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Nasdaq Resubmits Blackrock Spot Bitcoin ETF Application, Inks Agreement With Coinbase for Surveillance-Sharing

4.7.2023
After the four firms that filed for spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) resubmitted their applications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the asset manager Blackrock followed suit with an amended application. Similar to Cboe’s refiling of registrations from...

Singapore to require crypto firms to put user assets into trusts by year-end

3.7.2023
MAS is also working to restrict crypto service providers from facilitating lending or staking for retail customers, but not for institutional ones

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

Chinese Firms Using Digital Yuan to Pay Electricity Bills

30.6.2023
Energy providers in China are adding digital yuan payment options, allowing companies and individuals to settle their bills in the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). Per the news outlet Dizo, the city of Suzhou’s Xiangcheng District’s drainage and sanitation companies recently used...

Maple Finance Expands to Direct Lending Targeting Web3 Firms

28.6.2023
The firm aspires to fill the gap in crypto lending left by the implosion of centralized lenders such as BlockFi and Genesis

Web3 firms are spending up to $25M on HK crypto licenses: Report

27.6.2023
VASP expenditures are varying between 20 million to 200 million Hong Kong dollars as firms scramble to find Web3 talent for licensing

Crypto Firms Face Turmoil as Prime Trust Fallout Causes Service Disruptions and Concerns

23.6.2023
After the Bitgo acquisition deal to purchase Prime Trust fell through, it seems that crypto firms that have worked with the custodian are experiencing problems. On Thursday, Seattle-based fintech startup Stably announced the need to “temporarily pause” certain services and operations....

Beware of Fake Regulatory Claims by Crypto Firms, Warns Canadian Securities Administrators

22.6.2023
Canada’s crypto sector has seen a rise in the number of companies that falsely claim to be authorized to offer their services in the country, according to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). The authorities stated that several firms claimed to be affiliated with fictitious regulatory...

Valkyrie Funds Joins Race for SEC Approval as It Files Application for Spot Bitcoin ETF

22.6.2023
On Wednesday, Valkyrie Funds, a Tennessee-based asset manager offering a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a defi fund, and a bitcoin mining industry ETF, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a spot bitcoin ETF. SEC Flooded With Spot Bitcoin...

Crypto firms tout 'fictitious' regulatory stamps, Canadian regulator warns

21.6.2023
"Fake" regulatory and dispute resolution entities are being used to make some crypto providers look legitimate, warns the Canadian Securities Administrators

Lack of bipartisan support on crypto regulation could make US ‘less attractive’ to firms: Moody’s

20.6.2023
A report from the investors’ service pointed to a political divide in language on bills concerning stablecoins and providing a comprehensive framework for digital assets

UK Financial Watchdog Cancels Binance Permissions on Firm's Request

19.6.2023
U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority said Binance's local unit is no longer authorized to provide any regulated services in the country

Hong Kong says Cyberport attracted 150 Web3 firms in a year

19.6.2023
The country’s Financial Secretary says state funding and support have helped draw Web3 innovators to the digital hub

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: Former SEC Official William Hinman Received ‘Millions of Dollars’ From Law Firms With a ‘Vested Interest’ in His Speech

19.6.2023
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has blasted the enforcement approach of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the release of the Hinman docs, which contain internal discussions that the institution had before the now famous 2018 speech offered by former SEC Division of Corporation...

Warnings of Regulatory ‘Siege,’ Binance US Asset Freeze Averted, Schiff Says Fed Destroyed US Banking System, and More — Week in Review

18.6.2023
Red tape and confusion has been the theme in crypto news as of late, with cryptocurrency firms scrambling to stay compliant with regulators like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with little to no definite regulatory clarity made available to them thus far. In the wake of lawsuits...

Tether Counted Securities Issued by Chinese Firms Among Its Reserves: Bloomberg News

16.6.2023
Tether Holdings Ltd. at one point counted securities issued by Chinese companies among the reserves backing its USDT stablecoin, according to Bloomberg News. Tether at a point in time held securities issued by state-owned Chinese companies including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd....

Blockchain Analytics Firm Chainalysis Urges Crypto Firms to Start MiCA Preparations Now

16.6.2023
The past week saw the forthcoming Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation formally published in the EU's official journal, marking a significant milestone for regulation in the crypto space. Consequently, Chainalysis’ head of policy for Europe has urged cryptocurrency companies to start...