Crypto firms operating in the EU must report transactions and holdings in a standardised format. Regulators will gain wider access to user data, raising privacy concerns. ESMA may oversee major exchanges, centralising EU crypto supervision. […]
Visa is expanding its use of stablecoins for settlement in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) through a new partnership with crypto infrastructure company Aquanow. In an announcement Thursday, Visa said […]
The state legislation sets aside $10 million for Bitcoin accumulation. Texas is preparing a formal tender to choose a custodian for the reserve. New Hampshire authorised a Bitcoin reserve and approved a $100 million Bitcoin […]
Caroline Pham, acting chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, called for nominations of CEOs to fill seats on a council to discuss policies, including those related to digital assets. In a Tuesday notice, […]
Animoca must meet capital, compliance, and operational conditions before final approval. The firm already secured in-principle approval for a crypto brokerage licence in Dubai in October. Animoca’s portfolio spans more than 600 companies in web3 […]
Danielle Sassoon, one of the US attorneys behind the prosecution of former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, took the stand in an evidentiary hearing involving a deal with one of the company’s executives. In a […]
The leading Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer, Bitmain, which is based in China, is reportedly under investigation in the US over national security concerns. According to a Friday Bloomberg report, an unspecified US […]
Khurram Dara, a former policy lawyer at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, officially launched his campaign for New York State Attorney General. In a Friday notice, Dara cited his “regulatory and policy experience, particularly in the crypto […]
Authorities identified 13,827 premises involved in illicit power consumption for mining. TNB seized bitcoin mining machines during joint inspections. Smart meters are being installed to detect suspicious energy use in real time. Malaysia is intensifying […]
Michael Selig, who serves as chief counsel for the crypto task force at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, faced questions from lawmakers on the Senate Agriculture Committee for his nomination to be the next […]
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