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Bitcoin Suisse Chairman Says EU Won’t Ban Crypto, But It May Seek to Contain It
31.1.2023
Luzius Meisser, chairman of the Swiss crypto firm, weighs in on why the E.U. is likely to try to build a firewall around crypto rather than prohibit its use altogether
BlockFi's Crypto Mining Assets May Be Headed to Market After Bankruptcy Hearing
30.1.2023
The crypto lender’s quest to get its hands on $580 million of Robinhood shares originally owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has taken another turn, the court was told
Jailed Kickboxer Andrew Tate Promoted Bitcoin for Tax Avoidance in Video
30.1.2023
The video of Andrew Tate, who was 2022's 8th most Googled person, was published by popular YouTube personality and criminal lawyer, Bruce Rivers, earlier this month. But the strategy Tate touted for bitcoin tax avoidance would likely run afoul of the law in many jurisdictions
Crypto India Looks for Relief but Holds Out Little Hope in Budget Speech
30.1.2023
India is unlikely to change its restrictive crypto tax rules when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils the country’s new budget on Wednesday, CoinDesk has learned
Sam Bankman-Fried Backed Charity Under UK Probe
30.1.2023
The inquiry will investigate the extent of the risk to the charity's assets and whether the trustees are complying with their duties around protection of said assets
Crypto Exchange Gemini Emphasized FDIC Insurance in Communications With Earn Customers: Report
30.1.2023
Gemini reportedly claimed repeatedly that its the assets of customers using its Earn product were safe thanks to being backed by the FDIC
New York Regulator Investigating Crypto Exchange Gemini Over FDIC Claims: Report
30.1.2023
Gemini reportedly claimed repeatedly that its the assets of customers using its Earn product were safe thanks to being backed by the FDIC
Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules
30.1.2023
Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission
FTX Seeks to Remove Turkish Units From Bankruptcy Case
30.1.2023
The U.S. estate of the bankrupt crypto exchange doesn’t reckon the Turkish authorities are going to cooperate, after their seized local assets in November
South Korea to Start Tracking Crypto Transactions in Bid to Crack Down on Money Laundering
30.1.2023
The country will start off using a third-party system while it develops its own software
Australian Regulator Had Internally Raised Concerns on FTX
30.1.2023
56 documents published by ASIC shows that the regulator was assessing some products offered by FTX in the country
Market Strategist Warns of ‘Blood’ on February 1 Ahead of Fed Meeting
29.1.2023
Stocks, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies rallied during the first month of the year, and market strategists are saying that markets could retract in the near future if the U.S. Federal Reserve keeps hiking rates and maintaining a broader tightening policy. In three days, on Feb. 1, 2023,...
US Federal Reserve Board Issues Policy Statement That Limits Banks’ Crypto Related Activities
28.1.2023
The United States Federal Reserve Board said on Jan. 27 that both insured and uninsured banks will be subjected to limits on certain activities including those that are associated with crypto assets. The board’s latest action does not preclude a state member bank or prospective applicant from...
Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Right to Transfer FTX's Crypto
28.1.2023
Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto exchange's founder said there was no evidence for restricting access to crypto held by FTX as part of bail conditions in a fraud trial
DOJ Claims Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Influence Witness Testimony, Asks for Communications Ban
28.1.2023
Federal prosecutors wrote a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan on Friday, requesting that he modify the conditions of Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail to include ban on private communications with current and former employees of FTX and Alameda Research
Fed policy to align bank oversight could limit crypto activities by state banks
27.1.2023
The new policy would align the allowable activities for insured and uninsured state banks and OCC-supervised national banks by making rules for state banks more restrictive
Better Policy Can Turn NFTs Into an Intellectual Property Powerhouse
27.1.2023
The Best Tool for Designing Effective DeFi Policies Is Web3 Itself
27.1.2023
Crypto Custodian Prime Trust to Cease Operations in Texas at End of January
27.1.2023
The firm withdrew its Texas Money Transmitter License application but says it intends to reapply "swiftly."
Custodia Bank Denied Federal Reserve System Membership
27.1.2023
The Federal Reserve Board has denied Custodia Bank’s application for membership, claiming the crypto-focused institution’s “novel business model and proposed focus on crypto-assets presented significant safety and soundness risks.”