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Paypal Pauses UK Crypto Purchases Amid Regulatory Changes; Assures Resumption in Early 2024

16.8.2023
In recent communications to its U.K. clientele, Paypal has announced a temporary suspension of cryptocurrency purchases starting October 1, 2023, with plans to resume in early 2024. Notably, even amidst this hiatus, users can continue to hold their crypto within the Paypal ecosystem and are free...

3AC Founders' OPNX Fined $2.7M by Dubai Crypto Regulator

16.8.2023
The exchange was formally reprimanded by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in May

Singapore Announces Stablecoin Rules, MAS to Label Regulated Tokens

16.8.2023
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled regulations aimed at ensuring the value stability of each stablecoin regulated in the city-state. Under the new rules, issuers that want their fiat-pegged tokens to be labeled as “MAS-regulated” will have to meet certain requirements. Singapore...

Former SEC Official Anticipates Exponential Shifts in Crypto Regulations After Election Day

16.8.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement has outlined potential changes in the U.S. and at the SEC that could have positive impacts on the crypto industry, including the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The changes could include...

Crypto Mining Gets Its Own Lobbying Voice in Washington

15.8.2023
Crypto miners are establishing a new voice in U.S. policy, starting up the Digital Energy Council to lobby for friendly policy as regulators and Congress are wrestling with the next steps in crypto regulation

Republican Lawmakers Demand Gensler Tell Them How Prometheum Got SEC Approval

15.8.2023
Republicans on the U.S. congressional committee that oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are demanding agency Chair Gary Gensler explain how Prometheum Inc. won its unique approval as a broker-dealer for crypto

FDIC Crypto Warning Underlines U.S. Banking Agencies' Arm’s-Length Policy

15.8.2023
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. added crypto as one of five broad categories this year in its annual risk report, a snapshot of the dangers the banking regulator considers a top priority at the moment

G20 Set to Crystalize Global Crypto Rules as India Wraps Up Presidency

15.8.2023
G20 nations are set to crystalize crypto policies, the closest we may have come to globally coordinated rules for the industry. India has been at the helm of the efforts as the current president of the G20 and is likely to celebrate the progress during the Leaders' Summit in September

China’s new AI regulations begin to take effect

15.8.2023
The Chinese has government loosened its original guidelines for AI it released in April and scheduled them to take effect starting on Aug. 15

Donald Trump Holds Up to $500K in Crypto

14.8.2023
The former U.S.president launched a NFT series last year

Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Could Accelerate Transition to Renewable Energy

14.8.2023
A new study suggests bitcoin mining could actually help drive the transition to renewable energy sources. Researchers Juan Ignacio Ibañez and Alexander Freier make the case that Bitcoin miners’ demand for cheap electricity provides incentives for increased renewable energy production....

Binance Japan to Use KYC Services From Liquid

13.8.2023
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has selected Liquid as an identity verification partner for its Japanese platform. The services of the Tokyo-headquartered biometrics firm will allow Binance Japan to ensure its know-your-customer (KYC) procedures comply with Japan’s strict...

French Regulator Revises Crypto Rules to Align With EU’s MiCA Law

13.8.2023
France’s financial market regulator said it’s adjusting the rules for crypto companies in line with Europe’s new regulatory framework. The changes, which will enter into force next year, seek to enhance registration requirements for businesses offering certain services for digital assets like...

Former US OCC Officials: ‘Stablecoins Can Keep the Dollar the World’s Reserve Currency’

12.8.2023
Brian Brooks and Charles Calomiris, former officials at the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), have stated stablecoins can be tools that might help the U.S. dollar maintain its status as a reserve currency. In a recent article, Brooks and Calomiris call for regulations to allow...

U.S. Senator Lummis, Crypto Lobbyists Urge Court to Dismiss SEC's Coinbase Lawsuit

12.8.2023
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.), a number of crypto lobbying organizations and a group of professors called on a federal court to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase Friday

Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial

11.8.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been remanded into custody ahead of his October trial on multiple financial crime charges after a federal judge revoked his release on bond

Campaign-Finance Charges Are Back on the Menu

11.8.2023
I didn’t really have anything prepared to write about this week but the Department of Justice is on it. Prosecutors told the judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial that they intend to fold campaign finance allegations into a wire fraud charge, after announcing they would have to drop...