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CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat
15.11.2023
U.S. regulators don't have any more authority now to head off another major crypto collapse than they did when FTX imploded and took much of the industry with it, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam
Germany's Commerzbank Wins Crypto Custody License
15.11.2023
It's the first German full-service bank to be granted the custody license, according to a statement
Kazakhstan Central Bank Marks Digital Tenge Pilot With First Retail Payment
15.11.2023
The National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to implement a digital tenge by the end of 2025
Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Replace Cash, Offer Resilience: IMF Chief
15.11.2023
The public sector should continue to prepare for CBDC deployment, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said
Monetary Authority of Singapore Starts Tokenization Pilots Alongside Financial Services Heavyweights
15.11.2023
The test will explore bilateral digital asset trades, foreign currency payments, multicurrency clearing and settlement, fund management and automated portfolio rebalancing
U.S. CBDC Is Unlikely in the Near Term: Bank of America
15.11.2023
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said
Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Obtains Full Dubai Operating License
15.11.2023
This final approval allows the firm to offer digital asset custodial services to institutional clients and sophisticated investors in Dubai
India's Supreme Court Turns Away Petition Asking Government to Frame Crypto Guidelines
15.11.2023
India's Supreme Court has turned away a petition that sought to direct the government and relevant authorities to frame guidelines for regulating the trading and mining of cryptocurrencies
'Mutant Ape Planet' NFT Developer Pleaded Guilty in $3M Fraud
14.11.2023
The developer behind the Mutant Ape Planet non-fungible token (NFT) collection – a knockoff of the Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFTs – pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding buyers in a rug pull that netted almost $3 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Delaware, We Need to Talk
14.11.2023
Some sectors of the crypto industry were excited (and/or confused) by an apparent BlackRock XRP Trust filing in the state of Delaware, suggesting the massive asset manager may try to launch an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) after applying to launch bitcoin and ether ETFs. But, this filing...
Cathie Wood Speculates Gary Gensler's Political Ambitions Are Affecting Spot BTC ETF Judgement
14.11.2023
Wood said Gensler's concerns that bitcoin is prone to market manipulation, one of the barriers to the approval of a spot BTC ETF in the U.S., belie his perfectly sound cryptocurrency knowledge
Bim Afolami takes the reins on UK crypto policy as new Economic Secretary
14.11.2023
Under U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, former Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith will become the next Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Australia Updates Its Capital Gains Tax Guidance to Include Wrapped Tokens and DeFi
14.11.2023
Australia's tax authority has clarified that its capital gains tax on crypto products also extends to wrapped tokens or token interaction with decentralized (DeFi) lending protocols
UK Cabinet Reshuffle Gives Bim Afolami Responsibility for Crypto, CBDC, Replacing Griffith
14.11.2023
His predecessor, Andrew Griffith, will head up the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
South Korea’s Democratic Party Mandates Crypto Holdings Disclosure for Candidates in Upcoming Elections
14.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / habunman The Democratic Party of South Korea has instituted a new policy requiring preliminary candidates for the upcoming general elections to disclose their holdings in virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies, according to The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung). This decision...
Crypto.com Wins Digital Asset License in Dubai
14.11.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has been granted a licence to operate specified virtual asset service activities in Dubai
Crypto Tax Proposal Open for Revision, IRS Officials' Questions Suggest
13.11.2023
While crypto representatives and lawyers cautioned the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that its crypto tax proposal is a dangerous and improper overreach, questions posed by a panel of IRS and Department of the Treasury officials at a Monday hearing may reveal some flexibility in the rule...
IRS 'Raided' by Crypto Investors as Industry Puts Up Fight Against U.S. Tax Proposal
13.11.2023
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is gathering the final words now from a crypto sector that is arguing the agency's proposal for a digital-assets taxation regime is an existential threat to investor privacy and to decentralized crypto projects
International Deal to Combat Crypto Tax Evasion to Start 2027 as 48 Countries Sign Up
10.11.2023
Several countries with a sizeable interest in crypto, such as Turkey, India, China, Russia and all African nations, are not signatories to the statement
UBS Group’s Wealthy Clients Can Now Trade Some Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong: Bloomberg
10.11.2023
The news comes a day after HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, said it plans to start a digital-assets custody service for institutional clients