Coinbase Challenges CFTC Proposal, Advocates for Balanced Regulation of Event Contracts
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has raised concerns on social media regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed...
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New Senate Bill Empowers US Secret Service to Combat Digital Asset Cybercrimes
U.S. senators have introduced legislation to empower the Secret Service to combat cybercrimes involving digital assets. This legislation addresses the...
Brazilian Securities Regulator CVM Initiates Inquiry Into Tokenization Operations
The Brazilian Securities Regulator (CVM) has begun sending letters to tokenization companies, inquiring about the nature of their operations. According...
French Regulator Begins Accepting Crypto Service Provider Applications Ahead of MiCA Regulation
The French financial regulatory authority has begun accepting applications for authorization as a crypto asset service provider under the European...
Australia Flags Over 2,000 Compromised Crypto Wallets
More than 2,000 compromised cryptocurrency wallets belonging to Australians were recently uncovered during a global operation targeting cryptocurrency scammers. The...
Coinzoom Operations Suspended in Ohio Following Regulatory Examination
The Ohio Department of Commerce has ordered crypto exchange Coinzoom to cease operations in the state effective Aug. 1 following...
US Senators Flooded With 2,200 Letters Advocating Bitcoin as Strategic Reserve
U.S. senators received over 2,200 letters within 48 hours advocating for Senator Cynthia Lummis’ bill to make bitcoin a strategic...
US Senator Discusses Trump’s Bitcoin Plan and National BTC Stockpile
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty has discussed former President Donald Trump’s bitcoin plan, which includes creating a national bitcoin stockpile. The...
US Senator Officially Introduces BITCOIN Act to Establish Strategic BTC Reserve
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has officially introduced the BITCOIN Act in the Senate, aiming to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve...
Ripple CEO Slams SEC Hypocrisy and Haphazard Crypto Regulation
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s inconsistent regulatory practices after the regulator revealed its...
SEC Charges Bitclout Founder With Multi-Million-Dollar Crypto Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Nader Al-Naji, founder of Bitclout (now Decentralized Social), with running a...
Vivek Ramaswamy Predicts Trump’s Crypto Advantage and Harris’ Digital Asset Policy
Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, has predicted that former U.S. President Donald Trump will gain support from pro-bitcoin and...
Who Will Replace Gensler? Winklevoss Urges Crypto Industry to Demand SEC Chair Decision Before Election
Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss has urged the crypto industry to demand to know who the next U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Senator Warren Calls for Tougher Regulations to Combat National Security Risks From Foreign Crypto Mines
Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for stricter regulations to address the risks of foreign-owned cryptocurrency mining facilities in the U.S....
UK Regulator Fines Coinbase’s CB Payments $4.5 Million for Serving High-Risk Customers
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Coinbase’s payments arm, CB Payments Limited, £3,503,546 for breaching compliance rules by...
UK’s Coinbase subsidiary fined $4.5 Million for high-risk customer breaches
CB Payments Limited (CBPL) a subsidiary the Coinbase Group fined $4.5 million by FCA for onboarding high-risk customers. Breaches occurred...
UAE Central Bank introduces new Stablecoin regulations
The UAE Central Bank approved a framework for stablecoin regulation which allows only dirham-backed stablecoins to be used for payments....
US Spot Ether ETFs to Launch on July 23 Pending Final SEC Approval, Analyst Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally gotten back to issuers concerning the final approvals for spot ether...
Cboe Announces 5 Ether ETFs Will Be Listed Tuesday Pending Regulatory Effectiveness
Cboe, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, is preparing to list five new ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Tuesday, pending regulatory...
7 US States Unite to Challenge SEC’s Crypto Overreach
Seven U.S. states have united in a coalition to challenge the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) regulation of cryptocurrency....
Hong Kong Regulators Say Proposed Stablecoin Regulation Has Received Positive Stakeholder Feedback
Hong Kong regulators announced the conclusion of a stablecoin regulation consultation phase that saw stakeholders provide 108 submissions. The regulators...
Basel Committee Gives Permissioned Stablecoins ‘Preferential Treatment’ in Amended Crypto Asset Standard Amidst Heavy Criticism
The Basel Committee, responsible for setting standards for bank regulation, has revised its crypto asset standard, introducing new considerations that...
