Hong Kong’s new cryptocurrency licensing framework is expected in May. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) chief executive Julia Leung told Bloomberg the guidelines follow a consultative process. Companies seeking to offer services in Hong […]
Johann Steynberg, the founder and CEO of Mirror Trading International, has been ordered to pay over $1.73 billion in restitution to victims of his bitcoin ponzi scheme. The court has also ordered Steynberg to pay […]
An executive at J.P. Morgan Asset Management is unsure how United States regional banks are “going to operate” when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB) emergency lending programs expire, […]
UK’s HM Treasury has outlined tax policy changes targeted at DeFi lending and staking. The proposals are part of a consultation on taxation of activities conducted using crypto assets in DeFi. The new changes are […]
From being seen as a small “anti-establishment rebellion asset” more than ten years ago, crypto has grown to “become more widespread,” says Sarah Pritchard, an executive director at the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). […]
Another swipe has been taken at the crypto industry by the chair of the United States securities regulator, who claimed many crypto platforms are operating in violation of securities laws. In an April 27 tweet, […]
Key takeaways Crypto exchange Coinbase has filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Coinbase wants the agency to provide a yes or no to Coinbase’s request for the commission to draft and […]
Russia is launching a new payment system that is “bound by no restrictions” where digital currencies could be used in cross-border payments, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “Two parties come to an agreement, make […]
Coinbase filed a narrow action in a United States federal court that seeks to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide a “yes or no” response to a July 2022 petition. The petition […]
The European Parliament’s approval of the Markets in Crypto Act, MiCA regulation continues to be hailed as a watershed moment for the crypto space, particularly for Europe. Commenting on the development, Philipp Pieper, co-founder of […]
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