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Celsius Founder Mashinsky Denies ‘Baseless’ Fraud Claims From New York State
3.5.2023
Attorney General Letitia James said Mashinsky misled investors about the health of the now bankrupt crypto lender
Allow Influencers to Promote Registered Crypto Firms, French Senators Say
3.5.2023
Lawmakers in the French National Assembly are seeking to effectively ban promoting crypto on social media, but Senators appear to favor lighter restrictions
UK Set to Ban Cold Calls Selling Financial Products, Including Crypto
3.5.2023
The reported value of U.K. cryptocurrency fraud climbed 32% to £226 million in the year ending in September 2022
White House Pushes for Punitive Tax on Crypto Mining
2.5.2023
3AC Founders’ OPNX Exchange Formally Reprimanded by Dubai Crypto Regulator
2.5.2023
The action by the Virtual Assets Regulation Authority targeting Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and others follows two cease-and-desist letters for operating an unregulated exchange
Celsius Seeks to Merge UK, U.S. Entities Amid Allegations Distinction Was a ‘Sham’
2.5.2023
Resolving the company’s murky corporate design could prove key to recoveries for customers and Series B investors
Crypto Exchange Poloniex Agrees to $7.6M Fee to Settle Sanctions Violation Charges
1.5.2023
Crypto exchange Poloniex will remit $7.59 million to settle sanctions violations allegations with the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the sanctions watchdog announced Monday
Coinme, Subsidiary and CEO Fined $4M by SEC Over UpToken Offering
1.5.2023
The bitcoin kiosk company, its subsidiary Up Global and the CEO of both entities were accused of conducting "unregistered offers and sales of securities."
Nigeria's SEC Mulls Allowing Tokenized Equity, Property But Not Crypto: Bloomberg
1.5.2023
The regulator is considering applications for digital asset exchanges on a trial basis
‘Evil Crypto’ Can Be Used in Foreign Trade, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Says
1.5.2023
Cryptocurrency may be bad for investors but it can be useful in international settlements, according to a top government official in Moscow. Russian authorities intend to set up a special committee that would issue permits to operators employing crypto in foreign trade transactions, he indicated....
Report: Kenya to Start Levying Tax on Revenue Earned by Crypto Exchanges
29.4.2023
According to regulations published by the country’s treasury secretary, global crypto exchanges used by Kenya’s estimated 4 million users will start paying a 1.5% tax on revenues earned. Tax-Avoiding Digital Asset Platforms The Kenyan Treasury has said it will start levying taxes...
U.S. House Will Have Crypto Bill in 2 Months: McHenry
29.4.2023
AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. House Financial Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee will put together legislation to oversee the crypto sector in the "next two months" after holding joint public hearings starting May, said Patrick McHenry (R–N.C.), chair of the House Financial Services...
Global Crypto Regulation Needs Coordination, Not Duplication, Legal Experts Say
28.4.2023
"It's not good to put crypto all in the same basket and look at it in a vacuum," said Marianne Bechara, senior counsel at the IMF
Signature Bank Failed Because of Mismanagement, Contagion, FDIC Report Says
28.4.2023
The federal banking regulator said Signature’s exposure to crypto industry deposits was also a contributing factor to its failure
Where crypto can grow: Digital asset regulations around the world
28.4.2023
While many countries have sped up their efforts to regulate cryptocurrencies following a crisis-filled 2022, most still lack a clear framework for the industry to build around
Hamas' Military Wing to Stop Accepting Bitcoin Donations: Report
28.4.2023
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades reportedly said the move is to protect donors from harm
New Ukrainian Crypto Regulations to Debut by Year’s End – Here’s All You Need to Know
28.4.2023
Ukraine is set to roll out new, EU-inspired crypto regulations, with Kyiv hoping to impose the rules before the year is out.
Forbes Ukraine reported that the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, the Ministry of Digital Finance, the National Bank of Ukraine (the central bank)...
ECB Probes Decentralized Settlement for Wholesale Financial Markets
28.4.2023
Euro regulators are looking again at their centralized settlement systems in seeking to keep pace with digital innovation as they explore central bank digital currencies
South African Mirror Trading's CEO Fined $3.4B by U.S. in Bitcoin Forex Fraud Case
28.4.2023
The founder of bitcoin pool operator MTI was charged with fraud last year for running an unlicensed commodity pool scheme
Hong Kong Regulator Reminds Local Banks There Is No Ban on Crypto Firms
28.4.2023
Crypto companies have complained that opening bank accounts in the jurisdiction is difficult