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Sberbank to Join Russia’s Crypto Settlement Pilot This Fall, Executive Reveals
5.9.2024
Sberbank, Russia’s largest financial institution, plans to join a cryptocurrency settlement pilot program this fall. The bank also aims to serve clients using digital rubles by 2025. Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov supports regulatory efforts to legitimize cryptocurrencies for international...
Robinhood reaches $3.9M settlement over blocked crypto withdrawals
5.9.2024
Robinhood Crypto LLC has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle claims it failed to let customers withdraw cryptocurrency from their accounts between 2018 and 2022.
Robinhood's Former Ban on Crypto Withdrawals Draws $3.9M Settlement in California
5.9.2024
Robinhood's crypto-trading subsidiary used to prevent customers from withdrawing the tokens they bought. Though Robinhood Crypto LLC abandoned that policy in 2022, on Wednesday its past practices earned a $3.9 million slap on the wrist from the state of California
Bilateral Settlement Between China and Russia Worsens Due to New Sanctions
2.9.2024
The payment flow between China and Russia is being disrupted once again due to the enactment of a new package of sanctions that includes 46 Chinese companies allegedly assisting the Russian war effort. This has affected imports of dual-use products, which can be used for both military and civilian...
Crypto Is Now a Non-negotiable for Traditional Banks
28.8.2024
Simple “engagement” isn’t enough. Banks need to start experimenting with tokenization and blockchain-powered settlement, or risk getting left behind, says Sygnum Bank’s Lucas Schweiger
Crypto Fund Settles With NFA Over $2.5M Bitcoin Loan
21.8.2024
Cryptocurrency fund Ikigai Strategic Partners has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine to the National Futures Association (NFA) following allegations of an illicit bitcoin loan, according to an Aug. 20 decision by an NFA hearing panel. The fine addresses the fallout from the industry-wide liquidity...
Terraform Labs bankruptcy reorganization hearing set for September
21.8.2024
The court's decision will determine if the company can restructure or must liquidate
Mango Markets’ Future Hangs in the Balance With New SEC Settlement Vote
20.8.2024
Mango Markets, the Solana-based decentralized finance (defi) platform that lost more than $110 million in 2022, is currently holding a vote on a proposed settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over alleged securities violations. Should the proposal pass, it could result...
Mango Markets DAO mulls offering settlement with SEC
20.8.2024
The proposed settlement involves Mango DAO neither admitting nor denying wrongdoing and paying a $223,228 fine.
Binance Pays $1.75 Million to Settle Irregular Derivatives Offering Procedure in Brazil
16.8.2024
Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has settled an administrative procedure with the CVM, the securities regulator of Brazil. The exchange proposed to pay 9.6 million Brazilian reais (approximately $1.75 million) to resolve a case involving the irregular offering...
Binance Agrees to Pay $1.76 Million in Brazil Settlement
14.8.2024
Crypto exchange Binance has agreed to a settlement with Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) to end the…
Binance to Pay $1.7M to Brazilian Securities Commission to End Probe Into Unauthorized Derivatives Offering
14.8.2024
The Latin American country's agency had rejected Binance’s previous proposal, made in August 2023, to end an investigation into its derivatives products
SEC and Ideanomics settle in fraudulent $40M crypto revenue reporting
10.8.2024
The Ideanomics case exemplifies the potential consequences of misleading financial practices and reinforces the need for rigorous compliance with federal securities laws
New York judge nods $12.7B settlement between FTX, Alameda and CFTC
8.8.2024
United States District Judge Peter Castel has officially signed off on a settlement between FTX and the commodities regulator, meaning $12.7 billion will be paid back to FTX creditors
XRP Surges 7% Amid Ripple-SEC Settlement Hopes, $600M Token Unlock
31.7.2024
XRP trading activity is heightening in South Korea, where traders tend to push euphoric rallies on tokens
Bank of England to experiment with wholesale CBDC, synchronization
30.7.2024
The BOE is considering applying DLT to its existing settlement system and introducing a wCBDC
Slovenia Launches First Digital Bond in EU Sovereign History
30.7.2024
On July 25, 2024, Slovenia issued its first digital bond, marking a significant milestone as the first EU sovereign and one of the earliest worldwide to do so. The bond issuance occurred under the European Central Bank’s (ECB) wholesale central bank money settlement experimentation program....
Hashdex files S-1 for ETF to hold Bitcoin, Ether and potentially others
25.7.2024
The Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF could see other cryptocurrencies added down the track, subject to all the necessary approvals
AgriDex Settles First Agricultural Trade on Solana Blockchain
24.7.2024
AgriDex, a Solana-based marketplace aiming to bring the global agricultural market on-chain by tokenizing various crops has settled its first agricultural trade on the Solana blockchain, it told CoinDesk on Wednesday
Gemini reaches settlement with IRA Financial Trust over $36M exploit
19.7.2024
The lawsuit, initially filed by IRA in June 2022, alleged that Gemini misrepresented its security protections, resulting in an exploit that removed $36 million in crypto