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CBDCs Are 'Central' to Innovating Financial Systems, BIS Chief Says

8.11.2023
Central banks will have a limited role to play relative to the private sector in CBDC issuance, the group's general manager Agustín Carstens said

SEBA Bank’s Hong Kong Branch Secures Full License for Crypto Services from SFC

8.11.2023
Source: SEBA Bank The Swiss crypto bank SEBA has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SEBA Hong Kong has received a full license from the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). This regulatory approval enables the bank to engage in a wide range of financial activities, including...

Crypto's Bromance With U.S. CFTC May Be One-Sided

7.11.2023
Half of the 2023 sanctions from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) targeted digital assets companies and individuals, according to the agency's annual enforcement snapshot released on Tuesday

U.S. Consumer Finance Watchdog Wants to Oversee Major Tech, Some Crypto Payments

7.11.2023
A proposed rule would let the CFPB supervise nonbank payment providers and transactions between people, including some crypto transactions

SEC’s Efforts to Hire Crypto Experts Thwarted by Own Crypto Ownership Policy

7.11.2023
SEC policies against staff owning crypto make hiring industry specialists difficult. Image by Kristina Blokhin, Adobe Stock. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), known for its stringent regulatory oversight of the finance sector, is facing an ironic hurdle as its own policies...

Coinbase Website Blocked in Kazakhstan Amidst Crypto Securities Law Enforcement

7.11.2023
Regional reports from Kazakhstan indicate that Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges globally, has been blocked as it reportedly “violates paragraph 5 of Article 11 of the Digital Assets Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.” Essentially, the clause is a policy on the issuance and sale...

The Crypto Industry Responded to the IRS Proposed Broker Rule

7.11.2023
The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS are poised to bring fresh crypto tax reporting rules into effect. The crypto industry largely seems opposed – the majority of comments I read urged caution or raised concerns about the proposal as written while only a relative few seemed to support it

U.S. Banking Watchdog Hsu Says Tokenization Promising, But Crypto Full of Fraud

7.11.2023
Tokenization of assets could be the answer to the risky complexities of settling the movement of funds and securities, said Michael Hsu, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

U.S. Federal Reserve's Barr Holds Line on Central Bank Needing Stablecoin Powers

7.11.2023
Vice Chairman Michael Barr argued that the Fed needs regulatory and enforcement authority over stablecoin issuers – a point of contention in the debate over legislation

Coinbase Adds Four National Security Experts to its Global Advisory Council

7.11.2023
Coinbase has added four national security experts, including former U.S. Secretary of Defence Dr. Mark T. Esper, to its Global Advisory Council

Coinbase Blocked in Kazakhstan for Breaking New Digital Assets Law: Report

7.11.2023
Issuance, circulation, and offering trading of "unsecured digital assets" is prohibited outside the country's financial center under laws that came into effect earlier this year

What's Next for Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Case?

7.11.2023
The story of "United States v. Sam Bankman-Fried" isn't quite over yet. Now that he's been found guilty on seven different charges, a few different things are going to happen

Ben 'Bitboy' Armstrong Calls Himself a Victim in Latest Court Filing

7.11.2023
The infleuncer formerly known as Bitboy has filed a lawsuit against several executives at his former employer alleging threats and coercion, and is asking for his Lamborghini back

Indian Police Arrest 8 More in $300M Crypto Scam: Report

6.11.2023
As many as 18 people, including four cops, have been arrested so far, while the alleged kingpin, Subhash Sharma, remains at large

Bittrex Global CEO Supports UK Treasury’s Crypto Regulation Steps – Here’s the Latest

6.11.2023
Bittrex Global CEO Oliver Linch has voiced support for the UK Treasury’s recent crypto asset regulation proposals, arguing that they could help the country achieve its goal of becoming a leading hub for digital assets. In a recent interview, Linch, a former solicitor at Shearman &...