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U.S. Treasury Says It Wants to Better Money Laundering Regulations Around Crypto, Other Illicit Finance
16.5.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department wants to continue beefing up anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts around digital assets, as part of its broader strategy to tamp down on illicit financing
Leading Crypto-Policy Academic in Washington to Open Disclosure Firm Bluprynt
16.5.2024
Georgetown Law professor Christopher Brummer leads an annual event on emerging financial technology in Washington that became a top forum for crypto issues in recent years. Now he's joining the sector, founding Bluprynt to help the industry with its regulatory disclosures as rules begin to emerge...
Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Appeals Guilty Verdict
16.5.2024
Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering on Tuesday by a Dutch judge
Coinbase to Target Australia's Self-Managed Pension Funds: Bloomberg
16.5.2024
Coinbase is developing a service which will specifically target Australia' self-managed pensions sector, the exchange's Asia-Pacific Managing Director John O’Loghlen told Bloomberg
Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme
16.5.2024
Two Canadian men have been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly swindling investors out of $40 million CAD – approximately $30 million USD – in a crypto and foreign exchange investment scheme
U.S. House's McHenry Says Senate May Be Swayed if Many Democrats Back Crypto Bill
15.5.2024
The result of next week's expected vote on U.S. legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency industry will strongly influence the odds the U.S. Senate gets on board, said Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and a leading advocate for crypto...
Sweeping ‘Bitcoin Rights’ Bill Becomes Law in Oklahoma
15.5.2024
House Resolution to Overturn Controversial SEC Rule Likely to Pass in Senate: Sources
15.5.2024
A House proposal to revoke the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 is likely to pass through the Senate in a vote on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the situation told CoinDesk
Post-FTX crypto industry needs education before regulation: Former Biden advisor
15.5.2024
“What I preach for is regulation that protects and prevents but does not cripple and destroy [innovation],” the senior adviser told Cointelegraph
Cahill Gordon & Reindel Beefs Up Crypto Practice, Adds 3 Crypto-Native Lawyers Including Lewis Cohen
15.5.2024
Crypto's Election Season Is Kicking Off
15.5.2024
The U.S. is holding its presidential election this fall. More than half a dozen other countries and bodies are likewise holding – or have held – elections this year. Some candidates and lawmakers have already addressed crypto, whether appealing to the industry or just commenting on the technology....
The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say
14.5.2024
The crypto industry is throwing its weight around in Washington in hopes of influencing the upcoming U.S. elections, spending an unprecedented amount of money to get crypto-friendly candidates elected and educate lawmakers – all in hopes of finally getting a friendly regulatory framework for crypto...
'CryptoDad' Giancarlo Joins Paxos Board
14.5.2024
Paxos has added J. Christopher Giancarlo, a former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission who has been a public advocate for the cryptocurrency sector, to its board of directors, the company told CoinDesk
Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison by Dutch Court
14.5.2024
Alexey Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering $1.2 billion worth of crypto
Industry Stakeholders Believe a UK Election Won't Derail Crypto Plans
14.5.2024
The U.K.'s expected election this year shouldn't affect the country's efforts to regulate cryptocurrency much, industry observers say
Philippines' Central Bank Gives Approval to Coins.ph to Pilot Stablecoin in Key Remittance Market
14.5.2024
Philippines' central bank has given its approval to digital currency exchange Coins.ph to pilot a Philippine Peso backed stablecoin called PHPC, the company said last week
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX’s DeFi Arm Okto to Launch Blockchain and OKTO Token
14.5.2024
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX has expanded what started as the Okto wallet into an Okto ecosystem, which will include launching a blockchain and a token soon, and a points program starting Tuesday, to give global users a single-click mobile experience while traversing the Web3 space,...
Tether CEO and Ripple CEO Clash Over USDT — Brad Garlinghouse Says ‘I Wasn’t Attacking Tether’
14.5.2024
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has responded to remarks made by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, branding him as an “uninformed CEO” and accusing him of fostering uncertainty about stablecoin USDT amid a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into his company. In reply...
U.S. Blocks China-Tied Crypto Miners as 'National Security Risk' Near Nuke Base
13.5.2024
President Joe Biden ordered a cryptocurrency mining facility near Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming to halt operations on Monday, calling it a threat to national security
FalconX Settles With CFTC for $1.8M Over Failure to Register as Futures Commission Merchant
13.5.2024
FalconX will pay $1.8 million to settle newly-announced charges from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that the crypto trading firm violated commodities laws by failing to register as a futures commission merchant (FCM), according to a Monday announcement from the regulator