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Mark Cuban advocates for CFTC to regulate 'all crypto' ahead of US election day
11.5.2024
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says that assigning all authority to the CFTC "could solve" the problem of vocal crypto voters for current United States president Joe Biden
Senate Urged to Swiftly Overturn SEC’s ‘Misguided’ Crypto Rules
11.5.2024
Following the U.S. House of Representatives passing a resolution to overturn the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121), Senator Cynthia Lummis has urged the Senate to do the same. The resolution aims to prevent regulatory overreach that makes it prohibitive for financial institutions...
House expected to vote on crypto bill offering SEC, CFTC clarity in May
10.5.2024
The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act passed out of committee in July 2023 but could be headed for a full floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives
International Monetary Fund Tells Nigeria To Regulate Crypto Trading Platforms
10.5.2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Nigeria regulate crypto trading platforms, a new staff report by the United Nations’ financial agency released Thursday states. The country has been under increased international scrutiny for the detainment of two Binance executives after...
Coinbase’s Stand With Crypto launches political action committee
10.5.2024
The advocacy group said it will begin officially endorsing political candidates for “common-sense crypto policy” in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
Binance obtains FIU approval for India return
10.5.2024
Besides Binance and KuCoin, several other platforms received the regulatory notice in December last year followed by a ban in January this year
Kraken counters SEC’s legal interpretation in dismissal motion
10.5.2024
Kraken argues that the SEC’s efforts to refute unaddressed arguments indicate a misunderstanding of the case’s central points
President Joe Biden is trying hard to 'kill crypto', says Cardano founder
10.5.2024
“A vote for Biden is a vote against the American cryptocurrency industry,” said Charles Hoskinson in a video that lashed the White House for its ongoing treatment of crypto in the United States
SEC has taken ‘too expansive’ a view of crypto, says former commissioner
9.5.2024
Former SEC commissioner Troy Paredes was not the first to criticize the U.S. financial regulator’s lack of clarity on digital assets
Canadian regulator fines Binance $4.4M for AML and CFT violations
9.5.2024
FINTRAC reported that Binance facilitated 5,902 separate transactions of $10,000 or more in crypto from June 2021 to July 2023 and failed to register with the regulator
Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’
9.5.2024
Canadian regulators hit Binance with a C$6 million ($4.3 million) fine on Tuesday, alleging the crypto exchange committed two separate “administrative violations” of the country’s financial regulations
House Approves Resolution to Overturn SEC’s Crypto Rules — Biden Threatens to Veto
9.5.2024
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.J. Res. 109, a resolution aimed at overturning the Securities and Exchange Commission’s SAB 121 regulations on digital assets. The resolution seeks to reduce regulatory burdens and promote safer custodianship of digital assets by regulated banks....
EU Securities Watchdog Considers Including Crypto in Investment Products, Expanding Market Access
9.5.2024
The EU securities watchdog is seeking input from stakeholders on the potential inclusion of crypto assets in investment products.
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Coinbase Legal Chief Urges SEC Chair to Stop Misleading the Market About Crypto Tokens Being Securities
9.5.2024
Coinbase’s chief legal officer has publicly urged U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to stop misleading the market regarding crypto tokens being securities. His request followed Gensler’s repeated assertions that numerous crypto tokens conform to...
President Biden says he would veto resolution countermanding SEC crypto rule
8.5.2024
After the U.S. House of Representatives postponed proceedings on a resolution overturning an SEC policy affecting crypto, President Joe Biden said he would veto the measure
Proposed US Blockchain Integrity Act would ban crypto mixers for 2 years
8.5.2024
The bill introduced in the House would impose a fine of up to $100,000 for handling funds from mixers while Treasury writes a report
Between days in court, Donald Trump will meet crypto enthusiasts for NFT dinner
8.5.2024
Anyone who spent at least $4,653 on Trump’s ‘Mugshot’ NFTs will be able to have dinner with the former president in Florida on May 8
FCA crypto regulators will take the best from TradFi and DeFi, says exec
8.5.2024
The United Kingdom’s FCA has been combining different approaches to regulating the crypto market to see which one would work best
Indonesia Regulator Forms Crypto Committee to Monitor Industry's Operation, Compliance
8.5.2024
The committee was established by the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency, known as Bappebti, because crypto is considered a commodity in Indonesia
SEC’s Gary Gensler is getting irked being asked about crypto
8.5.2024
SEC Chair Gary Gensler says he gets an “outsized ratio” of questions about crypto despite its relatively small size compared to the overall financial market