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Justin Sun Calls for Reform of Hong Kong's Trust Laws After TUSD Misappropriation Allegations
3.4.2025
Sun said at a press conference that the current laws contain systemic loopholes
Vanuatu passes long-awaited crypto laws that won’t be ‘light touch’
1.4.2025
Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called “very stringent.” The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service...
Vanuatu passes long-awaited crypto laws that won’t be ‘light touch’
1.4.2025
Vanuatu has passed laws to regulate digital assets and provide a licensing regime for crypto companies wanting to operate in the Pacific island nation, which a government regulatory consultant has called “very stringent.” The local parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service...
Coinbase CEO calls for change in stablecoin laws to enable ‘onchain interest’
1.4.2025
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is calling for legislative changes in the US to allow stablecoin holders to earn “onchain interest” on their holdings.In a March 31 post on X, Armstrong argued that crypto companies should be treated similarly to banks and be “allowed to,...
Coinbase CEO calls for change in stablecoin laws to enable ‘onchain interest’
1.4.2025
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is calling for legislative changes in the US to allow stablecoin holders to earn “onchain interest” on their holdings.In a March 31 post on X, Armstrong argued that crypto companies should be treated similarly to banks and be “allowed to,...
Ripple to Get $75M of Court-Ordered Fine Back From SEC, Drops Cross-Appeal
25.3.2025
Last August, New York judge Analisa Torres ordered Ripple to pay the regulator a $125 million fine for violating securities laws through institutional sales of XRP
The SEC Resets Its Crypto Relationship
22.3.2025
The SEC's Crypto Task Force held a roundtable Friday to air out the issues with how the crypto world interacts with securities laws
Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining Doesn’t Trigger Securities Laws, SEC Says
20.3.2025
In a staff statement published Thursday, the SEC said that both solo mining and mining pool operations would fail the first prong of the Howey Test
Pakistan Plans Crypto Legal Framework to Attract Foreign Investment
20.3.2025
Pakistan is working on developing a legal framework for cryptocurrency to boost foreign investment in the country. Pakistan’s…
The SEC's Retreat From Crypto Enforcement May Invite More Private Lawsuits
12.3.2025
Policy change at the regulator does not bind courts from analyzing the key question of whether certain crypto transactions are covered by federal securities laws. Private plaintiffs may take advantage, say Sydney Johnson and Calvin Koo, lawyers at Kobre & Kim
America must back pro-stablecoin laws, reject CBDCs — US Rep. Emmer
12.3.2025
US Representative Tom Emmer argued for prioritizing pro-stablecoin legislation in a March 11 House Financial Services Committee hearing, while calling central bank digital currencies (CBDC) a threat to American values.On March 6, Emmer reintroduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act in the House...
America must back pro-stablecoin laws, reject CBDCs — US Rep. Emmer
12.3.2025
US Representative Tom Emmer argued for prioritizing pro-stablecoin legislation in a March 11 House Financial Services Committee hearing, while calling central bank digital currencies (CBDC) a threat to American values.On March 6, Emmer reintroduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act in the House...
America must back pro-stablecoin laws, reject CBDCs — US Rep. Emmer
12.3.2025
US Representative Tom Emmer argued for prioritizing pro-stablecoin legislation in a March 11 House Financial Services Committee hearing, while calling central bank digital currencies (CBDC) a threat to American values.On March 6, Emmer reintroduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act in the House...
OKX Pleads Guilty and Shells Out $500M After Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
25.2.2025
“OKX was used to facilitate over five billion dollars’ worth of suspicious transactions and criminal proceeds,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky. OKX Settles for $500M Following Guilty Plea in Anti-Money Laundering Case Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange OKX pled guilty to one count...
Law Firm Behind Pump.Fun Class Action Demands Removal of Tokens Mocking It
6.2.2025
Burwick Law proposed a class action lawsuit in January alleging Pump.Fun was engaged in violating securities laws
10 Commandments for Federal Securities Laws
3.2.2025
Too often regulators get bogged down in the minutiae of prescriptive laws and miss their core intent, says Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at BakerHostetler. Crypto regulation should be guided by principles for an effective market
El Salvador rushes in new Bitcoin law to comply with IMF deal: Report
30.1.2025
The legislation reportedly rolls back a previous mandate that businesses accept Bitcoin for payments
Digital Rights Group EFF Calls for Roman Storm Dismissal in Tornado Cash Case
29.1.2025
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argues that U.S. government's prosecution of Tornado Cash "stretches criminal laws beyond their intended scope"
Cryptography Expert Calls for Regulatory Reboot, Says ‘Orange Grove’ Laws Don’t Apply to Crypto
18.1.2025
An expert in applied cryptography has argued that zero-knowledge proofs offer a promising solution for balancing privacy and regulatory compliance in blockchain technology. Low Computational Power Limits ZKPs Use Cases Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) can provide blockchains with privacy without...
Binance updates crypto rules in Poland to meet new MiCA requirements
17.1.2025
Binance updates crypto rules for Polish users, requiring more sender and recipient details on transactions to align with the EU’s MiCA regulatory framework