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DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says
18.10.2023
New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up
EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro
18.10.2023
The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over excessive state snooping
South Korean Regulator to Establish Standards for Issuance and Distribution of Crypto
18.10.2023
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is looking to establish comprehensive guidelines for the issuance and distribution of cryptocurrencies to enhance the Virtual Asset Users Protection Act passed earlier this year.
Under this new legislation, authorities are mandated to formulate...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Warns AI Could Spark Financial Crisis in Next Decade
18.10.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could spark a financial crisis in the next decade. Noting that he has raised this concern at the Financial Stability Board and at the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the SEC chief...
SEC to Intensify Crypto Market Monitoring and Examinations
18.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its examination priorities for 2024 which include crypto monitoring and examinations. The securities regulator disclosed: “Examinations of registrants will focus on the offer, sale, recommendation of, advice regarding, trading in,...
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Sees Global Demand and ‘Pent-up Interest in Crypto’ Amid Israel-Hamas War
18.10.2023
Larry Fink, the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, sees the recent bitcoin rally as “an example of the pent-up interest in crypto.” Noting that as the Israel-Hamas war rages on, more people will be running to bitcoin as “a flight to quality,” the executive...
Binance Stops Accepting New Users in UK to Comply With Crypto Regulations
18.10.2023
Binance has announced that it will no longer accept new users in the U.K. in order to comply with new crypto regulations from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Binance explained that it is currently looking for an FCA-authorized firm to review and approve its U.K. financial promotions...
Europe's AML regulations come at a high cost — for your privacy and otherwise
17.10.2023
The European Union’s anti-money laundering laws infringe upon personal privacy, and they come with costs that are simply too high
EU Formally Agrees on New Crypto Tax Data Sharing Rules
17.10.2023
The finalized rules, set to be published in the EU's official journal, force crypto firms to report on customers' holdings to be shared between tax authorities
The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Is Revealing Crypto's Amateur-Hour Ways
17.10.2023
Paradigm, BlockFi, Genesis and other companies did not have access to audited financial statements prior to investing or loaning billions to FTX, FTX.US. and Alameda Research, according to testimonies given in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. Rather, these investors and lenders looked at unaudited...
Binance.US Halts Direct Dollar Withdrawals
17.10.2023
Dollar deposits in user wallets are no longer eligible for FDIC insurance protection, according to the updated terms of use
Australia Government Wants Crypto Exchanges to Possess a Financial Services License
17.10.2023
Australia-based crypto exchanges may soon be required to hold a financial services license issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The Australian government expects to have the draft legislation ready in 2024. According to the proposals, crypto exchanges will be given...
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Scraps Crypto Mining Ban to Advance Energy Conservation Bill
17.10.2023
The state's Environmental Resources and Energy Committee accepted the amended bill on Monday by a slim margin
Banks Must Disclose Crypto Exposures, Global Regulator Says
17.10.2023
The guidance will ensure transparency and market discipline, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said
EU Regulator Warns of ‘Opaque’ Crypto Firms as It Seeks to Close MiCA Loopholes
17.10.2023
The European Securities and Markets Authority doesn’t want foreign companies operating via EU “letterbox” entities
Israel Freezes 100 Binance Accounts Over Suspected Hamas Links: FT
17.10.2023
Authorities requested information on some 200 other crypto accounts, the FT said, citing people familiar with the matter
FTC Warns Consumers Crypto Deposits Are Not FDIC Insured
17.10.2023
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned consumers that crypto deposits are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). “That money isn’t FDIC insured or protected if the crypto company goes under,” the agency cautioned. “If something happens,...
Genesis Ordered to Comply With Terra Subpoena Within 5 Days
16.10.2023
The crypto firm failed to comply with requests made as part of a probe into the collapsed stablecoin, a New York judge said
How Clear and Effective Crypto Regulations are Born
16.10.2023
Hong Kong's OSL Crypto Exchange Explores Sale at $128 Million Valuation
16.10.2023
Hong Kong-based BC Technology Group Ltd. is reportedly in the early stages of considering the sale of its crypto exchange platform OSL.
OSL is one of only two exchanges in Hong Kong licensed under the digital-asset rules introduced by the city in June.
As per the Bloomberg report, BC Technology...