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Ripple President Says SEC on ‘Warpath’ With Crypto Industry
6.6.2024
The president of Ripple Labs has criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s approach to regulating the crypto sector, emphasizing that the regulator is on a “warpath” with the industry. She highlighted the inefficiency of the current approach, stating:...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy Tied to Forcount Crypto Ponzi
6.6.2024
Juan Tacuri, oe of the top promoters in the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – has pleaded guilty to his role in the operation, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday
Advocacy Group 'Stand With Crypto' Says It's Exceeded 1 Million Signups
5.6.2024
Stand With Crypto, a digital assets advocacy group backed by Coinbase Inc., said it signed up its first million members as of Wednesday
SEC's Gensler Shrugs About New Crypto ETFs Strolling Through His Agency's Gates
5.6.2024
The approval of new exchange traded funds (ETFs) for Ethereum's ether {{ETH}} is a logical next step to the regulator previously approving spot bitcoin ETFs, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler seemed to suggest twice on Wednesday
Switzerland takes a ‘tech neutral’ approach to AI regulations
5.6.2024
As the world races to regulate high-level AI systems, Switzerland is taking a more “tech natural” approach focusing on sector-based use cases, while still having a major voice on the global stage
U.S. Lawmakers Push Biden to Bring Back Detained Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan From Nigeria
5.6.2024
Gambaryan and another company exec, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were detained by Nigerian officials after they were invited by the country to resolve a dispute with the crypto exchange
What's Next for FIT21? (A Consensus 2024 Recap)
5.6.2024
CoinDesk held its annual Consensus conference in Austin, Texas last week, where we heard from lawmakers and regulators, developers, company execs and all sorts of other people in and around this sector. One topic of discussion: the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act....
SEC to Shutter Office Behind Failed DEBT Box Crypto Lawsuit
4.6.2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Salt Lake City office – notorious in the crypto world for its failed fraud lawsuit against DEBT Box – will shut down after seeing "significant attrition" among its staff, some of whom were pushed out over the case
India Springs Election Surprise, Sends Equity Market Crashing With Uncertain Implications for Crypto
4.6.2024
India's voters have sprung an election surprise, even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies are poised to return to power, a result that could see the government kick the crypto policy can down the road" in terms of its priorities
Dapper Labs Agrees to $4M Settlement in Class Action Securities Suit
4.6.2024
Dapper Labs has reached a tentative settlement agreement with a group of investors who sued the non-fungible token (NFT) company and its co-founder and CEO Roham Gharegozlou for allegedly violating federal securities laws
Binance Announces Restrictions on Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU to Comply With MiCA Regulations
4.6.2024
Crypto exchange Binance announced Monday its strategy to comply with the forthcoming Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) stablecoin rules, set to take effect on June 30 across the European Economic Area (EEA). These regulations will restrict the issuance and offering of stablecoins...
Binance prepares for MiCA rules, updates stablecoin strategy
3.6.2024
Binance will ease European users’ transition from unauthorized to regulated stablecoins with a “sell-only” strategy
Former Binance CEO CZ Begins 4-Month Prison Sentence in California
3.6.2024
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has reported to a federal prison in California where he will spend the next four months for failing to implement an adequate know-your-customer (KYC) program at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange
Dubai financial regulator updates crypto token rules for funds
3.6.2024
The changes encompassed several areas, including the ability of both external and domestic funds to invest in crypto tokens
EU elections 'wildcard' could pave the way for first Ether ETF
3.6.2024
The outcome of the elections will be a pivotal moment for the implementation of the MiCA regulatory framework and the approval of the first spot Ether ETF
Australia's First Spot Bitcoin ETF With Direct BTC Holdings to Go Live on Tuesday
3.6.2024
Australia-based Monochrome Asset Management's Monochrome Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) (IBTC) will begin trading on the Cboe Australia exchange on Tuesday, the company told CoinDesk
Flood of Cash from Coinbase Gives Crypto One of the Biggest Campaign War Chests
3.6.2024
The crypto industry has – with the addition of another $25 million from Coinbase Inc. on Monday – amassed one of the largest stockpiles of campaign cash in U.S. politics
Mexico's Crypto Stance Unlikely to Change as Ruling Morena Party's Claudia Sheinbaum Elected President
3.6.2024
Mexico City’s former mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, fielded by the ruling Morena party, has been elected Mexico's first female president
Hong Kong Reveals 17 Crypto Trading Platform Applicants as New Regulations Take Effect
3.6.2024
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published a list of two licensed crypto trading platforms and 17 pending applicants under the new regulations that went into effect on June 1. The financial regulator stresses that operating without a license is a criminal offense and commits...
Senate Urged to Pass Landmark Crypto Bill After Biden Vetoes Resolution to Overturn SEC Rules
1.6.2024
Following President Joe Biden’s veto of the resolution to overturn the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s controversial crypto rules in SAB 121, U.S. lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives have intensified their efforts to pass the landmark crypto bill...