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EU Ban on Tax-Haven Crypto Firms Could Breach Trade Law, Commission Warns
10.5.2022
Lawmaker proposals to blacklist non-compliant firms are getting a rough ride as the landmark crypto legislation reaches its final stages
UST Woes Draw Spotlight in Janet Yellen's Senate Hearing on Financial Risks
10.5.2022
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen focused on the ongoing distress of stablecoin UST during testimony before a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday, just hours after the purportedly dollar-pegged token plummeted to a low of $0.65 and at least one platform halted trading
UK Promises New Laws to Promote, Seize Crypto
10.5.2022
Prince Charles promised legislation on economic crime and financial services as he formally opened a new session of parliament
The FCA Is Holding Its First CryptoSprint: Here’s What the Digital Asset Community Wants From It
10.5.2022
The FCA is holding a two day CryptoSprint where it will hear the crypto community's ideas on how it should regulate the sector
Chilean Digital Peso Would Need to Work Offline, Central Bank Governor Says
10.5.2022
Design principles are due out later this week, though no final decision has been taken on the digital peso
New Fed Report Repeats Warning About Stablecoin Run Risks as UST Loses Peg
9.5.2022
The U.S. government again named stablecoins as a potential threat to the stability of the financial system, with both the Federal Reserve and a senior Treasury official saying Monday that the tokens are vulnerable to runs
The Bahamas' ‘Sand Dollar’ Needs Improved Cybersecurity, IMF says
9.5.2022
The CBDC only represents 0.1% of currency in the Caribbean nation, said the International Monetary Fund - which has often proved skeptical about the benefits of bitcoin
How Big Is Crypto Crime, Really?
9.5.2022
Estimates of the scale of online crime range from under 1% to nearly half of all crypto activity – so CoinDesk looks under the hood
Nueve de cada 10 bancos centrales planean lanzar monedas digitales, según encuesta
6.5.2022
Un reporte del Banco de Pagos Internacionales reveló que más de la mitad de los bancos centrales están desarrollando CBDCs o realizando experimentos concretos
Banco Central de Argentina prohíbe a bancos ofrecer servicios con criptomonedas
6.5.2022
El anuncio se dio tras un acuerdo del país con el FMI, en el cual se estipuló que Argentina desalentaría la utilización de criptomonedas
US Officials Add North Korea-Linked Bitcoin Mixer, More ETH Addresses to Sanctions List
6.5.2022
The NY Mining Moratorium’s Odds Just Got a Lot Worse
6.5.2022
A bill that aims to place a two-year moratorium on certain types of proof-of-work crypto mining operations in New York was dealt a huge blow on Thursday
Nine Out of Ten Central Banks Exploring Digital Currency, BIS Says
6.5.2022
US Court Orders BitMEX Founders to Pay $30M for Illegal Trading
6.5.2022
The three co-founders, Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, must each pay $10 million, the CFTC said
US Court Orders BitMEX Founders to Pay $30M for Illegal Trading
5.5.2022
A federal judge ordered the three co-founders of BitMEX to pay $30 million total for operating an illegal cryptocurrency derivatives platform and violating money-laundering rules, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday
Argentina's Central Bank Bans Lenders From Offering Crypto Services
5.5.2022
The announcement on Thursday afternoon comes after the IMF last month approved a $45B loan facility for Argentina that stipulated the country would discourage the use of cryptocurrencies
In Estonia, the Party’s Over for 'Hippie' Crypto Firms
5.5.2022
New laws could see the country’s crypto community slashed by 90%
US House Panel to Weigh FTX Proposal on Clearing Customers’ Swaps Trades
5.5.2022
U.S. lawmakers have set a hearing to examine the potential can of worms opened by cryptocurrency trading platform FTX when it applied with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to directly clear its customers’ margin-backed swaps transactions
Elizabeth Warren Echoes Labor Department Concerns About Fidelity’s Plan for Bitcoin in 401(k) Retirement Plans
5.5.2022
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has joined the Department of Labor in expressing concerns about Fidelity Investment's plans to offer bitcoin in its 401(k) retirement plans
Crypto Mining Rig Maker Canaan Added to SEC List of Scrutinized China Companies
5.5.2022
The firm has until May 25 to dispute its inclusion on the list, which could eventually see it delist from the Nasdaq