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Crypto firm claiming $1.4B in trades on CMC flashes reportedly fake license data

26.9.2023
A crypto exchange claiming $1.7 billion in daily trades, and reporting $1.4 billion on CMC, had been reportedly displaying false license data until it was checked by Estonian regulators

Hong Kong to Disclose All Crypto License Applicants After JPEX Probe

25.9.2023
Securities and Futures Commission says decision was made in light of public demand

Hong Kong to Reveal List of Crypto License Applicants in the Wake of JPEX Scandal

25.9.2023
Hong Kong’s financial watchdog confirmed Monday that it would publish the list of cryptocurrency trading firms that have applied for licenses to operate in the Chinese territory, in the wake of the JPEX scandal. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will reveal the list following public...

Union Bank of the Philippines Secures Central Bank License to Offer Crypto Trading

21.9.2023
Philippine’s Union Bank has become the first and only bank in the country to receive a license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to operate as a virtual asset service provider (VASP). The bank received a ‘Certificate of Authority’ from the central bank, marking it the first in...

Crypto payment firm Alchemy Pay wins money transmitter license in US

21.9.2023
Alchemy Pay has joined the ranks of crypto firms like Coinbase and Jack Dorsey’s Block in securing the Money Transmitter License in Arkansas

VARA issues an operating license to TOKO Network

11.9.2023
Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority has issued an operating license to TOKO Network. This grants permission to the network to work as a Broker Dealer and Exchange Service. VARA has been engaging with crypto ventures in Dubai to ensure their operations comply with the prevailing regulatory...

France Moves To License TradFi and Crypto Influencers

11.9.2023
French authorities have rolled out a licensing program for influencers involved in financial products including cryptocurrencies citing investor protection concerns. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP), two French...

Ripple Acquires Crypto Financial Services Company Fortress Trust

8.9.2023
Ripple, a leading blockchain and cryptocurrency company, has acquired Fortress Trust, a Nevada-licensed financial services provider for the crypto industry. The purchase expands Ripple’s regulatory licenses and infrastructure to bolster its position in enterprise blockchain solutions. Ripple...

Ripple acquires Fortress Trust, expands license portfolio in the US

8.9.2023
Fortress holds a Nevada Trust license for asset custody. Ripple holds more than 30 licenses across the United States

OKX In Final Stage To Obtain Hong Kong VASP License As Retail Trading Market Grows

4.9.2023
Digital asset exchange, OKX has entered the final stage to obtain a Virtual Asset Service Provider License (VASP) in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s pro-crypto stance in 2023 has seen firms apply for licenses to offer multiple crypto trading services in the country. At the moment, Hong Kong authorities...

OKX crypto exchange enters final stage of Hong Kong VASP license application

4.9.2023
The Hong Kong regulators have only approved a handful of crypto exchanges to date that are permitted to offer crypto retail trading services

Colorado DMV Accepts Crypto Payments Through Paypal

2.9.2023
The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced it accepts cryptocurrency for its online services via the payment processor Paypal. Besides paying local taxes with coins, residents of the crypto-friendly state will be able to use their digital cash to renew driver’s licenses...

Swiss SEBA Bank Obtains In-Principle Approval to Offer Crypto Services in Hong Kong

31.8.2023
Switzerland-based crypto-friendly SEBA Bank announced it has received an approval-in-principle to operate in Hong Kong. The regulatory nod brings the Swiss bank’s local entity closer to becoming a licensed provider of various services for crypto assets in the Chinese region. SEBA Bank Takes a Step...

Elon Musk's X Social Media Platform Acquires Crypto Payments License

30.8.2023
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has acquired a regulatory license that enables it to process cryptocurrency payments in the US. The specific license is the Rhode Island Currency Transmitter License, issued to X on August 28, according to publicly available data from...

SEBA Bank secures in-principle nod for crypto services in Hong Kong

30.8.2023
SEBA Hong Kong’s approval joins a flurry of regulated crypto activity that’s taken place over the past month

Elon Musk’s X moves closer to crypto payments with new state license

30.8.2023
Regulators from Rhode Island have approved X’s application for a currency transmitter license

Crypto Collapse: Prime Trust’s Fall From Grace and the Disappearing Wallet Mystery

25.8.2023
After Prime Trust filed for bankruptcy protection, the company’s interim CEO Jor Law cited excessive spending, losses on the stablecoin terrausd, and problems accessing customer funds held in cold storage wallets as contributing factors. From Cold Storage to Cold Reality: The Dramatic Decline...