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Colorado DMV Accepts Crypto Payments Through Paypal
2.9.2023
The Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced it accepts cryptocurrency for its online services via the payment processor Paypal. Besides paying local taxes with coins, residents of the crypto-friendly state will be able to use their digital cash to renew driver’s licenses...
SEC Charges Impact Theory in First NFT-Related Lawsuit Over Unregistered Token Sales
28.8.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Los Angeles-based media company Impact Theory with offering and selling unregistered securities in the form of crypto asset tokens. Notably, this marks the SEC’s first lawsuit targeting an NFT offering. SEC Sues Impact Theory Over $30M...
Ireland grants VASP registration to MoonPay
16.8.2023
MoonPay has announced that it has received the approval for registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider. The approval has been granted by the Central Bank of Ireland, and its jurisdictions pertain only to the said region. Securing the approval allows MoonPay to provide its exchange services...
Registration Statistics: British Regulator Approves Just 13% Of Crypto Firm Applications - What’s Going On?
14.8.2023
UK’s financial regulator says it has approved only 13% of the total applications by cryptocurrency companies for registration with the body.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has disclosed that from January 2020, only 38 applications have scaled through out of 291 since it started the...
13% of applications approved: British regulator discloses crypto registration stats
14.8.2023
Since January 2020, almost three hundred crypto companies have applied for registration with the Financial Conduct Authority, 38 of which were approved
French Regulator Revises Crypto Rules to Align With EU’s MiCA Law
13.8.2023
France’s financial market regulator said it’s adjusting the rules for crypto companies in line with Europe’s new regulatory framework. The changes, which will enter into force next year, seek to enhance registration requirements for businesses offering certain services for digital assets like...
Binance Seeks Registration in Taiwan Under Money Laundering Control Act and FSC
13.8.2023
Binance, the global leader in cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has submitted an application for registration in Taiwan according to the Money Laundering Control Act and the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC).
During a private meeting on Tuesday, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory...
Binance Users Reach 150 Million, CZ Reveals
5.8.2023
Registered users of Binance have hit 150 million, the crypto exchange’s founder and CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), announced on social media. The milestone has been reached despite increased regulatory pressure on the world’s largest trading platform for digital assets in the past few months. Crypto...
Hex Trust acquires DASP registration in France
3.8.2023
Hex Trust, which is a prime digital asset custodian, has acquired for itself the Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) license in France. This has come through the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), the two regulatory bodies....
Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Expands European Foray With Registration in France
2.8.2023
The registration, which follows last year's approval in Italy, is "a significant milestone" for its European expansion plans, Hex Trust said
Crypto․com Granted Registration Approval in the Netherlands
30.7.2023
Digital asset exchange Crypto․com has been approved for registration as a crypto service provider in the Netherlands. The regulatory nod comes after a review of its business operations and compliance with the Dutch anti-money laundering legislation, the company pointed out. Trading Platform...
Crypto.com Trumps Binance, Securing Netherlands Registration as Larger Rival Withdraws
28.7.2023
The Netherlands, which has taken a tough line on rivals such as Binance and Coinbase, follows France, Dubai and the U.K. in recognizing the crypto exchange
Crypto.com Receives Registration Approval From The Dutch Central Bank – Here’s the Latest
28.7.2023
Cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com acquired a registration approval with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank, as a crypto services provider.
Contributing to Crypto.com’s regulatory license momentum, the approval follows a “comprehensive review of Crypto.com’s business...
Mark Cuban, John Reed Stark clash over the cause of FTX’s collapse
5.7.2023
Mark Cuban thinks the SEC could have saved U.S. customers from FTX had it adopted Japan’s approach to crypto regulation, but John Reed Stark disagrees
Insiders Say SEC Deems Blackrock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF and Other Applications as Inadequate
30.6.2023
According to a report citing “people familiar with the matter,” the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has allegedly informed Nasdaq and Cboe that Blackrock’s registration for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and the multitude of other spot bitcoin ETF applications currently...
Banking Giants Crédit Agricole, Santander Seek to Provide Crypto Custody Under French Registration
25.6.2023
A subsidiary co-owned by Crédit Agricole and Santander has registered as a digital asset service provider in France. The registration of Caceis, a company that specializes in offering financial services to institutional investors, allows the two major European banks to tap into the crypto market....
Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS Gains Crypto Custody Registration in France
22.6.2023
The traditional finance giant has been rumored to be seeking the status for years
Binance Netherlands exit - Dutch Central Bank says registration failings are confidential
21.6.2023
De Nedelandsche Bank is unable to share details of Binance’s registration failings in the country due to confidentiality requirements of its supervisory laws
Binance Subsidiary Cancels Registration With UK Regulator
19.6.2023
Binance Markets Limited, a UK subsidiary of Binance, has canceled its registration with a UK regulator.
That came in a June 7 update from the Financial Conduct Authority that said the subsidiary is not allowed to “undertake any regulated activity in the UK.”...
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Binance cancels registration in the UK amid regulatory scrutiny
19.6.2023
Binance’s deregistration with the FCA did not have an operational impact, as it had never done business in the United Kingdom, a regional manager said