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What’s at Stake for Crypto in India As the World’s Largest Democracy Is in the Midst of Its National Election?

24.4.2024
India’s general election in 2024 is not expected to immediately affect crypto policy, and its current – restrictive – rules are expected to continue on through the upcoming Parliamentary term

In Mexico’s Biggest Election Yet, Crypto Remains on the Sidelines

24.4.2024
Mexico is poised to have its biggest election ever in a few weeks, with 100 million voters choosing 628 elected officials, thousands of local officials and the president. And crypto issues will remain on the sidelines during the campaign

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Should Spend 3 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

24.4.2024
Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice and former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao filed their sentencing memos on Tuesday night

Indonesian President Joko Widodo Warns of Money Laundering via Crypto and NFTs

24.4.2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to monitor the use of crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for money laundering during a speech last Wednesday at the 22nd Anniversary of the National Movement for Anti-Money Laundering...

The Ever-Dwindling Chances for a Stablecoin Law

24.4.2024
Last week, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced a joint bill addressing how stablecoins could be regulated in the country. It's the latest effort to try and get something done in the U.S. legislative front – but is it enough?

Ripple Asks Court to Reject SEC’s $2 Billion Penalty Request in XRP Case

24.4.2024
Ripple Labs has filed its opposition to the request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the company to pay $2 billion in fines in the XRP case. “The SEC’s draconian remedial requests are ungrounded in law or principle. This court should reject them in their...

Jailed Binance Exec’s Bail Hearing in Nigeria Postponed Until May 17

23.4.2024
Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan will remain in prison in Nigeria until at least May 17, following an Abuja court’s ruling to postpone a scheduled bail hearing until after he is tried on money laundering charges

Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Should Get $5.3B Fine, SEC Tells Court

23.4.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York court to impose $5.3 billion in fines on Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon for their role in the $40 billion implosion of the Terra ecosystem in 2022

Crypto Lobbyists Sue SEC Over 'Dealer' Definition

23.4.2024
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule expanding the definition of a "dealer" to capture digital assets activity went too far, a lawsuit by the Blockchain Association and Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas alleged

Crypto.com Postpones South Korea Launch After Reports of Money Laundering Probe

23.4.2024
The firm maintains the "highest" anti-money laundering standards in the industry, it said in a statement to CoinDesk

Ripple Says $10M Penalty Enough, Rejects SEC’s Ask of $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment

23.4.2024
Ripple Labs filed its opposition on Monday against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposal to ask a New York judge to impose a nearly $2 billion fine against the company behind the XRP Ledger blockchain

Two SEC Lawyers Resign Following Debt Box Sanctions Fiasco: Bloomberg

22.4.2024
Two lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were forced to resign after a federal judge sanctioned the agency last month for committing a “gross abuse of power” while attempting to secure a temporary restraining order against Utah-based crypto company Debt Box, according to...

Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Go After Celeb Promoters

22.4.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried has inked a settlement agreement with a group of FTX customers who have agreed to drop their class action lawsuit against him in exchange for his help going after celebrity promoters of the collapsed exchange

Binance Exec Who Escaped From Nigeria Has Been Found in Kenya, Faces Extradition: Reports

22.4.2024
Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped Nigerian custody in March, could be extradited back to the country within the week, one local media outlet reported citing government sources

Thailand to Block Access to 'Unauthorized' Crypto Platforms

22.4.2024
Authorities in Thailand have decided to block "unauthorized" crypto platforms to increase the efficiency of law enforcement in solving the problem of online crime, an announcement on Friday last week said

IRS Unveils Form Your Broker May Send Next Year to Report Your Crypto Moves

19.4.2024
The U.S. Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has previewed what crypto investors' future tax form might look like when it finishes its much-debated rule on how cryptocurrency transactions should be reported to the federal government

Sen. Lummis: It'll Pay to 'Choose Circle Over Tether' Under U.S. Stablecoin Proposal

18.4.2024
Circle Internet Financial would have a distinct advantage over global stablecoin leader Tether under U.S. regulations along the lines being suggested by new legislation, according to one of the latest bill's authors, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)