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Nansen: FTX and Alameda Research Wallets Shift $8.6M in Crypto Assets to Binance
25.10.2023
On Wednesday, Nansen, an onchain analytics provider, illuminated a series of intriguing transactions originating from FTX and Alameda Research addresses, now under the stewardship of the FTX creditors. A substantial sum of $8.6 million in cryptocurrency assets found its way to an address associated...
European Regulator Clarifies MiCA Timeline — Warns No Such Thing as Safe Crypto Asset
19.10.2023
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is preparing to implement the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The regulator has issued several crypto warnings that investors and users of crypto services providers should be aware of, particularly before MiCA is fully implemented....
Basel Committee to consider disclosure requirements for banks’ crypto assets
6.10.2023
The committee already imposes a limit on crypto holdings in bank reserves, but the concentration of crypto in a small number of banks contributed to the March crisis, it said
Zumo First to Integrate Tech Requirements of FCA’s New Financial Promotion Regime for Crypto Assets
29.9.2023
Digital asset-as-a-service platform Zumo has become the first cryptocurrency platform to integrate the financial promotions technical flow design laid out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
In June, the FCA published rules on financial promotions for cryptoassets, which will have effect...
Crypto exchange Binance reopens exchange services in Belgium
26.9.2023
In June, Binance was ordered to halt its services in Belgium "with immediate effect," leading to the exchange redirecting Belgian users to its Binance Poland entity
Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets
25.9.2023
Mixin Network suspended all deposits and withdrawals and will restart the services “once the vulnerabilities are confirmed and fixed.”
South Koreans Report Over $98 Billion in Overseas Crypto Assets
21.9.2023
South Korean tax payers have declared some 131 trillion won (more than $98 billion) of crypto holdings in overseas accounts this year. The amount was announced by the country’s tax agency and it comes after the authorities in Seoul imposed a mandatory reporting requirement for financial assets held...
Breaking: Court Approves FTX’s Request to Liquidate Crypto Assets – Which Coins Will Be Impacted?
13.9.2023
In a major development today, FTX has received judicial approval to liquidate its cryptocurrency assets to repay its creditors.
The permission came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. This move enables FTX, which is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, to not only sell...
Crypto Assets Conference 2023 (CAC23B) unveils a new era of digital transformation
13.9.2023
The Frankfurt School Blockchain Center proudly announces the Crypto Assets Conference (CAC23B) to illuminate the digital assets landscape from October 17 to 18, 2023. In a world where Bitcoin and Ethereum challenge traditional norms, and DeFi integration reshapes banking, #CAC23B paves the way...
XRP bucks trend as crypto assets experience fourth straight week of outflows
11.9.2023
Solana slid into the outflow column this week as Bitcoin’s outflows streak continued
G20 Leaders Endorse FSB Recommendations for Crypto Regulation
11.9.2023
The G20 leaders have released their declaration following their summit in New Delhi. They endorsed the Financial Stability Board’s “high-level recommendations for the regulation, supervision, and oversight of crypto-assets activities and markets and of global stablecoin arrangements” and welcomed...
IMF and FSB Release ‘Policies for Crypto Assets’ at G20 Request
9.9.2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have published their synthesis paper titled “Policies for Crypto Assets,” which was developed at the request of the Indian G20 Presidency. The global organizations “have set out a roadmap to ensure effective...
FASB Says Crypto Assets Should Be Marked at Current Values
6.9.2023
The first U.S. accounting rule specifically for cryptocurrency will say that companies must use a fair-value approach that would demand certain digital assets be measured at what they would trade for in the markets, according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
South Korea Seeks to Freeze North’s Crypto Assets Under New Law
6.9.2023
The government in Seoul intends to submit new legislation tailored to facilitate the tracking and freezing of crypto used to fund the weapons programs of North Korea. A bill has been drafted after extended consultations between ministries with the aim to make South Korean sanctions more effective...
South Korea plans to submit bill to freeze North's crypto assets: Report
4.9.2023
The cybersecurity bill's latest version reportedly contains ways to "track and neutralize" crypto and digital assets stolen by North Korea, according to a local media report
Just Over Half of Turkey’s Adults Invested in Crypto Assets Between Nov. 2021 and May 2023 — Study
1.9.2023
In the 18 months between Nov. 2021 and May 2023, the proportion of Turkish adults who invested in cryptocurrencies grew from 40% to 52%, data from the latest Kucoin report has shown. The report also revealed that 54% of Turkish adults who invested in crypto for the first time in the past year were...
FBI seizes almost $2M in crypto assets in three months
16.8.2023
Crypto assets seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation included Bitcoin, Ether, Tether, Monero and DAI
TradFi shifts perspectives on crypto assets
11.8.2023
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TradFi shifts perspectives on crypto assets
11.8.2023
But again, there was a progression where the analog versions of this entertainment content were with us. So, many of us in the older crowd have grown to accept that progression
Crypto Assets Held in Self-Custody Wallets Have ‘a Non-Zero Chance’ of Getting Stolen — Fairside Network CEO
4.8.2023
According to Brandon Brown, the co-founder and CEO of Fairside Network, self-custody crypto wallets generally lack inbuilt insurance coverage to protect against theft or loss. Brown attributes this to the challenges encountered when assessing digital asset risks as well as “the absence...