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Circle Claims Bragging Rights of USDC Becoming First Regulated Stablecoin in Canada
5.12.2024
Pressure mounts on crypto exchanges operating in the country to comply with tighter rules to list stablecoins by the end of this year
EU Banking Rules Give Crypto Firms an Edge Over US Counterparts, Analysis Finds
29.11.2024
European Union banking regulations have provided a significant competitive advantage for crypto firms compared to the challenges faced by their U.S. counterparts, according to an analysis by Patrick Hansen, senior director of EU strategy and policy at Circle. Circle Exec: Regulatory Clarity Helps...
Taiwan Advances Crypto AML Rules Date; Laws to Take Effect on Nov. 30
29.11.2024
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has moved up the implementation date for its crypto anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.…
Russia Approves Crypto Tax Law, Redefining Digital Currency Rules
28.11.2024
Russia’s new crypto tax law classifies digital currencies as property, exempts mining from VAT, and mandates detailed reporting, signaling a seismic shift in regulation. Russia’s New Crypto Tax Rules Signal a Major Shift in Digital Currency Regulations The Federation Council, Russia’s upper house...
EU Approves Commissioners, Including Ones Who Will Likely Oversee Crypto Rules
27.11.2024
The European Parliament approved its new slate of commissioners on Wednesday.Commissioners Stéphane Séjourné, Maria Luís Albuquerque and Henna Virkkunen are likely to have crypto within their purview. The EU's markets in crypto assets legislation is going to be in full force by the end of December...
A New Era Looms: FCA’s Vision to Reshape Crypto Rules by 2026
27.11.2024
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is pushing for sweeping crypto regulations by 2026, tackling market abuse, decentralized assets, and trading platform oversight in its evolving framework. Inside the FCA’s Crypto Overhaul: What 2026 Means for the Industry The UK Financial Conduct Authority...
Ripple Legal Chief Offers SEC Advice on Reforming Crypto Rules Under New Leadership
24.11.2024
Ripple’s legal chief has unveiled bold strategies for incoming SEC leadership amidst crypto shifts, spotlighting Ripple’s battle-tested blueprint involving XRP. Bold Steps Needed: Ripple Legal Chief’s Vision for SEC’s Crypto Reset Ripple’s chief legal officer...
Solved by CSS: Donuts Scopes
22.11.2024
Donut scoping addresses the challenge of preventing parent styles from leaking to nested content. Originating from a 2011 concept by Nicole Sullivan, the issue has evolved, culminating in 2024's @scope at-rule. This allows for more precise CSS styling, safeguarding content from unwanted inheritance...
Steam Has New Rules For DLC And Season Passes To Prevent Players From Getting Screwed
21.11.2024
You shouldn’t pre-order games, but people do it all the time anyway. Increasingly, people have gotten in the habit of pre-ordering DLC too, paying up front for content that won’t be delivered for months or even years, if ever. Valve’s now cracking down on the whole thing with stricter rules...
Former FTX CTO Gary Wang Won’t Have To Serve Prison Time, Judge Rules
20.11.2024
Former FTX chief technology officer and close friend of Sam Bankman-Fried, Gary Wang, won’t have to serve prison time for his involvement in the crypto exchange’s fraud scheme, The New York Times reported
After Binance's Costly Lesson, Do Rival Crypto Exchanges Risk Running Afoul of U.S. Rules?
19.11.2024
Bybit, Bitget and OKX combined have 877,000 daily active users in the U.S., data from Sensor Tower shows. It's unclear if they are just checking prices, or trading in violation of the rules
California judge rules DAO members liable under partnership laws
19.11.2024
A16z Crypto’s Miles Jennings posted on X that the ruling is a “huge blow” to decentralized governance.
UK Crypto Rules Poised to Shift as Trump’s US Policy Gains Momentum
15.11.2024
The UK government reportedly plans to unveil new cryptocurrency regulations this month, aiming to bolster the UK’s position as a global crypto hub amid increasing competition from the U.S., where recent policy shifts under Donald Trump favor the industry. The UK Treasury’s proposed...
Inside Russia’s Crypto Rules: Sberbank CEO Reveals Key Insights
14.11.2024
Sberbank CEO Herman Gref announced that using cryptocurrencies as a payment method within Russia is currently prohibited by law and is unlikely to be allowed in the near future. Speaking at the “FI day. Blockchain: on the edge of a new financial era” conference in Moscow, Gref clarified...
Bitget relaunches UK platform after compliance update with FCA rules
12.11.2024
Bitget’s app relaunch in the UK comes a few months after the exchange restricted its website in the UK in accordance with the Financial Promotions regime in May 2024
Pokémon TCG Pocket Makes Going First Suck
8.11.2024
Going first usually has its advantages. Not in Pokémon TCG Pocket. The mobile card game flips the traditional calculus on its head. Going first doesn’t just lose its edge, it feels downright bad. Read more
Russia’s Sweeping Crypto Mining Regulations Take Effect, Setting Strict New Rules
3.11.2024
Russia’s sweeping crypto mining regulations took effect Nov. 1, transforming the industry with strict energy caps, mandatory registration, and stringent oversight. Russia’s Crypto Law Takes Effect, Sparking Changes in Energy and Oversight On Nov. 1, the Russian government introduced a regulatory...
The Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Trailer Is Indeed Just The Goonies In Space, And It Rules
1.11.2024
It’s challenging to watch Disney’s new Skeleton Crew trailer and not compare it to The Goonies, which remains one of the best movies of all time. But, despite what many of us would like to believe, an entire generation or hasn’t seen The Goonies; they need their own version of a rag-tag group...
Crypto titans back clothing firm’s suit against SEC’s ‘unwritten’ rules
31.10.2024
Coinbase, a16z, Multicoin Capital, and Paradigm have filed an amicus brief supporting Beba LLC and DeFi Education Fund’s preemptive lawsuit against the SEC
Hong Kong court rules for investors in JPEX cryptocurrency fraud case
30.10.2024
This was the first case against JPEX, which operated in Hong Kong without a license