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CFTC Commissioner Pitches Pilot Program for U.S. Crypto Regulation

7.9.2023
The U.S. watchdog for derivatives markets should create a limited pilot program for regulating cryptocurrencies, said Caroline Pham, one of the members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

EU Commissioner Wants Digital Euro Project To Be Approached After Next European Commission In 2024

7.9.2023
Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union says that the digital euro should not be rushed until the next Commission's parliamentary election. Speaking at a think tank in Brussels on Sept 6, she stressed that a “slow...

Kenyan Government Says It Has ‘Suspended’ Worldcoin Activities

3.8.2023
The Kenyan interior ministry said on Aug.2 that Worldcoin’s activities in the country have been “suspended” in order to give government agencies an opportunity to assess the cryptocurrency project’s potential risks to public safety. The country’s interior minister...

Bavaria’s Data Protection Office Launches Probe Into Worldcoin’s Iris-Scanning Data Practices

1.8.2023
Bavaria’s State Office for Data Protection Supervision (DPS) has initiated an inquiry into the Worldcoin project and its data collection techniques, as disclosed in a Reuters report on Monday. This comes shortly after similar investigations by Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection...

Kenyan Data Regulator Issues Warning as Residents Rush to Get Worldcoin’s ‘Free Money’

30.7.2023
The Kenyan data regulator said it is conducting an “assessment of Worldcoin’s practices to ensure compliance with the law.” The data regulator has urged “increased vigilance” by Kenyans who are signing up to receive Worldcoin’s “free money.”...

US regulatory clarity has begun in court after Ripple win: CFTC commissioner

18.7.2023
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham said recent court opinions around digital assets and securities are a first step to crypto regulatory clarity

Report: South Africa Regulator Says Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges in 2024 May Be Closed Down

6.7.2023
According to the regulator of the South African financial services industry, cryptocurrency exchanges based in the country must secure operating licenses before the year ends. Crypto exchanges that fail to abide by the requirement will either be fined or closed down, Unathi Kamlana, the Financial...

Former SEC Official Defends Chair Gensler — Urges Crypto Community to Quit Personal Attacks, Focus on Facts

2.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s former head of internet enforcement has defended SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s approach to regulating the crypto industry. “It’s time to attack the facts and law on SEC positions and quit the personal attacks on the...

CFTC commissioner says proposal to reassess risk management could consider crypto

2.6.2023
Christy Goldsmith Romero pointed to the collapse of FTX, Terra and Celsius in having the CFTC reconsider the way it handled risk management

ETH can be a security and a commodity: Former CFTC commissioner

24.5.2023
Ether can simultaneously be a security and commodity under the regulatory scope of the SEC and CFTC, former CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz claimed

Connecticut Banking Regulator Fines Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin of America

23.5.2023
According to the Connecticut Department of Banking, commissioner Jorge Perez revealed that the regulator has reached a settlement with the crypto automated teller machine (ATM) and kiosk operator Bitcoin of America. As part of the settlement, Bitcoin of America will pay $86,000 in restitution,...

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce States Proposed Amendments to Definition of ‘Exchange’ Render Innovation ‘Kaput’

18.4.2023
Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has issued her opinion on the recent attempts of the institution to change the definition of “exchange” under the Exchange Act Rule. According to Peirce, the institution is now expanding its reach...

OpenAI faces Canadian privacy probe alleging personal info harvesting

6.4.2023
Canada's Head Privacy Commissioner is investigating the AI firm and watchdogs in Germany, France, Ireland and Spain could be mulling similar action

European Commissioner Says Impact of SVB Collapse ‘Limited’ as Credit Suisse Drags Down Banking Stocks

17.3.2023
Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse has had a “limited impact” on the European Union but authorities must still “stay alert” to events as they unfold, European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness has said. Despite McGuinness’ reassuring remarks, stocks of Europe’s largest...

EU Parliament’s Smart Contract Plans Limit Standard-Setting Promise, EU Commissioner Says

15.3.2023
Controversial lawmaker proposals on data use may no longer meet original objectives, Thierry Breton told reporters

Ripple Lawyer Argues SEC Chair Gensler Has Prejudged Crypto Asset Cases

1.3.2023
Recently, Gary Gensler, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressed his opinion in a detailed interview with New York Magazine’s Intelligencer regarding why he believes crypto assets other than bitcoin are securities. However, Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s...