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Owner of Crypto Exchange RG Coins Gets 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $5M

13.1.2021
The 53-year-old Bulgarian national was convicted for laundering funds via cryptocurrency for a fake online auctions gang

Largest Dark Web Market Taken Offline as Alleged Operator Arrested in Germany

13.1.2021
The DarkMarket site was thought to be the world's largest illegal online marketplace

New Zealand Watchdog Issues Warning on Crypto Investments Following Bitcoin’s Latest Price Drop

13.1.2021
New Zealand’s financial regulator issued a warning alert to local cryptocurrency investors and traders amid the recent bitcoin’s price action. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) asks people to remain cautious because cryptos are “high risk and highly volatile assets.”...

Coinbase Apologizes to UK and EU Customers Hit By Regulatory Lockouts

13.1.2021
The mea culpa was mum on Coinbase's broader troubles in keeping global trading running smoothly

Visa and Plaid Abandon Acquisition Plans Over DOJ Antitrust Concerns

12.1.2021
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the $5.3 billion deal was off

How the OCC Is Building Crypto America (and Saving Banks From Extinction)

12.1.2021
Three interpretative letters from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lay the groundwork for banks to become crypto custodians, payment companies and miners in blockchain networks

Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama's CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC

12.1.2021
Gensler taught a course on "blockchain technology's potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and finance."

Gensler Said to Be Named SEC Chairman: Reuters

12.1.2021
Gensler has testified before Congress about cryptocurrency and blockchain on multiple occasions

Brian Brooks, Crypto-Friendly Bank Regulator, Expected to Step Down This Week: Report

12.1.2021
The Acting OCC head will reportedly end his brief tenure running the federal banking regulator by the end of the week

Acting SEC Enforcement Director Berger to Step Down

12.1.2021
Berger presided over the enforcement division when it launched the Ripple suit

OCC's Brian Brooks thinks that DeFi can root out bias and fraud in traditional banking

12.1.2021
Brooks is optimistic that regulators will find it easier to work with algorithms than with bankers

UK Treasury Calls for Feedback on Approach to Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Regulation

12.1.2021
The U.K. government is focusing on stablecoins for the next phase of its development of crypto regulations

FinCEN’s Crypto Rules Aren’t as Unfair as Jack Dorsey Says

12.1.2021
Crypto companies complain about FinCEN's new "unhosted wallets" proposal. But the rules aren't unreasonable, says our columnist

New Zealand’s Financial Watchdog Warns on Crypto Investment Risks

12.1.2021
The warning comes a day after the regulator's U.K. counterpart, the Financial Conduct Authority, also raised similar concerns

UK Government Asks Crypto Industry to Provide Insights on Its Regulatory Approach

12.1.2021
Her Majesty’s Treasury in the U.K. issued a document that details a series of proposals addressing the crypto community. With the consultation, the Treasury is initiating a “regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins” for 2021 following the Brexit turmoil. Special Focus...

JP Morgan Warns of Falling BTC Price With Bitcoin ETF Approval in US

12.1.2021
JP Morgan’s analysts say that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is likely negative for bitcoin in the near term. There is optimism around the prospect of the SEC approving a bitcoin ETF under new leadership, the analysts say....