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UK Needs Bespoke Legal Framework for Using Crypto as Collateral: Law Commission
28.6.2023
The Commission, funded by the Ministry of Justice, also pushed for legislation to treat crypto as a new type of property in its latest set of recommendations
Nevada Places Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Into Receivership
27.6.2023
Nevada's Financial Institutions Divisoin filed to appoint a receiver for crypto custodian on Prime Trust, the regulator announced on Tuesday
Judge Rejects FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Motions to Dismiss Criminal Charges
27.6.2023
U.S. Judge Lewis Kaplan denied several of Sam Bankman-Fried's motions to dismiss criminal charges against him. He had previously denied the FTX founder's remaining motions to dismiss charges
Zimbabwe's Gold-Backed Digital Token Won't Fix the Country's Currency Woes, Economists Say
27.6.2023
Sound macroeconomic policies like raising interest rates and bringing down the country's deficit could dampen Zimbabwe's currency instability, economists said
EU Seals Deal on Crypto Bank-Capital Rules
27.6.2023
Lawmakers have previously favored ‘prohibitive’ capital requirements to keep unbacked crypto assets out of the banking system
Federal Judge Permanently Bars MetaBirkins NFT Maker From Selling Birkin-Based Collectibles
26.6.2023
The judge’s order comes several months after a jury found the NFT collection’s maker infringed on Hermes’ intellectual property
Leading House Democrat Solicits Feedback From Gensler and Yellen on Crypto Bill
26.6.2023
The bill would provide guidelines for U.S.-based crypto exchanges to register with regulators
U.S. Judge Rejects Binance.US Complaint Over SEC Press Release
26.6.2023
A federal judge has rebuffed Binance’s request to curtail the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) use of language pertaining to Binance.US’ management of customer funds in press releases, arguing the statements could hurt the company at trial
FTX Bankruptcy Team Says the Exchange Owed Customers $8.7B
26.6.2023
Commingling and misuse of customer and corporate funds occurred from the inception of FTX, says current CEO John J. Ray III
Singapore's MAS Proposes Design Framework for Interoperable Digital Asset Networks
26.6.2023
Banking giants like Standard Chartered, HSBC and Citi are set to run multiple tokenization trials across financial asset classes
Bybit Gains Crypto License in Cyprus
26.6.2023
The Dubai-based crypto exchange will gain now a foothold in the European Union after its exit from Canada and the U.K
Japanese Crypto Issuers Won't Pay Taxes on Unrealized Gains, Govt. Clarifies
26.6.2023
Token issuers in the country were subject to a 30% corporate tax for unrealized gains on their own tokens
CFTC Kicks Off Review of Kalshi's Congressional Control Prediction Markets
24.6.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission began a formal review and public comment period to evaluate prediction market Kalshi's proposed contracts to bet on who will control Congress
2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme
23.6.2023
Joseph O'Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported
Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard
23.6.2023
The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners
Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Crypto Services in Belgium by Markets Regulator
23.6.2023
The crypto exchange is accused of serving Belgian customers from countries outside the European Economic Area in violation of the law, the FSMA has said
Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Subpoena Law Firm Fenwick & West for Documents, U.S. Judge Rules
23.6.2023
The founder of collapsed crypto enterprise FTX had argued legal advice from the Silicon Valley law firm was "at the core" of the government's criminal allegations against him
Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start Trading Tuesday, Sponsor Says
23.6.2023
Volatility Shares’ 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX) will become the first leveraged crypto ETF available in the United States after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) let it go effective on Friday, an executive at the company told CoinDesk
Coinbase Wins Supreme Court Ruling in Arbitration Lawsuit
23.6.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, after the high court ruled that a lawsuit filed by one of the exchange's users couldn't proceed until Coinbase defends an appeal of a lower court ruling
Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says
23.6.2023
The global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF said North Korea is using digital assets to fund weapons of mass destruction