Caroline Ellison’s list of ‘Things Sam Is Freaking Out About’ could be used in trial
Prosecutors intend to use personal notes and diary entries from former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison as evidence against FTX...
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Crypto highlighted as ‘novel and complex’ risk to US banks: FDIC report
Crypto-assets and their related activities present key risks to the United States banking system and warrant closer supervision, warns a...
This scenario could spark Gary Gensler’s resignation: Former SEC official
The United States’ securities regulator could completely u-turn its approach to crypto enforcement, depending on a key election in the...
HKVAX gets approval to offer crypto in Hong Kong
HKVAX has moved closer to becoming only the third platform to receive a VATP licence in Hong Kong. This is...
SEC delays Ark Invest spot Bitcoin ETF application
SEC announced the delay today, publishing a letter calling for more information from the public. A decision on Ark Invest...
Argentine agency opens investigation into Worldcoin over biometric data
Authorities in Argentina have become the latest government officials to probe cryptocurrency project Worldcoin over privacy concerns.In an Aug. 8...
Bitstamp suspends trade for seven SEC-flagged tokens
Key takeaways Bitstamp has halted trading of AXS, CHZ, MANA, MATIC, NEAR, SAND and SOL for traders in the United...
US Fed steps up oversight of banks’ involvement with crypto firms
The United States Federal Reserve is broadening the scope of its supervision program which oversees U.S. banks that engage with...
Blockchain.com scores payment license from Singapore central bank
Crypto exchange Blockchain.com has been granted a payments license from Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).Blockchain.com announced on...
CDC report underscores importance of judge’s verdict in Ripple case
On Aug. 1, the Chamber of Digital Commerce (CDC) — a United States blockchain and digital assets advocacy organization —...
DeFi faces stress test, DoJ fears run on Binance, Hong Kong’s…
Top Stories This Week The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem experienced a challenging week after a seismic security incident led to...
Revolut to terminate US crypto services due to regulatory challenges
Key takeaways Revolut to halt crypto services in the US UK fintech firm Revolut has revealed that it would no...
How will Bitcoin halving affect BTC price, and is DeFi dead?
On the latest episode of Market Talks, host Ray Salmond spoke with Blockware Solutions account executive David Gamble about the...
US DoJ is concerned about a run on Binance should prosecutors bring fraud charges: Report
The United States Department of Justice is reportedly considering charging cryptocurrency exchange Binance with fraud, but hesitating based on costs...
SBF denies witness tampering in effort to avoid jail
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried have denied that he attempted to intimidate witnesses in his criminal trial by talking to New...
Binance secures the first operational MVP license in Dubai
Binance announced on Monday it had received the Operational Minimum Viable Product (MVP) license issued by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory...
Pro-XRP lawyer claims SEC prioritizes corporate capitalism over investors
Pro-XRP lawyer, John Deaton, has said that the actions taken by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against...
Hester Peirce criticizes SEC warning to accounting firms
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says SEC’s warning to accounting firms could discourage “good-faith efforts” towards transparency. Paul Munter, the Chief...
France watchdog is investigating Worldcoin’s data collection
France’s privacy watchdog reportedly questions Worldcoin’s biometric data collection. Worldcoin, created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched on Monday. Users...
Grayscale urges SEC to approve all Bitcoin ETFs simultaneously
Crypto fund manager Grayscale is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve all proposed spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded...
Crypto payment gateway CoinsPaid suspects Lazarus Group in $37M hack
Cryptocurrency payments platform CoinsPaid has pointed the finger at North Korean state-backed Lazarus Group as being behind the hacking of...
USD-backed stablecoin pilot project launched by Pacific island nation of Palau
The government of Palau is set to begin a pilot project for a United States dollar-backed stablecoin on July 26....
