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US Judge Allows Crypto Advocates to Join Ooki Defense Against CFTC
13.10.2022
A federal judge ruled late Wednesday that LeXpunK Army and the DeFi Education Fund could file friends of the court motions. The crypto advocates want to convince him that the CFTC should identify individual Ooki DAO members, rather than serve them all at once through a website portal
Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Ban — Lawsuit Says Government’s Action ‘Was Unlawful’
12.10.2022
The non-profit that focuses on policy issues facing cryptocurrencies, Coin Center, has filed a lawsuit against the Treasury department, the secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) director Andrea Gacki. Coin Center’s court filing says...
Canadian Self-Regulatory Agency Approves First Crypto-Native Investment Dealer
12.10.2022
Coinsquare has also been granted license to operate as a regulated alternative trading system (ATS), allowing it to match large, illiquid crypto trades between institutional investors
Key US Lawmaker Says Talks Continue Over ‘Ugly Baby’ Bill to Oversee Stablecoins
12.10.2022
After months negotiating legislation to establish U.S. oversight, Rep. Patrick McHenry signals the challenges ahead for the effort next year at DC Fintech Week
Regulators Should Use 'Range of Options' in Fintech, Fed's Barr Says
12.10.2022
Sometimes just identifying risks is enough to change risky behavior, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said at DC Fintech Week
Binance Accused of Filing Inaccurate Financials by UK Subsidiary Shareholder
12.10.2022
Shareholder Dimplx Limited is looking to obtain a court-ordered valuation of its ownership stake in Binance's U.K. subsidiary
Senator Warren Leads Congressional Group's Probe Into Bitcoin Mining Energy Use in Texas
12.10.2022
Seven Democrats are asking Texas grid operator how bitcoin mining is impacting the state
Crypto Think Tank Coin Center Sues US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
12.10.2022
Coin Center is backing a second lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department alleging its sanctioning of Tornado Cash overstepped legal bounds
Kazakhstan Legislature Pushes New Crypto Rules Forward: Report
12.10.2022
The lower house of the country's parliament has passed five bills relating to digital assets on the first reading as the government tightens its grip on crypto mining
Blockchain.com Wins Singapore License: Report
12.10.2022
Blockchain.com has received approval to offer payments services from Singapore's central bank, it announced according to a report. The development makes Blockchain.com the second crypto exchange after Coinbase to announce it had won a licence in Singapore in two days
Tron Partners With Dominica Govt. to Issue National 'Fan Token'
12.10.2022
The Caribbean island's government may now accept native Tron tokens such as TRX and USDT for public payments including taxes under a new ordinance
In SEC Lawsuit, Grayscale Calls Spot ETF Rejection ‘Arbitrary, Capricious, and Discriminatory’
12.10.2022
Grayscale Investments called the the U S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) June decision to reject its application to convert its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) “arbitrary, capricious, and discriminatory" in an opening legal brief...
Crypto Mixers Haven't 'Slowed' DOJ Investigations, Director Says
11.10.2022
U.S. Department of Justice Crypto Enforcement Team Director Eun Young Choi said mixers cause a "multiplier effect" but aren't "necessarily" slowing investigations down
Ooki DAO Case So ‘Egregious,’ CFTC Had No Choice, Chair Behnam Says
11.10.2022
The controversial case against Ooki DAO was “so egregious and so obvious” that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) had to pursue it, said Chairman Rostin Behnam
SEC Investigating Bored Ape Creator Yuga Labs Over Unregistered Offerings: Report
11.10.2022
The SEC is looking into whether some of Yuga’s NFTs should follow the same disclosure rules as stocks, according to Bloomberg
Slicing the Elephant: Inside the Design of a Digital Euro
11.10.2022
There are plenty of decisions yet to be made about the landmark CBDC, the head of the ECB’s digital euro project, Evelien Witlox, tells CoinDesk
Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Pay $30M in US Treasury Sanctions Settlement
11.10.2022
Crypto exchange Bittrex will pay the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions and money laundering watchdogs $30 million to settle allegations it maintained a poor compliance program between 2014 and 2017, allowing individuals from sanctioned jurisdictions to trade on the platform
Blockfusion's Crypto Mine in Niagara Falls Shut Down Due to Zoning Ordinances
11.10.2022
As soon as the city's moratorium on the industry was lifted, Blockfusion was ordered to shut down over zoning issues
‘Comprehensive’ International Crypto Rules Proposed by Influential Finance Watchdog
11.10.2022
Financial Stability Board plans could see stablecoins forced to centralize and crypto conglomerates broken up
‘Fear’ May be Keeping Ooki DAO From Mounting Defense Against CFTC
11.10.2022
No one voted the first time an Ooki DAO member tried to gather support for a legal defense effort. Just three people have voted in favor of a second effort