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Hong Kong securities regulator adds crypto personnel for industry supervision
6.2.2023
Regulators in Hong Kong plan for the addition of personnel in order to “better supervise” activities of local virtual asset providers
Australian Government Says It Is Working to Ensure ‘Regulation of Crypto Assets Protects Consumers’
5.2.2023
The Australian government has said it will take steps to ensure the “regulation of crypto assets protects consumers” and one of these steps will be the reforming of “the licensing and custody of crypto assets.” The Anthony Norman Albanese-led government also said it...
New Jersey enforces cease and desist orders against three ‘pig butcher’ scammers
5.2.2023
These cybercriminals reach out to romance-seekers from dating apps like Tinder before convincing them to invest in their fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes
Australia bolsters crypto watchdogs in ''multi-stage' plan to fight scams
3.2.2023
The new measures from the Australian government come as cryptocurrency scams skyrocketed 162% to $221 million in 2022
US Judge Dismisses Customer Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange Coinbase
3.2.2023
A U.S. district judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Coinbase and its CEO Brian Armstrong filed by customers of the crypto exchange. The lawsuit alleges that Coinbase sold 79 crypto tokens that are unregistered securities. Customer Lawsuit Against Coinbase Dismissed A proposed class action lawsuit...
Coinbase Emerges Victorious in Case Over Unregistered Securities Claims
2.2.2023
Major crypto exchange Coinbase has achieved success in its legal battle related to a lawsuit filed by a group of clients who claimed the platform facilitated the sale of unregistered securities and failed to register as a broker-dealer. The exchange managed to secure a dismissal of the class-action...
Judge dismisses proposed class action suit alleging Coinbase securities sales
1.2.2023
The decision did not address the question of whether the 79 tokens in questions were securities, but dismissed claims based on the Securities and Exchange Acts
Judge Dismisses Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Coinbase Sold Unregistered Securities
1.2.2023
The suit also accused Coinbase of failing to register as a broker dealer
Tesla’s SEC Filing Shows Bitcoin Fair Market Value of $191 Million
1.2.2023
Tesla’s latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that the fair market value of the company’s bitcoin holdings was $191 million at the end of 2022. In addition, billionaire Elon Musk’s electric car company recorded $204 million of impairment...
Massachusetts-Based Bankprov to End Loan Offerings Secured by Cryptocurrency Mining Rigs
31.1.2023
The Amesbury, Massachusetts-based Bankprov, a subsidiary of Provident Bancorp, has announced that it will no longer provide loans secured by cryptocurrency mining rigs. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EX-99.1), Bankprov stated that revenue from its digital asset loan...
Structured Finance Platform Intain Opens Tokenized Marketplace for Asset-Backed Securities
31.1.2023
The marketplace will be built as an Avalanche Subnet
Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules
30.1.2023
Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission
Philippines securities regulator seeks more authority to police the crypto industry
30.1.2023
The Filipino securities regulator is moving to enact tighter rules on crypto, crypto companies and other financial products using blockchain technology
Aussie regulator flagged concerns about FTX months before collapse: Report
30.1.2023
Australia’s financial regulator raised concerns about FTX Australia not long after it began operations in March 2022, according to documents
US Senator Focused on Crypto Money Laundering Crackdown — Urges Congress, Regulators to Take Action
30.1.2023
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Congress to ensure regulators, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have the tools to regulate the crypto industry effectively and crack down on crypto money laundering activities. “The current legal structure essentially holds up...
SEC Commissioner Calls for ‘Consistent Legal Framework’ for All Asset Classes, Including Crypto
28.1.2023
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has called for “a coherent and consistent legal framework that works across all asset classes,” including crypto assets. She warned that the SEC’s current enforcement-centric approach would take 400 years to...
US securities regulator probes Wall Street over crypto custody: Report
27.1.2023
The regulator has been probing registered investment advisors over how they've been offering crypto custody to their clients, according to sources
Chalk and Cheese: When Crypto Assets Meet the Securities Laws
26.1.2023
It's difficult to pinpoint how a majority of crypto assets can practically function without radically reimaging the current set of securities laws, Lewis Cohen, co-founder of DLx Law, writes
Indonesia Regulatory Switch Could See Crypto Classed as Securities, Not Commodities
25.1.2023
A new law in Indonesia not only changes the crypto regulatory environment, it could also broaden the industry’s development in the country
Genesis creditors file securities lawsuit against Barry Silbert and DCG
24.1.2023
Amid Genesis going through its first bankruptcy hearings, a group of creditors have slapped the firm with a new class action lawsuit