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Hong Kong-Based Asset Manager VSFG and Value Partners Apply for Spot Bitcoin ETF
27.3.2024
Asset Manager VSFG, together with its partners, Value Partners, have applied for a spot-bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), its Head of Investment & Products Brian Chan told CoinDesk on Wednesday
HSBC’s Gold Token Goes Live for Retail Investors in Hong Kong
27.3.2024
The bank is claiming bragging rights for being the first bank to create a blockchain-based real world asset aimed at retail investors
Binance Is Having an Odd Time
27.3.2024
Binance is having a weird moment, perhaps most clearly illustrated by the fact that a national government detained two of its executives for a month now – and one is only free because he seemingly escaped custody
House Republicans Demand SEC Explain What's Up With Crypto Platform Prometheum
26.3.2024
As Prometheum Inc. nears an unprecedented moment in U.S. crypto history by beginning a custody operation that intends to hold customers' Ethereum tokens {{ETH}}, the industry's friends in Congress are demanding the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) explain what it means to do about this...
UK Govt-Backed Report Urges Firms to Execute Tokenization Strategies
26.3.2024
The Technology Working Group's report says firms need to be able to settle transfers on the blockchain via digital money and that funds should be allowed to hold tokenized assets
SEC Seeks $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment Against Ripple
26.3.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York judge to impose a nearly $2 billion judgment against Ripple Labs, according to court filings
Garlinghouse Says SEC to Press Judge for $2B in Fines and Penalties in Ripple Case
25.3.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly asking a New York judge to levy a $2 billion judgment against Ripple Labs, according to social media posts from the crypto company’s CEO and chief legal officer on Monday
FTX to Sell $884M of Anthropic Shares to Two Dozen Institutional Investors
25.3.2024
The value of FTX's FTT token surged 10% on the news
Do Kwon Released From Montenegrin Prison on Bail; Terraform Labs' Civil Trial Begins in NYC
25.3.2024
Binance Blocked by Philippines Securities Watchdog
25.3.2024
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission warned in November that the company was operating in the country without the necessary licenses
CommEX, Owner of Binance's Former Russian Ops, to Close Down
25.3.2024
Crypto exchange Binance sold the entirety of its Russian business to CommEX in September last year following compliance concerns
EU Markets Watchdog Steps Closer to Finalizing Rules Under MiCA
25.3.2024
The European Securities and Markets Authority on Monday published a final report on measures along with its third consultation package for further rules and guidance
Nigeria Charges Binance, Detained Executives With Tax Evasion: Reports
25.3.2024
One of two senior Binance executives in government custody has escaped, local media reported over the weekend
Russian Central Bank, Ministry of Finance to Settle Crypto Policy Differences
25.3.2024
The Russian Ministry of Finance says it wants to settle its long-standing crypto policy differences with the nation’s Central Bank.
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Bankers Are Lining Up Buyers for FTX’s 8% Stake in AI Startup Anthropic: Report
22.3.2024
FTX’s slice of artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is up for sale, and global investors including sovereign wealth funds are lining up for the chance to purchase the shares, according to a new report from CNBC citing unnamed sources
SEC's Gensler Says Crypto Firms Skip Public Disclosures by Dodging Registration
22.3.2024
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler used a speech on the "public good" of securities disclosures on Friday to point specifically at the crypto industry as a problem area
Do Kwon’s Extradition to South Korea Postponed by Montenegrin Supreme Court
22.3.2024
Montenegro’s Supreme Court placed a pause on Terra founder Do Kwon’s pending extradition from the Balkan country, issuing an order on Friday that overturns earlier decisions from two lower courts to extradite Kwon to his native South Korea
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight
22.3.2024
Gary Gensler wants 33 more people in the enforcement division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to deal with "new and emerging issues," according to the regulator's annual budget pitch. Much of that office's recent, emerging workload has come from the agency's pursuit...
U.S. Government's Legal Precedents Don't Support Lengthy Prison Term, Bankman-Fried's Defense Argues
22.3.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers have pushed back against the U.S. government's sentencing memo which makes the case for why it thinks the former FTX CEO should be handed a sentence in the range of 40-50 years, a court filing on Wednesday shows
Do Kwon’s South Korea Extradition Uncertain After Challenge from Top Prosecutor
21.3.2024
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon’s pending extradition to South Korea has apparently been put on ice following a legal challenge issued Thursday by Montenegro’s top prosecutor