto Holdings
6.10.2023
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has unveiled a new plan that will require banks to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings.
This development comes on the heels of a tumultuous year that witnessed the collapse of several major crypto firms as well as crypto-focused lenders Signature...
Banks Would Have to Disclose Crypto Holdings Under New BIS Plan
5.10.2023
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision previously recommended swingeing capital constraints on holdings of unbacked cryptocurrency
South Korean Overseas Crypto Holding Figures 'May Be Inflated': Report
3.10.2023
The research division of the South Korean crypto exchange Korbit revealed that the amount of overseas digital assets reported by domestic corporations and individuals to the National Tax Service, “may be inflated.”
The significant value of the reported amount is probably pumped up during...
South Koreans Report Over $98 Billion in Overseas Crypto Assets
21.9.2023
South Korean tax payers have declared some 131 trillion won (more than $98 billion) of crypto holdings in overseas accounts this year. The amount was announced by the country’s tax agency and it comes after the authorities in Seoul imposed a mandatory reporting requirement for financial assets held...
Standard Chartered’s Zodia Custody to Bring Yield on Crypto Holdings for Institutional Clients
19.9.2023
Zodia Custody, a Standard Chartered Bank-owned crypto entity, is bringing yield on digital assets to institutional clients in partnership with Singapore-based digital asset platform developer, OpenEden.
The collaboration comes days after Zodia officially launched its crypto custody services...
FTX Crypto Asset Sales Will Not Crash The Market: Coinbase Report
18.9.2023
Digital asset exchange, Coinbase has said in a new report that a potential liquidation of FTX’s crypto holdings will not negatively affect the market.
This analysis comes after widespread fears that the liquidation of FTX digital assets to investors worth over $3.4 billion will lead to a sharp...
Solana Price Prediction as SOL Dips Following Court Approves FTX’s Request to Liquidate Crypto Holdings
13.9.2023
Solana (SOL), the cryptocurrency that powers the layer-1 smart-contract-enabled Solana blockchain, has dipped around 2% in the last half an hour, and was last trading around $18.10, down close to 2.5% from earlier session highs in the $18.50s.
Weighing on SOL was the news that a court presiding...
Judge Allows Bankrupt FTX to Sell Its Crypto Holdings, Including BTC and SOL
13.9.2023
Crypto exchange FTX can sell and invest its crypto holdings to pay back creditors, a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled Wednesday
Tron's Justin Sun Considers Buying FTX's Holdings Tokens to Ease Selling Impact on Markets
12.9.2023
A potential liquidation of FTX holding tokens will have a significant impact on the market as the figure hits $1.3 billion in assets experts opine.
Justin Sun, the founder of Tron Network contemplates making a bid for the assets held by FTX to reduce the impact a sale could have on the market...
FASB Approves New Accounting Standards for Crypto Holdings
7.9.2023
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the United States has given unanimous approval to new accounting standards for disclosure of cryptocurrency holdings.
The FASB, a non-governmental entity overseen by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), introduced these rules...
FTX wallet shifts $10M in crypto, sparking fear of token dumps to come
4.9.2023
The transfer of millions in altcoins has ignited concerns of FTX creating a potential dump across the crypto markets
FTX Teams Up with Galaxy to Strategically Manage Crypto Holdings Amid Bankruptcy
24.8.2023
Now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has hired crypto firm Galaxy to handle its cryptocurrency holdings through selling, staking, and hedging.
Led by crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz, Galaxy will provide advisory services to FTX with the goal of limiting its exposure to adverse price movements,...
FTX files motion for Galaxy Digital to manage recovered crypto holdings
24.8.2023
Galaxy Digital set to manage the sale of bankrupt FTX’s crypto holdings and facilitate staking of certain tokens to generate passive yield
Brazilian Police to Freeze Suspected Fraudsters’ Crypto Holdings
23.8.2023
Brazilian police have asked courts to freeze the crypto holdings of suspected electronics-trading fraudsters as part of a “mega operation.”
The Brazilian media outlet Livecoins reported that officers took part in an operation codenamed Spin-Off.
The operation involves the Federal Police and...
US bank reveals $170M in crypto holdings: Q2 earnings report
10.8.2023
Sofi started offering crypto services even before it became a bank and its banking license might change the way it hodl crypto