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CFTC Charges 2 Men With Running a $44M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
19.5.2022
Two U.S. residents have been charged with running a crypto Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded hundreds of investors out of a collective $44 million
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Faces 6 to 12 Months in Jail at Sentencing Hearing Friday
19.5.2022
Commerce Dept. Asks for Public Comments on Framework for US Crypto Competitiveness
19.5.2022
The request is in response to Joe Biden’s executive order in March asking for agencies to coordinate their approach to digital assets
Panama President Considers Vetoing Crypto Regulation Legislation
19.5.2022
The bill was approved during a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly by a 40-0 vote on April 28
US Treasury Official Warns Crypto Industry to Proactively Sanction 'Problematic' Wallets
19.5.2022
Alessio Evangelista, the associate director for Enforcement at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said “too often” crypto service providers have opted to keep their head in the sand about blatantly suspect wallets “right up until the day of an OFAC designation or criminal indictment.”
G7 Finance Ministers Call to Accelerate Global Crypto Regulations Following UST Collapse: Report
19.5.2022
G7 ministers meeting in Germany want the Financial Stability Board to act faster after the collapse of stablecoin terraUSD
Fed Vice Chair Pick and Ex-Ripple Adviser Tells Senators Crypto Needs Regulation
19.5.2022
Former U.S. Treasury official and Ripple adviser Michael Barr fielded questions about crypto at his Senate nomination hearing
NYDFS Chief Says Regulators Need to Develop a ‘21st Century Framework’ for Crypto
19.5.2022
New York’s top financial regulator believes the current approach to digital asset regulation – both at the state and federal level – is due for an update
New York Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
19.5.2022
The state was once a draw for bitcoin miners, but environmental concerns are weighing on the industry
How Do You Tax an NFT?
19.5.2022
Plans to share bitcoin data with foreign tax authorities may be hard to adapt to transparent, decentralized blockchains – but once in place, new rules are hard to shift
Coinbase launches new crypto think tank to help shape policies
19.5.2022
Coinbase’s new “crypto native think tank” features an advisory board of finance and law academics from top United States universities and will publish original research to shape policies around crypto
Bank of England’s Cunliffe Warns Crypto Will See Tough Times as Federal Reserve Tightens Financial Conditions
19.5.2022
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned of hard times ahead for cryptocurrency investors as the Federal Reserve and other central banks tighten monetary policy. Bank of England’s Executive Warns About Crypto Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy...
US Appeals Court Orders SEC to Bring Enforcement Actions to Jury Trials
19.5.2022
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in the U.S. found that the target of an SEC enforcement action's constitutional rights were violated by the use of an in-house SEC judge, rather than a jury trial
CFTC Chair Indicates Agency Will Increase Crypto Enforcement: Report
19.5.2022
Rostin Behnam said the agency was facing a rapidly increasing number of cases and would add resources to address crypto fraud
Biden Administration Wants Crypto Exchanges to Separate Customer and Corporate Funds
18.5.2022
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will press Congress to demand cryptocurrency exchanges keep their customers’ money separate from their own corporate funds, according to a person familiar with the plan that could constrain the way the industry does business
El presidente de El Salvador promueve la adopción de bitcoin entre países emergentes
18.5.2022
Nayib Bukele recibe a representantes financieros de 44 economías en desarrollo en la reunión anual de la Alianza para la Inclusión Financiera
SEC’s Gensler Uses Crypto Oversight Needs As Case for Higher Budget
18.5.2022
Gary Gensler, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, made a pitch for a higher budget Wednesday, telling lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives that he wants to do more as a cop on the cryptocurrency beat. He cited the collapse of TerraUSD (UST) as evidence for the need...
Binance Seeking ‘Ideal Point’ for India Launch
18.5.2022
Hiring moves, active consultations and monitoring of the regulatory environment indicate an eminent launch of Binance in India
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Promotes Bitcoin Adoption by Emerging Countries
17.5.2022
Bukele is hosting financial representatives from 44 developing economies as part of annual meetings of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion
Dutch Finance Official Wants to Ban Retail Investors From Trading Crypto Derivatives
17.5.2022
Regulators think options and futures should only be for professional investors, but the Authority for Financial Markets doesn’t yet have powers for a UK-style ban