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Kenyan Blockchain Association to Issue First Draft of The Country’s Crypto Regulation

7.11.2023
Source: Pexels The Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK) has announced that it will prepare the first draft of the country’s blockchain legislation as it seeks to join the list of nations with proper rule clarity. According to local media reports, the lobby group met with the National Assembly...

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

Blockpit Acquires Rival Tax Platform Accointing to Improve EU Crypto Tax Services

7.11.2023
Source: Blockpit Blockpit, an Austria-based crypto tax service provider, has acquired its rival platform Accointing from the crypto data company Glassnode. This acquisition positions Blockpit to align with the upcoming EU tax regulations, known as the Eighth Directive on Administrative Cooperation...

US Supreme Court to Decide Whether Coinbase Can Force Users to Settle Disputes Through Arbitration

7.11.2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the Coinbase case concerning whether the crypto exchange can force users to settle disputes through private arbitration, rather than in court. The case stems from a dogecoin (DOGE) sweepstakes in which users accused Coinbase of false advertising....

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

UK Financial Watchdogs Publish Plans to Regulate Stablecoins

6.11.2023
The U.K. government published plans for regulating crypto last week

India’s Central Bank Governor Warns Crypto Poses Higher Risk to Emerging Markets

6.11.2023
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has once again warned about the threats that cryptocurrencies pose to global financial stability, particularly for emerging market economies. Speaking at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2023 in Mumbai, Das stressed the importance...

FTX Wants to Sell $744M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Assets

6.11.2023
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its debtors have asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware to approve the sale of trust assets, funds of Grayscale and Bitwise amounting to an estimated $744m, through an investment adviser

Senator Lummis Takes a Stand Against SEC’s Crypto Crackdown, Says the Commission is “Overreaching”

6.11.2023
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has voiced opposition to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ongoing crackdown on the cryptocurrency industry. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, she expressed her concerns about the regulatory agency’s actions and vowed to block one of...

Hong Kong is Considering Allowing Spot Crypto ETFs, SFC Head Reveals

6.11.2023
Hong Kong is considering allowing spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that directly invest in cryptocurrencies. Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), revealed that the option of granting retail investors access to spot crypto ETFs is under consideration...

Former SEC Official Warns SBF Conviction Is ‘Just the Tip of the Iceberg’ for All of Crypto

5.11.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement says the conviction of ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is “just the tip of the iceberg” for the entire crypto industry. “People should not think that it’s safe to go back in the water...

Dubai Financial Authority Approves XRP as ‘Recognized Crypto Token’

4.11.2023
Dubai’s financial regulator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority, has approved XRP as a recognized crypto token for use within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a special economic zone. “Licensed virtual asset firms within the DIFC will now be able to incorporate...

Ex-FTX Unit LedgerX in Gray Area Beyond CFTC Proposal on Customer Funds: Commissioner

3.11.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a rule change Friday on how customer funds should be invested by firms the agency oversees – futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivative clearing organizations (DCOs)

Dubai Financial Services Authority Adds XRP and Toncoin to List of Recognized Tokens

3.11.2023
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has expanded its recognition of digital assets, adding Ripple (XRP) and Toncoin (TON) to its list of officially recognized tokens. This development underscores the DFSA’s commitment to creating a conducive regulatory environment for digital...

Prisoners’ Dreams to Stash $54M in Crypto in Exotic Locales Dashed as Feds Grab Them for Treasury

2.11.2023
Federal law enforcement has seized $54 million worth of cryptocurrencies from the leader of a notorious New Jersey drug ring, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Thursday in a statement

Discredited Crypto Terrorist Funding Figures Gain Fresh Life in House Hearing

2.11.2023
Despite a raging online debate discrediting the scale of crypto support for terrorist groups, the story continues to resonate in important places. Most recently on Thursday, the ranking Democrat at a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives quoted a figure of $130 million in digital assets...