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Hong Kong Will Inspect Offices of Crypto Platforms as Important Compliance Deadline Looms
28.5.2024
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will conduct on-site inspections of those crypto trading platforms interested in continuing to pursue their licensing applications as a key deadline looms, the regulator announced Tuesday
One-Third of U.S. Voters Say They'll Weigh Candidates' Crypto Views Before Voting: Poll
28.5.2024
One in three U.S. voters said they'll consider a political candidate's position on cryptocurrencies before making a voting decision, according to a new Harris Poll examination of likely U.S. voters
Could Trump’s win nix SEC crypto suits? Critics say he’s ‘pandering’ for votes
27.5.2024
One crypto lawyer thinks a Donald Trump election win would revert some SEC crypto lawsuits, but others note he hasn’t always kept campaign promises
Trump Pledges to Free Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht If Re-Elected
26.5.2024
Trump Posts 'Our Country Must be the Leader in the (Crypto) Field' Before Address at Libertarian Convention
25.5.2024
Crypto Advocacy Group ‘Stand With Crypto’ Expands to the UK
25.5.2024
Stand with Crypto, a global crypto advocacy organization, is expanding its initiative to the United Kingdom. Originating in the U.S., where it has garnered over 700,000 sign-ups and gained momentum with the passing of FIT21 in the House of Representatives, the movement is now mobilizing UK crypto...
Ethereum Foundation to have conflict of interest policy after EigenLayer crossovers
24.5.2024
Executive director Aya Miyaguchi said the foundation’s neutrality can’t depend on culture and individual judgment after researchers take multimillion-dollar roles at EigenLayer
BitGo’s $100M Suit Against Galaxy Digital Can Proceed, Delaware Supreme Court Rules
24.5.2024
Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo will get a fresh chance to sue financial services firm Galaxy Digital over the two companies’ failed $1.2 billion merger agreement after Delaware’s Supreme Court reversed an earlier ruling to dismiss BitGo’s lawsuit
Coinbase Slugs It Out With U.S. SEC in Effort to Get Key Crypto Question Answered
24.5.2024
Coinbase Inc. (COIN) took another step in its back-and-forth argument with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on whether the cryptocurrency exchange should be allowed to raise a single, core legal point for consideration by a higher court
British-Chinese Money Launder Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Role in $6B Fraud: FT
24.5.2024
Jian Wen, 42, who was alleged to have carrying out the laundering on behalf of her former boss, was found guilty in March
Binance Money Laundering Trial in Nigeria Pushed to June 20 Due to Executive’s Illness
24.5.2024
Binance's head of financial crimes compliance Tigran Gambaryan is seriously ill, his lawyers said
FIT21 Bill Seen As Solution to US Crypto Exodus Concerns, Paving Way for Thriving Market
24.5.2024
The FIT21 approval on Wednesday would align the US with other nations in terms of its regulatory framework for crypto, according to Kyle Bligen, director of financial policy at the Chamber of Progress.
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IMF Calls Zimbabwe’s Gold-Backed Currency an ‘Important Policy Action’
24.5.2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Zimbabwe’s recently introduced gold-backed fiat currency represents a significant policy step. This is the IMF’s first substantial comment on the currency since its inception. The global lender has reportedly announced plans to send a team...
U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Federal Reserve From Issuing a CBDC
23.5.2024
2025 to be ’a good year for crypto policy,’ industry experts say
23.5.2024
Betting markets are currently showing a 72% chance of a spot Ether ETF approval in the United States
U.S. Supreme Court Loss for Coinbase Leaves Company with Mixed Record
23.5.2024
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Coinbase Inc. (COIN) in its dispute over which legal agreement should hold sway when parties are under two distinct contracts and the first of them calls for arbitration, finding the company's case was "unpersuasive" and that the courts need to work those...
Gensler Says 'Stay Tuned' on U.S. SEC's Decision on ETH ETF
23.5.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler declined on Thursday to preview his agency's decision on ether exchange traded funds (ETFs), though he advised observers to "'stay tuned."
Grassroots Policy Advocates Are Key to Seeding Crypto Innovation
23.5.2024
Here are some ways users and developers, the lifeblood of crypto, can help move better legislation through Congress, writes Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal & Policy Officer at Polygon Labs
Nigeria Appoints New Members to Blockchain Policy Steering Committee
23.5.2024
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency in Nigeria announced on May 21 that new stakeholders have joined the blockchain steering committee. Malam Kashifu Inuwa stated that new members were incorporated to ensure comprehensive representation from both...
BlackRock, Grayscale, Bitwise File Updated 19B Forms in Rush for Ethereum ETF
23.5.2024
All the updated forms removed the provisions for staking ether, which some say was causing a regulatory roadblock