FalconX hit with $1.7 million fine for regulatory violations
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has fined crypto trading firm FalconX a total of $1.7...
Philippines’ central bank greenlights pilot for Peso-backed stablecoin
BSP approves pilot for PHPC, a Peso-backed stablecoin, in collaboration with Coins.ph. Sandbox testing to evaluate...
Ethereum ETFs Face Uphill Battle With SEC: Analyst Foresees Possible Delay Until 2025
A senior Bloomberg ETF analyst predicts that spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. are...
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Warns of SEC’s Full-Scale Assault on Crypto Staking — ‘It’s Going to Be a Bloodbath’
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has predicted a severe regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrency staking by U.S. regulators,...
Billionaire Mark Cuban Warns Gensler’s SEC Crypto Policies Could Cost Biden the Election
Billionaire Mark Cuban has criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s handling of...
US Regulatory Clarity for Crypto: Landmark Legislation FIT21 Act Heads to House Vote
The House Committee on Rules has decided to review the Financial Innovation and Technology for the...
Anti-Crypto Mixer Blockchain Integrity Act Introduced in US House of Representatives
The Blockchain Integrity Act, a piece of legislation that seeks to put a 2-year moratorium on...
India Approves Crypto Exchanges Binance and Kucoin as Registered Virtual Asset Service Providers
Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Kucoin have successfully registered with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit as Virtual Asset...
Senate Urged to Swiftly Overturn SEC’s ‘Misguided’ Crypto Rules
Following the U.S. House of Representatives passing a resolution to overturn the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin...
House Approves Resolution to Overturn SEC’s Crypto Rules — Biden Threatens to Veto
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.J. Res. 109, a resolution aimed at overturning the...
Coinbase Legal Chief Urges SEC Chair to Stop Misleading the Market About Crypto Tokens Being Securities
Coinbase’s chief legal officer has publicly urged U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler...
India Working on Offline Transferability of Digital Rupee, Says Central Bank Governor
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is in the process of making its...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Calls Crypto ‘Outsized Piece of Scams, Frauds, and Problems in Our Markets’
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has reiterated his view...
Australian tax office targets 1.2M crypto investors for tax compliance
Australian Tax Office seeks data from 1.2M crypto users for tax compliance. Cryptocurrencies are classified as...
Philippines Regulator to Unveil Cryptocurrency Regulatory Framework in Second Half of 2024
Emilio B. Aquino, chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Philippines, announced plans to...
SEC Issues Wells Notice to Robinhood Over Crypto Operations
A report indicates that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Wells Notice...
India Announces ‘Successful’ Crackdown on E-Nugget Scam — Seizes $10M in Crypto From Exchanges
India’s Enforcement Directorate has declared its multi-year crackdown on the “E-Nugget” scam in Kolkata successful. The...
South Africa’s FIC Unveils Draft Directive for Travel Rule Implementation; Crypto Industry Leader Issues Warning
The South African Financial Intelligence Centre recently issued a draft directive calling crypto-asset service providers to...
US Authorities Charge Man in Connection With $43 Million ‘Classic’ Ponzi Scheme
U.S. authorities have charged a man they accuse of operating a Ponzi scheme, which purported to...
Argentine Lower House Passes Cryptocurrency Legalizing Opportunity in Reintroduced Omnibus Law
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies passed a series of cryptocurrency tax opportunities for citizens holding undeclared...
Nigerian BICCoN calls for crypto exchanges round table with SEC chief amid crackdown
Recently, crypto exchanges like Binance have found themselves under serious scrutiny in Nigeria The BICCoN-led initiative...
US Lawmaker Slams SEC’s Investigation of Ethereum — Says Chair Gensler Intentionally Misled Congress
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry has slammed both the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
