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UK Crypto Firms Might Come under Prudential Rules as FCA Designs Policy

  • The FCA's new prudential regime IFPR entered into force on January 1, 2022.
  • Liquidity requirements for CFD providers and other similar firms jumped last year.
Thursday, 20/07/2023 | 21:45 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

UK Govt. Rejects Lawmakers’ Push to Regulate Crypto Trading as Gambling

  • The lawmakers in May argued that 'unbacked' crypto assets carry 'huge price volatility'.
  • However, the government believes such treatment violates international standards.
Thursday, 20/07/2023 | 12:33 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

New US Senate Bill Tackles Money Laundering via DeFi, Crypto ATMs

  • It wants to hold investors responsible when a DeFi service violates a sanction order.
  • It also wants crypto ATM operators to verify users.
Wednesday, 19/07/2023 | 22:22 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Societe Generale Obtains the First Crypto License in France

  • The license was awarded to the company’s crypto division, SG Forge.
  • France has adopted the MiCA regulations.
Wednesday, 19/07/2023 | 12:22 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

G20 ‘Welcomes’ Financial Stability Board’s Call for Tougher Crypto Rules

  • Earlier, the Bank for International Settlement urged G20 to dismiss crypto.
  • Stakeholders are taking varying approaches to digital asset regulation across the globe.
Wednesday, 19/07/2023 | 01:00 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Thodex Founder Sentenced to Turkish Prison over Failure to Tender Tax Documents

  • Faruk Fatih Özer claims innocence on charges related to defrauding investors.
  • The ex-CEO was arrested in August last year in Albania.
Tuesday, 18/07/2023 | 14:45 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

SEC’s Gary Gensler: ‘AI May Heighten Financial Fragility’

  • The SEC could introduce rules for AI use in the brokerage industry in October 2023.
  • The SEC is both 'pleased' and 'disappointed' at the court ruling on the Ripple case.
Tuesday, 18/07/2023 | 01:00 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Ripple Eyes US Banks after Legal Victory against the Regulator

  • The blockchain firm expects more financial institutions to use XRP.
  • MoneyGram ended its partnership with Ripple in 2021.
Monday, 17/07/2023 | 08:03 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

Crypto Needs Uniformity and Rigor after 2022's Crisis, FSB Reveals

  • The FSB introduces a regulatory framework for global crypto assets.
  • The ‘same activity, same risk, same regulation’ principle forms the basis of the framework.
Monday, 17/07/2023 | 07:38 GMT by Damian Chmiel
CryptoCurrency

Celsius’ Founder Alex Mashinsky Pleads Not Guilty, Bail Set at $40M

  • Mashinsky is facing fraud charges from the DOJ, SEC, CFTC and FTC.
  • Celsius filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, citing market volatility.
Friday, 14/07/2023 | 14:49 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

US Court Questions Coinbase and SEC on Security, Staking in First Hearing

  • The crypto exchange and the SEC argued about the 'major questions doctrine'.
  • The SEC sued Coinbase on June 6, 2023, claiming the exchange runs illegal activities.
Thursday, 13/07/2023 | 22:04 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Crypto Exchange Digitex Ordered to Pay $16M Following CFTC Charges

  • The CFTC charged Digitex last year, alleging it operated without registration.
  • In the SEC's case against LBRY, a court in New Hampshire has ordered payment of $111k.
Wednesday, 12/07/2023 | 20:41 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

South Korean Companies Required to Disclose Crypto Holdings under New Rules

  • The FSC said the new regulations will enhance accountability and transparency.
  • Companies are also required to declare profits made from crypto assets.
Wednesday, 12/07/2023 | 11:22 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

Bank for International Settlements Urges G20 to Dismiss Crypto

  • The central bankers said that cryptocurrencies have "inherent flaws."
  • The BIS also cited the volatility in the stablecoin sector.
Tuesday, 11/07/2023 | 17:39 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

BitOasis’ License Suspended in Dubai Over Non-compliance Allegations

  • BitOasis offered broker-dealer services in the region.
  • The company received an MVP license in April.
Tuesday, 11/07/2023 | 08:51 GMT by Jared Kirui
Regulation

SEC: Coinbase before Lawsuit ‘Understood’ Securities Law Could Apply to Its Business

  • The SEC said that Coinbase used the Howey Test to decide which crypto to list.
  • The watchdog picked holes in Coinbase's reference to the 'major questions doctrine'.
Saturday, 08/07/2023 | 14:41 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Binance Loses Top Executives amid Regulatory Challenges

  • The exchange's Chief Strategy Officer, Hillmann, is among those exiting the company.
  • Changpeng Zhao has dismissed the speculations around the departures.
Friday, 07/07/2023 | 09:36 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

UK Bill to Help Seize Crypto in Criminal Cases Gets Lords’ Approval

  • Lawmakers previously added provisions related to terrorist activity.
  • UK government recently introduced an 'economic crime levy'.
Tuesday, 04/07/2023 | 21:06 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

South Africa Imposes Licensing Requirements on Crypto Exchanges

  • Cryptocurrency exchanges in the country have until November 30 to comply.
  • The FSCA said the new rules will protect investors from fraud.
Tuesday, 04/07/2023 | 16:07 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

FCA Provides 4 'Legal Routes' for Compliance with Upcoming Crypto Promotion Rules

  • The FCA's new rules require ‘clear risk warnings’ on any crypto advert.
  • Thus, up to 2 years imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both for violation of the rules.
Tuesday, 04/07/2023 | 13:34 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

FTX to Launch Claims Portal for Customers ‘In the Coming Weeks’

  • The bankruptcy court in Delaware in June ordered customers to file 'proofs of claim'.
  • The order exempts customers of FTX EU and Japan.
Monday, 03/07/2023 | 20:13 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Thailand’s SEC Bans Crypto Lending, Demands Risk Warning Disclosure

  • Crypto firms are ensuring that customers consent to acknowledge risks in crypto trading.
  • Thailand ranks 8th in terms of global crypto adoption despite strict regulation.
Monday, 03/07/2023 | 14:03 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

FSMA Orders Binance to Immediately Halt Services in Belgium

  • Binance failed to prove that 19 operators servicing Belgian clients are EEA firms.
  • The exchange can either return all customer assets or transfer them to EEA entities.
Friday, 23/06/2023 | 18:18 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Brazilian Lawmaker Seeks Binance Probe over Links to Pyramid Schemes

  • Lawmakers are likely to vote on the proposal next week on Tuesday.
  • Brazil's securities regulator reopened its case against Binance earlier in March.
Thursday, 22/06/2023 | 16:38 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
CryptoCurrency

Binance's Zhao Slams SEC over Commingling Asset Claims

  • The SEC in an earlier statement claimed Binance diverted US customers' assets.
  • The exchange said the SEC previously admitted to lacking evidence to support this claim.
Wednesday, 21/06/2023 | 22:27 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
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