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11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex
8.9.2023
Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of the collapsed Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, his sister Serap Özer and his brother Güven Özer have been sentenced to 11,196 years, 10 months and 15 days in prison
CFTC Goes After Opyn, Other DeFi Operations in Enforcement Sweep
8.9.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged three decentralized finance (DeFi) operations – Opyn, Inc., ZeroEx (0x), Inc. and Deridex, Inc. – with offering illegal derivatives trading, according to a Thursday statement from the agency
CFTC Commissioner Pitches Pilot Program for U.S. Crypto Regulation
7.9.2023
The U.S. watchdog for derivatives markets should create a limited pilot program for regulating cryptocurrencies, said Caroline Pham, one of the members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
SEC’s Gensler Should Be Focus of More Hearings on Treatment of Crypto: U.S. Senator
7.9.2023
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) previewed the lawmaker ire in store for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler as Congress returns from its summer break, with Hagerty accusing the regulator of stomping on crypto innovation during a speech on Thursday
UK Crypto Firms Can Apply for 3-Month Reprieve to Comply With Tough New Ad Rules
7.9.2023
Bans on aggressive marketing were set to take effect in October, but companies can apply to delay some aspects until January
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Will Plead Guilty to Charges: Bloomberg
7.9.2023
Find Who’s Responsible for DeFi Projects and Regulate Them, Global Securities Body Says
7.9.2023
Iosco worries decentralized financial applications could harm investors and markets – and casts doubt on their main premise
Find Who’s Responsible for DeFi Projects and Regulate Them, Global Securities Body Says
7.9.2023
Iosco worries decentralized financial applications could harm investors and markets – and casts doubt on their main premise
US Treasury, IRS propose cryptocurrency regulations for brokers
7.9.2023
Brokers — referred to as “digital asset middlemen” in the regulatory proposal — will be required to provide information on gains and losses incurred during the sale of crypto assets
Blanket Crypto Bans Won’t Work, Joint IMF, FSB Paper Warns
7.9.2023
The global standard-setters instead suggest targeted restrictions when necessary, and urges jurisdictions to strengthen monetary policy frameworks
Cboe's BZX Exchange Files to Launch Ark 21Shares, VanEck Spot Ether ETFs
6.9.2023
Cboe's BZX exchange filed the first documents in a bid to offer the first spot ether exchange-traded funds in the U.S
Genesis Global Capital Files for Over $600M in Unpaid DCG Loans: Court Docs
6.9.2023
Genesis Global Capital, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, filed in court for DCG to repay outstanding loans in excess of $600 million on Wednesday
FASB Says Crypto Assets Should Be Marked at Current Values
6.9.2023
The first U.S. accounting rule specifically for cryptocurrency will say that companies must use a fair-value approach that would demand certain digital assets be measured at what they would trade for in the markets, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Other Charges
6.9.2023
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm pleaded "not guilty" to charges of conspiring to operate a money transmitter or facilitate money laundering and sanctions evasion in a court appearance Wednesday
Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky's Assets Ordered Frozen by Court as DOJ Case Continues
6.9.2023
Corporate bank accounts and a Texas property are now untouchable after the executive’s July arrest
Looking at Uniswap and Crypto’s New Favorite Ruling
6.9.2023
A ruling dismissing a putative class action lawsuit against Uniswap will almost definitely come up again in other lawsuits involving securities law and crypto entities
Zodia Markets Receives In-Principle Approval as Crypto Broker-Dealer in Abu Dhabi
6.9.2023
Zodia Markets, a digital asset marketplace backed by Standard Chartered Ventures, has been granted In-Principle Approval to operate as a crypto broker-dealer in Abu Dabhi
Russian Lawmaker Predicts that Digital Ruble Will Displace Banks
6.9.2023
Soon it will be possible to get a loan in the digital ruble and decisions will be made by a robot, Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma Banking Committee, said in a meeting
Global Standard Setters to Deliver Global Crypto Policy Roadmap
5.9.2023
The Financial Stability Board and the International Monetary Fund are set to deliver a paper calling for global coordination on crypto policy at this weekend's G20 summit
Inside India's Crypto Landscape: WazirX's Menon Explores Global Regulations
4.9.2023
In a recent captivating conversation with Rajagopal Menon, Vice President of WazirX, we ventured into the intricate world of crypto regulation both on Indian soil and in the global arena.
As Prime Minister Modi's clarion call for unified international crypto regulations reverberated at the...