Australian regulator sues Kraken provider over margin trading product
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced civil penalty proceedings against Bit Trade, the provider of the Kraken...
Regulation
New UK bill to seize stolen crypto reach final approval stage
Key takeaways The UK government could seize stolen cryptocurrencies A bill that seeks to expand the ability of UK authorities...
SEC sees temporary setback in request to access Binance.US software
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has failed to win immediate access to Binance.US's software in a Sept....
JPEX blames partners for ‘maliciously’ freezing funds, causing liquidity crisis
Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange JPEX has slammed regulators and “third-party market makers” for a liquidity crisis that has seen the platform...
Japan’s to allow startups raise funds using crypto
Japan eyes support for crypto startups in new regulation on startup financing. According to reports, the new rules means startups...
Hong Kong warns that crypto firms are not “banks”
Hong Kong warns crypto firms against using the word “bank” The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) says only licensed banks...
North Korean crypto hacks down 80% but that could change overnight: Chainalysis
Cryptocurrency stolen by North Korea-linked hackers is down a whopping 80% from 2022 — but a blockchain forensics firm says...
Stoner Cats NFTs creator charged by SEC, to pay $1M fine
SEC says Stoner Cats 2 LLC raised $8 million from investors by offering unregistered securities of NFTs. Stoner Cats will...
SBF’s lawyers want to quiz jurors on crypto, altruism and ADHD
Potential jurors in the upcoming criminal trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could be asked their thoughts on crypto,...
India embarks on crafting crypto regulations after ruling out ban
India was long thought to be planning a complete ban on cryptocurrencies. However, in the just concluded G20 Summit, India...
DC doesn’t realize how powerful crypto voters are — Brian Armstrong
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has shared his predictions for the role crypto will play in next years' elections in the...
Coinbase plans major expansion in countries with “clear crypto rules”
Coinbase targets expansion across the EU, UK, Brazil and Singapore among other jurisdictions with clear regulatory trajectory. The exchange also...
CFTC fines Utah man over $2.5M for leveraged Bitcoin fraud
CFTC announced Jacob Orvidas had conducted a leveraged Bitcoin fraud between October 2017 and July 2020. Orvidas was also charged...
Coinbase signals EU, Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia as priorities
Coinbase has flagged several countries outside the United States where it intends to focus its operations in the near term,...
Celsius Network files ‘adversary complaint’ against EquitiesFirst
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network has filed a complaint against lending firm EquitiesFirst Holdings in a bid to recoup assets.According...
Computer science experts say US should create new fed agency for AI: Survey
A plurality of experts believe the United States should create a new federal agency dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) governance,...
Digital euro can ward off a host of private payment service ills: ECB official
The European Central Bank (ECB) is quite happy with the European Commission’s legislative proposals for the digital euro. ECB executive...
FTX wallet shifts $10M in crypto, sparking fear of token dumps to come
A wallet owned by bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has moved $10 million worth of digital assets from the Solana (SOL)...
UK MPs call for global alliance to tackle AI misuse
A group of influential members of parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom have advised the government to collaborate with democratic...
Ripple legal team opposes SEC appeal over XRP decision
Lawyers representing Ripple in its lawsuit with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have suggested the regulator hasn’t...
Elon Musk’s X platform has payments licenses in seven US states
The most recent payment license that X obtained was from Rhodes Island. Some of the US states that X has...
Bitcoin ETFs have 75% chance of approval this year: Bloomberg analysts
Bloomberg analysts have raised the probability for an approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the end of 2023, following...
