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Thai SEC Launches ‘Crypto Academy’ to Help Digital Asset Investors
7.1.2023
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a crypto academy where investors can learn about digital assets free of charge before investing. “The more you know your investments, the less risk you will have,” the Thai regulator emphasized. Thai SEC’s Crypto...
FTX, Bahamian FTX DM reach agreement on info sharing, disposition of property, assets
6.1.2023
The sides had been at odds over numerous issues and have agreed to keep working on the remaining open questions they face
SEC Moves to Block Binance.US Attempt to Buy Distressed Assets of Voyager Digital
6.1.2023
The SEC has objected to an attempt by the American franchise of Binance to buy up assets from the bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital, saying more information about the deal is needed.
The “limited objection” from the SEC came in a court filing on Wednesday, where the SEC said Binance.US in...
ECB’s Fabio Panetta: Unbacked Cryptos Are a ‘Vehicle for Gambling’ Lacking ‘Intrinsic Value’
6.1.2023
Fabio Panetta, part of the Executive Committee of the European Central Bank (ECB), believes that unbacked cryptocurrency assets are vehicles for gambling without intrinsic value, which need to be regulated. In an opinion piece, Panetta states that while cryptocurrency regulation is a good answer...
Israel’s Securities Watchdog Seeks to Regulate Crypto Assets
6.1.2023
The body overseeing the securities market in Israel is taking steps to incorporate rules for digital assets into the existing legislation. The regulator released a draft proposal to introduce the changes that would define the legal status of cryptocurrencies in the country. Amendments to Israel’s...
US Government Seizes Robinhood Shares Linked to FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
6.1.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is in the process of seizing Robinhood shares, worth about $460 million, that are linked to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). “We believe that these assets are not property of the bankruptcy estate or that they fall within the exceptions …...
SEC Intervenes in Binance US Acquisition of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Digital’s Assets
6.1.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intervened in the asset purchase agreement between Binance US and bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. The securities regulator explained that it is “formally investigating whether the debtors and others violated the anti-fraud...
Silvergate sold assets at loss and cut staff to cover $8.1B in withdrawals: Report
5.1.2023
Silvergate has reportedly laid off 200 members of its staff, which is around 40% of its total number of employees
Celsius 'Earn' Assets Belong to Bankrupt Crypto Lender, Judge Rules
5.1.2023
A federal judge ruled that customers of Celsius's interest-bearing "Earn" product had turned over control of their assets to the bankrupt crypto lender, meaning they are now part of the company's bankruptcy estate
Bahamas Regulator Disputes FTX’s Claim About Value of Seized Cryptocurrencies
5.1.2023
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas has disputed FTX’s claim that the value of the cryptocurrencies it seized from the bankrupt crypto exchange was not $3.5 billion. The new FTX chief’s “continued lack of diligence when making public statements concerning the Commission...
US authorities are seizing $460M in Robinhood shares tied to FTX: Report
4.1.2023
Officials reportedly told a bankrup judge they were in the process of seizing 56 million shares of Robinhood tied to FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
SEC Files Limited Objection to Binance.US’s $1B Deal for Voyager Assets
4.1.2023
The agency is asking for more details how the crypto exchange can afford such a large deal
US DoJ Is Seizing Banking Assets, Robinhood Shares Linked to FTX, Court Told
4.1.2023
Officials may later seek to have Sam Bankman-Fried forfeit the assets, potentially including as much as $450 million in stocks, to avoid benefiting from crimes
Digital assets inflows reached $433M in 2022: Report
4.1.2023
Bitcoin and multi-asset investment products saw inflows amounting to $287 million and $209 million last year, according to a report from Coinshares
Crypto regulation world: How laws for digital assets changed in 2022
4.1.2023
While regulations were once seen as hurdles to crypto adoption, they are now perceived as the fastest way to attain global mainstream adoption
Hackers steal $3.5M worth of digital assets from GMX whale
4.1.2023
The hackers took control of 82,519 GMX tokens and exchanged the assets for 2,627 Ether, and then transferred the assets to the Ethereum network using Hop Protocol and Across Protocol
Indian Government Launching Crypto Awareness Campaign
4.1.2023
The government of India is launching a crypto awareness campaign that will educate investors about the legality of cryptocurrencies in the country while highlighting the risks of investing in crypto assets. Indian Government’s Cryptocurrency Awareness Campaign The Indian government...
Israel’s Securities Watchdog Moves to Better Supervise Crypto Assets
4.1.2023
The Israel Securities Authority proposed new legal definitions for digital assets that would formally establish their government supervision – most frequently as securities
First Mover Asia: Why Is Tron Founder Justin Sun Keeping Some of His Coins in Valkyrie Digital Assets?
4.1.2023
ALSO: Bitcoin spent a low-key 14th birthday, trading almost precisely in the same narrow range it's held since mid December; other cryptos traded sideways, although SOL rose 22% to continue its nearly week-long surge
Gemini’s Cameron Winklevoss Insists Digital Currency Group Needs to Resolve Liquidity Issues in Open Letter to CEO Barry Silbert
3.1.2023
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, published an open letter to Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert on Jan. 2, 2022, stating that it had been 47 days since withdrawals from Genesis had been halted. In the letter, Winklevoss claimed that DCG owes $1.675...