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SEC vs Coinbase Case Set for July 13 After Exchange’s ‘Creative' Opening Response
30.6.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will present its response to Coinbase's first legal defense, filed Thursday, on July 13, the court has ordered
Prime Trust Is Having a Bad Month
29.6.2023
Prime Trust may be taken over by the state of Nevada, and the situation seems alarming
Stablecoin Wallet Rpay Secures License from OFAC to Continue Operating in Venezuela
29.6.2023
The approval does not absolve Rpay of its compliance duties, but does eliminate the growing compliance risk, the company said
UK Crypto, Stablecoin Rules Receive Royal Assent, Passing Into Law
29.6.2023
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 classifies crypto as a regulated financial activity
Canadian Lawmakers Call for National Blockchain, Crypto Strategy
29.6.2023
The government should recognize blockchain as an emerging industry with "significant" long-term economic and job creation opportunities, a lawmaker committee on industry and tech said
Slovakian Crypto Tax-Cutting Bill Passes National Parliament
29.6.2023
Lawmakers wanted to see a 7% rate for crypto held longer than a year
Binance Crypto Custody License Application Denied by German Regulator BaFin: Report
29.6.2023
Binance said it is continuing to comply with BaFin requirements in "a detailed and ongoing process."
ECB to Start Wholesale CBDC Settlement Trials in 2024
29.6.2023
The central bank wants to see innovative interventions in financial markets – but under existing rules
SEC Has No Jurisdiction Over Cryptos on Coinbase's Platform, Exchange Claims in Response to Regulator's Lawsuit
29.6.2023
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase claimed that digital assets listed on its platform fall outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) purview in its first legal response to the regulator's lawsuit. The SEC sued Coinbase at the beginning of June, alleging that a dozen of...
Ex-FTX Compliance Officer Sued for Allegedly Paying Off Would-Be Whistleblowers
28.6.2023
FTX's lawyers allege Daniel Friedberg allowed its executives' criminal activities to fly under the radar for years
Former NYSE Broker to Pay $54M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges
28.6.2023
Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to charges of defrauding around 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme
Australia Acts on De-Banking of Crypto Entities, Supports Policy Recommendations to Tackle Issue
28.6.2023
Australia's Treasury said on Wednesday it recognises the seriousness of de-banking and that it understands inaction could drive business underground after instances of banking partners cutting-off crypto platforms in the nation
EU Publishes Digital Euro Bill Featuring Privacy Controls, Offline Guarantee
28.6.2023
Officials want a digital payment system available to “everyone, everywhere, for free.”
‘End the Extortion:’ BlockFi Creditors File to Liquidate Estate
28.6.2023
Creditors accuse CEO Zac Prince of defrauding customers and the company of “mischief” in delaying a wind-up
Israel Seizes Millions in Crypto From Iranian Military and Hezbollah: Report
28.6.2023
Israel's government has seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from accounts linked to the Iranian military and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon
EU’s Controversial Smart Contract Kill-Switch Rules Finalized by Negotiators
28.6.2023
Lawmakers and governments have reached a deal on the Data Act despite protests from the blockchain industry
UK Needs Bespoke Legal Framework for Using Crypto as Collateral: Law Commission
28.6.2023
The Commission, funded by the Ministry of Justice, also pushed for legislation to treat crypto as a new type of property in its latest set of recommendations
Nevada Places Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Into Receivership
27.6.2023
Nevada's Financial Institutions Divisoin filed to appoint a receiver for crypto custodian on Prime Trust, the regulator announced on Tuesday
Judge Rejects FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Motions to Dismiss Criminal Charges
27.6.2023
U.S. Judge Lewis Kaplan denied several of Sam Bankman-Fried's motions to dismiss criminal charges against him. He had previously denied the FTX founder's remaining motions to dismiss charges
Zimbabwe's Gold-Backed Digital Token Won't Fix the Country's Currency Woes, Economists Say
27.6.2023
Sound macroeconomic policies like raising interest rates and bringing down the country's deficit could dampen Zimbabwe's currency instability, economists said