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More Crypto Meltdowns, Filling Bitcoin Coffers, Strict Regulation and 20 Crypto Jokes
2.7.2022
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Senator Indira Kempis Proposes Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender in Mexico
2.7.2022
Indira Kempis, senator of the Mexican Congress, has proposed a bill that would make bitcoin legal tender in the country. The bill bases its action on the hardships that Mexican citizens are facing went trying to access financial products and education. However, the Central Bank of Mexico has been...
US Regulator Charges South African MTI and Its Operator With $1.7 Billion Fraud Involving Bitcoin
2.7.2022
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Mirror Trading International (MTI) and its operator with a $1.7 billion fraud involving bitcoin. This action is the regulator’s largest fraud scheme case involving the cryptocurrency. CFTC Takes Action Against MTI The CFTC...
Japanese Trust Banks Likely to Gain Permission to Handle Crypto from Autumn
2.7.2022
Japan is set to allow trust banks to manage cryptoassets – after a top financial regulator announced plans to roll out legislation that could become legally binding later this year.
The newspaper Nikkei reported that the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the body that polices both the banking...
Bitcoin trader says expect more chop, downside, then sideways price action for BTC this summer
1.7.2022
Crypto Jebb and independent market analyst Scott Melker agree that the crypto market’s toughest days still lay ahead
Celsius' Options, Tether's Commercial Paper, Blockchain.com vs. Three Arrows + More News
1.7.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Experts weigh in on European Union’s MiCa crypto regulation
1.7.2022
Modulus CEO Richard Gardner believes that the new regulation may signal the end of the current digital asset downturn
Global Anti-Money Laundering Watchdog Presses Countries, Crypto Exchanges to Implement Key Requirement Faster
1.7.2022
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is intensifying its pressure on virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and countries to accelerate the implementation of its rules on digital assets, as only a quarter of responding jurisdictions are currently making efforts to pass legislation to implement...
'More Work to Be Done' as EU Imposes Strict New Crypto Regulations
1.7.2022
After the EU has reached an agreement on cryptoasset regulation that sets out strict rules for all actors in the crypto market, the crypto industry reminds itself that there's still "more work to be done."...
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EU agrees on MiCA regulation to crack down on crypto and stablecoins
1.7.2022
“Europe’s upcoming crypto-assets policy framework will be to crypto what GDPR was to privacy,” says Circle chief strategy officer Dante Disparte
Former Monero maintainer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni to surrender for South Africa extradition
30.6.2022
Court filings hint at authorities allowing Spagni to be in the United States for the Independence Day holiday weekend before being taken to South Africa early on Tuesday
US lawmakers say crypto industry has a 'tech bro' problem hurting innovation
30.6.2022
Venture capitalists tend to invest in companies with predominantly white male leadership, while women and people of color "remain in the waiting room," according to Stephen Lynch
CFTC brings $1.7B fraud case involving Bitcoin against South African national
30.6.2022
“The defendants misappropriated, either directly or indirectly, all of the Bitcoin they accepted from the pool participants,” said the CFTC
States, Not Congress, Will Lead Crypto Regulation, Says Legal Expert
30.6.2022
States could move faster, according to Jarrod Loadholt, a partner at Ice Miller Public Affairs Group
Reserve Bank of India ranks crypto near the bottom of systemic risks despite harsh criticism
30.6.2022
India's central bank has been a vocal critic of cryptocurrencies over the years; it previously stated that CBDCs could thwart the adoption of digital assets
Reporting ‘limited progress,’ FATF urges countries to introduce legislation for travel rule
30.6.2022
“Countries that have not introduced Travel Rule legislation should do so as soon as possible, and FATF jurisdictions should lead by example," said the organization
EU Agreement Reached on Anti-money Laundering Rules for Cryptocurrencies
30.6.2022
European institutions have reached an interim consensus on a set of EU regulations that will burden crypto companies with the obligation to help prevent money laundering, among other illicit activities potentially involving digital assets. The progress comes as the Union seeks to comprehensively...
Three Arrows Reprimanded by Singapore, Crypto AUMs at Record Low, N Korean Hackers + More News
30.6.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Basel Committee Warms Up to Bitcoin & Crypto With More Flexible Proposal
30.6.2022
After receiving criticism from industry players last year for being too conservative, a committee at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has proposed a cap on how much exposure traditional banks can have to cryptoassets “where there is no counterparty.”
According to a new consultation...
Russia’s Financial Watchdog Investigates 400 Crypto-Related Cases, Director Tells Putin
30.6.2022
Rosfinmonitoring is conducting hundreds of investigations into cases involving cryptocurrencies, the head of the agency announced. Hundreds of thousands of Russians take part in crypto deals abroad, the top regulator also reported to the Russian president. Russian Authorities Initiate 20 Criminal...