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Singapore's MAS Orders Crypto Firms to Keep Customer Assets in a Trust by Year-End

3.7.2023
Crypto service providers in Singapore are now required to safekeep customer assets under a statutory trust before the end of the year

Bittrex challenges SEC's authority in crypto lawsuit, seeks dismissal

2.7.2023
Bittrex has adopted a similar approach to Coinbase, aligning its arguments closely with those made by the larger cryptocurrency exchange

Dubai Regulator Unveils Schedule of Fees for Virtual Asset-Related Activities

28.6.2023
The Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently announced the schedule of fees “covering the issuance of no-objection certificates to proprietary traders, amendments or withdrawal of licence applications, and the submission of whitepapers for VARA review.” According...

Crypto Companies in Japan Get Tax Relief Under Revised Rules

26.6.2023
The tax administration of Japan has provided an exemption to companies issuing cryptocurrencies under a revision of the corporate tax rules. A local crypto media report described the move as a step toward improving the business environment for the digital asset sector in the country. Japan...

Binance Ordered to Cease All Crypto Services in Belgium

24.6.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has been ordered by Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) to cease providing any crypto exchange and custody wallet services in the country. The Belgian financial regulator stressed that it “takes the view that by offering such services...

Ripple gets in-principle nod for digital asset services in Singapore

22.6.2023
Ripple says the "in principle" approval will help scale its "On-Demand Liquidity," the service it uses to source XRP liquidity to customers

Ripple Obtains In-Principle Approval for Major Payments Institution License in Singapore

22.6.2023
Authorities in Singapore have awarded 190 Major Payment licenses, and 11 of these have gone to Digital Payment Token companies

Monetary Authority of Singapore Proposes Protocol for Digital Money, Includes CBDCs and Stablecoins

21.6.2023
Singapore’s central bank has proposed a whitepaper on purpose-bound money (PBM), a protocol that will define benchmarks for the use of digital money including central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins. ... Read More: Monetary Authority of Singapore Proposes Protocol for Digital Money...

Binance Unit in Britain Cancels UK Regulatory Authorization

20.6.2023
Britain’s financial regulator has approved a request by Binance to cancel its regulatory permissions in the United Kingdom. The move comes as the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange takes steps to focus on fewer European markets amid increased scrutiny from regulators and ahead of Europe’s...

Crypto Exchange Okx Gets MVP Preparatory License From Dubai Regulator

16.6.2023
Crypto exchange platform Okx Global has been granted the minimal viable product (MVP) preparatory license by the Dubai regulator, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The latest VARA license has been granted almost a year after Okx received the “provisional virtual assets...

Hong Kong Put Pressure on Three Major Banks to Take on Crypto Exchanges as Clients: Report

15.6.2023
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is putting pressure on HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China to take on crypto exchanges as clients

Lawmakers introduce bill to remove SEC chair — but do they have the authority?

12.6.2023
A Supreme Court decision ruled that the U.S. President could not remove commissioners except for “standard of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.”

a16z opening London crypto office citing 'predictable' environment

12.6.2023
The expansion came following a “productive dialogue” with the U.K. Prime Minister and “months of constructive conversations” with UK policymakers, a16z’s general partner said

UK Bans ‘Refer a Friend’ Bonuses With Tougher Crypto Marketing Rules

10.6.2023
Businesses marketing crypto assets to U.K. consumers will have to abide by stricter advertising rules presented by the country’s financial watchdog. These include prohibiting ‘refer a friend’ bonuses for the industry as well as introducing a cooling-off period for first time investors. Regulator...

Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Prepare for Retail CBDC

9.6.2023
The regulator will start conducting in-depth studies and pilots on the implementation of a future e-HKD

Luxembourg's Antitrust Authority Initiates Probe into Blockchain and Web3 Competition

7.6.2023
A country in Western Europe, Luxemburg, is making moves amid actions by individual jurisdictions in the European Union for dedicated crypto regulations. In the latest development, the country's competition regulator, Autorité de la Concurrence, launched a market study on Web3...