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Denmark's Financial Watchdog Orders Saxo Bank to Shed Its Crypto Holdings
5.7.2023
Danish bank Saxo has been ordered by Denmark's financial regulator to shed its own holdings of cryptoassets
Binance Australia’s Offices Searched by Financial Regulator: Bloomberg
5.7.2023
The company, also under investigation in the U.S. and France, ceased its Australian derivatives business following regulatory warnings
Singapore Bank DBS Starts e-CNY Collection Platform
5.7.2023
The newly launched merchant collection solution allows businesses automated settlement of e-CNY into their CNY bank deposit accounts
Former SEC Official Calls CBDC ‘the Most Absurd Financial Idea’ Citing Unnecessary Risks, Privacy, Cybersecurity Concerns
5.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) former head of internet enforcement has called the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) “the most absurd financial idea in the history of monetary policy.” He warned that a central bank digital currency not only creates...
Cryptocurrency in China: Central Bank Shake-Up Dims Hopes for Policy Reversal
4.7.2023
Hopes that China’s anti-crypto stance could soon change have been crushed by the appointment of a known crypto-critic as the Communist Party’s top official at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC).
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, the Party’s new appointee to the Chinese central bank...
UK Lords Pass Bill to Help Seize and Freeze Crypto Used for Crime
4.7.2023
The bill, introduced in September, now enters its final stages in Parliament
Google updates its privacy policy to allow data scraping for AI training
4.7.2023
The latest updates to Google’s privacy policy reveal that Google may use any public information available to train its various AI products and services
Voyager Creditors Billed $5.1M for March-May by Law Firm
4.7.2023
Latest bill brings total compensation bills to $16.4 million for bankruptcy and restructuring firm
Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions to Reduce Fraud
3.7.2023
The east European country is working on legislation to make it harder for fraudsters to get their hands on the proceeds of crime
Hong Kong Sets Up Task Force for Web3 Development
3.7.2023
Hong Kong wants to be a Web3 hub, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said
Probability for U.S. Approval of a Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Fairly High: Bernstein
3.7.2023
The lack of a spot ETF leads to the growth of over-the-counter products like the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which are more expensive, illiquid and inefficient, the report said
Singapore's MAS Orders Crypto Firms to Keep Customer Assets in a Trust by Year-End
3.7.2023
Crypto service providers in Singapore are now required to safekeep customer assets under a statutory trust before the end of the year
South Korea Passes Crypto Bill for User Protection
3.7.2023
The bill marks the country's first step towards a digital asset legal framework
Federal Reserve Chair Pushes Stronger Measures to Tackle Inflation, Considers Back-to-Back Rate Hikes
1.7.2023
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reaffirmed the Fed’s hawkish stance. Noting that the latest economic data indicates that the Fed’s policy “may not be restrictive enough” and “has not been restrictive for long enough,” Powell stated that the central bank could...
Court Orders Kraken to Turn Over History Transaction and Account Information to IRS
30.6.2023
A federal court ordered crypto exchange Kraken to turn over account and transaction information to the IRS, which said it needed that information to see if any of the exchange's users had underreported their taxes
Coinbase Will Be Fidelity's Surveillance Partner for Bitcoin ETF, Refiled Application Says
30.6.2023
Cboe's BZX Exchange named crypto exchange Coinbase as the market for its surveillance-sharing agreement when it refiled its bitcoin exchange-traded fund application on TKday
Bankrupt Celsius Can Convert Altcoins to BTC, ETH Starting July 1 Following SEC Talks
30.6.2023
Creditor distributions will only be made in the two most popular cryptocurrencies, the company said
What is the International Monetary Fund, and how does it work?
30.6.2023
Explore the IMF’s objectives, governance structure and key functions in promoting global financial stability
The Crypto Industry’s New Favorite Punching Bag – Prometheum – Asks for a Chance
30.6.2023
No new crypto rules are needed, said Aaron Kaplan, co-CEO of Prometheum Inc., and his company means to demonstrate it – even as the issuers whose tokens it seeks to trade say no thanks
New Zealand Is Not Exploring Crypto Regulation, but Recommends Increased Vigilance
30.6.2023
After receiving 50 submissions as part of a consultation process, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has said it won't propose a regulatory approach towards stablecoins and crypto-assets