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South African Central Bank Governor Reiterates: ‘Crypto Is Not Currency’

30.8.2021
The governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Lesetja Kganyago, has reiterated the central bank’s longstanding belief that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not currencies. According to Kganyago, crypto-assets, as he prefers to call them, are not currencies because they fail to meet...

ECB Vice President States Crypto Should Be Regulated Like Other Assets

30.8.2021
European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis De Guindos has stated he wants cryptocurrencies to be subject to the same rules that other assets are. The statements were offered in a presentation given as part of the summer courses offered by the European Parliament, where De Guindos declared...

IMF: Bitcoin Is Privately Issued Crypto With Substantial Risks, Inadvisable as Legal Tender

30.8.2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that crypto assets, like bitcoin, are privately issued with substantial risks, and “Making them equivalent to a national currency is an inadvisable shortcut.” The crypto community disagrees. IMF Claims Bitcoin Is Privately Issued Crypto With...

Crypto Assets: Securities or Commodities? Commissioner Explains How They Are Regulated in US

30.8.2021
A commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has detailed how crypto assets are regulated in the U.S. and whether they fall under the jurisdiction of the CFTC or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “There has often been a grossly inaccurate...

FBI Helps to Train Nigerian Crypto Crime Investigators

29.8.2021
The United States government through the FBI recently helped to run a training exercise whose goal is to enhance the capacity of Nigerian cryptocurrency crime investigators, the U.S. Mission Nigeria (USMN) has said. The exercise saw over 50 Nigerian investigators and prosecutors participate....

SEC Wins Judgment Against Actor Steven Seagal After He Ignores Court Order to Settle Crypto Fraud Case

28.8.2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a judgment against Steven Seagal after the famous actor failed to pay the agreed sum to settle the crypto fraud case he was involved in. Seagal, now living in Russia, has been ignoring the SEC’s attempts to contact him. Steven Seagal...

SEC reportedly contracts blockchain analytics firm to monitor DeFi industry

27.8.2021
"The SEC is very keen on understanding what is happening in the world of smart contract-based digital assets," said Victor Fang

The new episode of crypto regulation: The Empire Strikes Back

27.8.2021
A decentralized exchange reckoning is coming — and it’s bigger than the infrastructure bill — thus, the DeFi community must be ready

Binance lawsuit: Claimants mount up in arbitration for decentralization

27.8.2021
Binance processes around $25 billion worth of cryptocurrency trades daily and has seen over $2 trillion move through its exchange to date

Charles Hoskinson responds to criticism over Cardano’s Confirm partnership

27.8.2021
Weiss Crypto, the subsidiary of financial ratings firm Weiss Ratings slammed Cardano’s partnership with Confirm, describing it as a “bad move all around.”

'Don't kill crypto' billboard goes up in Alabama in advance of House tackling infrastructure

26.8.2021
"We want members of Congress to know that we'll be watching them and that we won't let them hide from their positions on this," said Evan Greer

Korea’s FSC Chairman Nominee Skeptical Over Cryptocurrency as Financial Asset

26.8.2021
A former central bank official, nominated to head South Korea’s financial watchdog, has expressed skepticism about recognizing cryptocurrency as a financial asset. In comments to a parliamentary committee, Koh Seung-beom has confirmed his views on the matter align with those of international...

UK Regulator FCA Says Crypto Exchange Binance Has Complied With Its June Requirements

26.8.2021
The U.K. financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has announced that cryptocurrency exchange Binance has complied with the requirements it imposed on the company in June. The FCA further clarified that while Binance is allowed to provide some investment services, it is...

US Treasury Assures Crypto Requirements in Infrastructure Bill Won’t Target Non-Brokers Even Without Amendment

25.8.2021
Despite the broad definition of a broker in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, an official of the U.S. Treasury Department says that non-brokers will not be targeted even if the bill is not amended. The official added that crypto advocates’ fears are unwarranted. Treasury Official Says...