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South Korean Tax Agency Carries out Irregular Audit on Crypto Exchange Operator
26.1.2021
The team of investigators requested past data and transaction details from Korea Digital Exchange
Philippines Issues Crypto Industry Guidelines to Guard Against Money Laundering
26.1.2021
New guidelines bring the nation's digital asset industry in line with Financial Action Task Force standards
Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary
25.1.2021
Yellen succeeds Steven Mnuchin in running the U.S. government’s treasury. Here’s what she will oversee in the crypto world
Hawaii to Let More Crypto Companies Join Regulatory Sandbox
25.1.2021
Hawaii's Digital Currency Innovation Lab is accepting a second round of applications through Feb. 26
Grayscale Donating up to $2M to Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center
25.1.2021
A web page has been set up for the donation matching campaign that runs through February
Two Arrested for Orchestrating Escape of Wirecard Exec Accused of Fraud
25.1.2021
The collapsed financial firm had previously supplied cards to several cryptocurrency companies
Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange Wins License From Bahrain Central Bank
25.1.2021
Launching soon, CoinMENA said it will offer spot trading in five major cryptocurrencies
Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency
25.1.2021
Russian government officials must dispose of any digital asset holdings before April 1, a letter from the Ministry of Labor states
Former UK Cybersecurity Chief Says Laws Needed to Stop Ransomware Pay Outs
25.1.2021
“People are paying bitcoin to criminals and claiming back cash” via insurance claims, Ciaran Martin said
BOE’s Bailey, Western Union CEO Part of Davos Panel on Digital Currencies
24.1.2021
The session will focus on the diminishing role of cash and the emergence of central bank digital currencies, moves accelerated by the pandemic
Beijing, Shanghai to Join Wider Testing of Digital Yuan in 2021
24.1.2021
The wider effort to promote the digital currency precedes a launch in the "near future," per a state media report
Valkyrie Digital Assets Files for Bitcoin ETF
23.1.2021
The Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust would be listed on the NYSE and Coinbase Custody Trust Co. would serve as custodian
BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments
22.1.2021
The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021
Class Action Filed Against Listed Bitcoin Miner Bit Digital Over Fraud Allegations
22.1.2021
Defendants allege the mining company made false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose the true extent of its mining operations
30 Charged in Japan With Trading $96M-Worth of Crypto Stolen in Coincheck Hack
22.1.2021
The around 30 individuals are suspected to have traded cryptocurrency stolen during the $560 million exchange hack in 2018
Digital Asset Manager Komainu to Provide Custody of Crypto Seized by UK Police
22.1.2021
Komainu will be responsible for providing police across the U.K. with a more "robust" means to store cryptocurrencies
SEC Calls Out Suspicious Crypto Companies Targeting Global Traders
22.1.2021
The securities regulator added eight suspect crypto entities to its watchlist Thursday
Janet Yellen Offers US Senate a More Nuanced Take on Crypto
21.1.2021
“I think we need to look closely at how to encourage their use for legitimate activities while curtailing their use for malign and illegal activities,” Janet Yellen wrote
Chris Brummer Said to Be Biden’s CFTC Chair, Crypto-Friendly Tarbert Steps Down
21.1.2021
Georgetown Law professor and former CFTC Commissioner nominee Chris Brummer is reportedly Joe Biden's leading candidate to succeed Heath Tarbert, who announced his resignation Thursday
Chinese City Plans Third Digital Yuan Pilot, Giving Away $3M-Worth in Prize Draw
21.1.2021
Being held as a public pilot of the central bank digital currency, lottery entrants can apply to win 200 digital yuan each