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Binance Expects to Pay Fines to Settle With US Regulators for Past Conduct: Report
18.2.2023
Crypto exchange Binance expects to pay fines to U.S. authorities to settle regulatory and law-enforcement investigations over its past conduct, the company’s chief strategy officer reportedly said. When Binance began its business, the company was unfamiliar with the rules it needed to comply...
Binance readies checkbook for potential fines from US regulators: Report
16.2.2023
The world’s largest crypto exchange wants to resolve outstanding investigations with U.S. regulators
Binance Bracing Itself for Fines From US Regulators to Settle ‘Past Conduct’: WSJ
16.2.2023
As U.S. regulators continue to sniff around Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange is prepared to pay monetary penalties to “make amends” for past regulatory violations, according to The Wall Street Journal
Former Paxos Exec: Regulators Failed to Address Crypto Collapses, Now They’re Going After 'On-Ramps'
15.2.2023
Jesse Austin Campbell, former head of portfolio management at the firm, says that because regulators did not adequately address the collapses of Celsius Network, Terra Luna and FTX, they are now in pursuit of on-ramps to get to Binance
UK Law Enforcement and Regulators Join Forces to Dismantle Illegal Crypto ATMs
15.2.2023
UK authorities have raided several properties around Leeds suspected of hosting illegally operated cryptocurrency automatic teller machines (ATMs).
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as West Yorkshire Police’s Digital Intelligence Unit, were involved in the raids, which...
Stablecoins Are Not New. So Why Are Regulators Attacking Paxos?
14.2.2023
Binance CEO Distances Himself From BUSD Stablecoin as Regulators Act
14.2.2023
CZ said Binance will continue working with other stablecoin issuers, and noted he’s skeptical about claims Circle raised alarm bells with regulators
Binance's Stablecoin Under Fire: Rival Circle Sounds the Alarm to NY Regulators
14.2.2023
Circle, the US-based payments company that issues the stablecoin USD coin (USDC), alleged that major crypto exchange Binance did not fully back some of its own stablecoin proxies - and on Monday, blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos was ordered to cut its connection with Binance in regard...
Stablecoin Lender Liquity's LQTY Token Surges 45% as New York Regulator Goes After Paxos' BUSD
14.2.2023
Traders look more closely at decentralised censorship-resistant stablecoin lending protocols like Liquity in the wake of regulatory action on Paxos' centralized dollar-pegged cryptocurrency BUSD
Crypto's Banking Problem: Industry Needs Access but US Regulators Keep Digital Assets at Bay
13.2.2023
Crypto can’t become what many of its proponents want it to be without banks, but U.S. regulators are circling the wagons around the banking system they oversee. That barrier is only getting wider as the Federal Reserve and other agencies turn away crypto firms trying to link with the traditional...
Nexo shutters US Earn product a month after settling with regulators
13.2.2023
The shutdown of Nexo’s earn product follows from a multi-million dollar settlement the firm paid last month with U.S. regulators
Report: Paypal Puts Stablecoin Plans on Hold as US Regulators Crack Down on Crypto Industry
11.2.2023
During the first week of 2023, payment service giant Paypal said it was exploring the launch of a stablecoin. At the time, an executive at Paypal stated that if the company moved forward, it would work closely with financial regulators. However, on Feb. 10, a source noted that Paypal has put...
Federal Reserve Governor Reinforces US Regulators’ Preference for Keeping Crypto Apart From Banks
10.2.2023
Parts of the crypto universe should be encouraged to thrive as long as they don’t threaten the U.S. banking system, said Christopher Waller, a Federal Reserve Board governor, who also shared an optimistic note that the young industry will work out its problems
Argentina Mulls Inclusion of Proof-of-Solvency Requirements in Crypto Regulation
10.2.2023
Regulators in Argentina are mulling the inclusion of stringent requirements in their next cryptocurrency regulatory framework. According to reports, institutions like the national securities regulator, the CNV, will be studying the inclusion of proof-of-solvency requirements for exchanges...
Stablecoin issuer Paxos probed by New York regulators
10.2.2023
While the exact reason for the investigation hasn’t been revealed, it has been reported that the New York regulator plans on upping its efforts to protect consumers this year
US financial regulators warn against crypto exposure in retirement accounts
7.2.2023
The financial watchdogs targeted self-directed individual retirement accounts with potential exposure to crypto in a warning to investors
New Revelation: Australian Regulators Probed FTX Crypto Exchange Before Its Collapse – Here's Why
31.1.2023
It has emerged that the once thriving FTX exchange had been subject to open inquiries from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) since March 2022.
With over 30,000 Australian investors seeking to reclaim their individual deposits of up to $1M (AUD). Questions are surfacing...
South Korean Regulators Set to Carry out ‘Regular’ Crypto Firm Probes
31.1.2023
South Korean financial regulators will start conducting “regular” on-site inspections at domestic crypto firms this year. And they say they will investigate not only exchanges, but also wallet operators and crypto custody-related firms.
The announcement was made by the top financial regulator,...
US Senator Focused on Crypto Money Laundering Crackdown — Urges Congress, Regulators to Take Action
30.1.2023
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Congress to ensure regulators, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have the tools to regulate the crypto industry effectively and crack down on crypto money laundering activities. “The current legal structure essentially holds up...
Japan Embraces Web3 As Global Regulators Grow Wary of Crypto
26.1.2023
With tight regulations already in place that helped insulate FTX Japan and its investors from heavy losses suffered elsewhere in the world, Japan is working on policy and guidelines for stablecoins, NFTs and DAOs as it welcomes a crypto future