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Head of African Regional Central Bank Calls for Creation of Digital Currency
25.7.2022
The head of the Bank of Central African States (BCAS), Herve Ndoba, has told the regional central bank’s board that it must create a common digital currency which will be used by six countries belonging to the Central African Monetary Union (CAMU). Ndoba reportedly wants the BCAS...
Coinbase Disputes SEC’s Allegation That the Exchange Lists 9 Crypto Securities
24.7.2022
Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has disputed the allegation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that nine of the crypto assets traded on its platform are securities. The company’s chief legal officer stressed: “Coinbase does not list securities. End...
Bank Indonesia Prepares to Issue Digital Rupiah as Legal Tender for Digital Payments
23.7.2022
The central bank of Indonesia is working to issue a wholesale digital rupiah. The new currency is meant to be the only legal tender for digital transactions in the country while the regulator also wants to ensure that it will be exchangeable across borders. Digital Rupiah Concept Expected by Year...
SEC Will Need to Prove Tokens Are Securities in Coinbase Insider-Trading Case, Legal Expert Says
22.7.2022
Former persecutor Ian McGinley joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss Coinbase's recent insider trading case and what the SEC will need to do moving forward as it eyes more regulatory oversight
Anger, Worry, and Doubt – Celsius Customers ‘Pray’ for the Return of Their Crypto
22.7.2022
The Celsius Network (CEL)’s fall from grace has been nothing short of spectacular – and the crypto lender has been amongst the highest-profile casualties of one of the most brutal crypto winters to date....
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Taiwan vs. Crypto, Uprise Might Compensate Some LUNA Losses + More News
22.7.2022
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Coinbase Criticizes US SEC, Crypto Community Criticizes Coinbase over Insider Trading, and CFTC Chimes In
22.7.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase criticized the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its lack of regulatory clarity and action, while itself being criticized over insider trading - for which two US regulators charged the exchange’s former employee....
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Prosecutors Raid Home of Terra Co-Founder Daniel Shin as Do Kwon Returns to Twitter
22.7.2022
The South Korean prosecution service’s recent raid of 15 locations as part of the probe into the “Terra (LUNAC) incident” saw officers search the home of the Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin.
Prosecutors are widely reported to be looking at evidence pertaining to figures at the top of...
Ex-Coinbase Manager Charged With Insider Trading, Layoffs at Blockchain.Com, KuCoin Raises USD 10M + More News
21.7.2022
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Ghana Ranked as Country With Second-Highest Debt Default Risk Globally
21.7.2022
According to Visual Capitalist, Ghana is now placed second on its list of countries with the highest default risk in 2022. Only four countries, namely, Ukraine 10,856 basis points (bps), Argentina (4,470), El Salvador (3,376), and Ethiopia (3,035) have a credit default swap spread that is higher...
Bitcoin Pops Above USD 24K, Coinbase On Its Exposure to Celsius, 3AC, Voyager & Terra, ZIPMEX Zips Withdrawals + More News
20.7.2022
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Read More: Bitcoin Pops Above USD 24K, Coinbase On Its Exposure to Celsius, 3AC, Voyager & Terra, ZIPMEX Zips Withdrawals + More News
S Korean Prosecutors Raid 15 Addresses, Including Major Crypto Exchanges, as Part of Terra Probe
20.7.2022
South Korean prosecutors have raided 15 locations in Seoul as part of their ongoing probe into the “Terra (LUNAC) incident” – and have seized documents and data from at least seven crypto exchanges, including the market-leading platforms Upbit and Bithumb....
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US federal agency issues legal advisory on NFT investments
20.7.2022
The advisory primarily targets reporting of NFTs investments that represent “property,” such as real estate
NFT Warning, Bitcoin Mining Academy, Inflation in EU Heats Up + More News
19.7.2022
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Celsius lawyers claim users gave up legal rights to their crypto
19.7.2022
Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto lender reaffirmed that user funds essentially belonged to the company and not the user, with potentially one major exception
Bitfinex Hack Suspect Heather Morgan Cleared to Seek Job and Get Paid Over USD 10K a Month
18.7.2022
Heather Morgan, who was charged over laundering USD 4.5bn worth of bitcoin (BTC) stolen from the Bitfinex crypto exchange, won court approval to seek a new job while her case proceeds.
According to a Bloomberg report, a US judge has approved Morgan’s request to modify the conditions of...
South African Crypto Investors and Service Providers Told of Legal and Tax Implications of Central Bank’s Plan
17.7.2022
South African tax consultancy firm Tax Consulting SA, has said the recent announcement by the central bank — that will start to regulate cryptocurrency in 12 to 18 months — has legal and tax implications for both crypto investors and organizations providing intermediary services....
Ethereum Merge Date Proposed for September, Liquidator Comes for 3AC, US SEC Talks Exemptions + More News
15.7.2022
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Putin Signs Law Prohibiting Payments With Digital Assets in Russia
15.7.2022
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed into law a bill banning payments with digital financial assets. The legislation obliges exchange operators to refuse to process transactions facilitating the use of DFAs, a legal category currently covering cryptocurrencies, as “monetary...
Prosecution ‘Investigating Still-Extant South Korean Terraform Subsidiary’, Exchanges Make Self-regulation Proposal
15.7.2022
South Korean prosecutors have reportedly uncovered evidence of an obscure Terraform Labs subsidiary that appears to exist only “on paper.”
Terraform, the company behind the LUNAC token, the UST stablecoin, and the new LUNA coin, shuttered its South Korean businesses back in April. But per...