Crypto Regulation

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is currently assessing Bithumb’s proposal to change its real-name account partner bank. Even so, Bithumb has submitted draft...

DeFi Educational Fund’s Chief Legal Officer Amanda Tuminelli believes the sentiment toward cryptocurrencies is getting better, with more people feeling positive about the technology. Tuminelli shared this view during a...

A Texas court has dismissed the lawsuit brought by the blockchain software company Consensys challenging the SEC’s alleged regulatory overreach. The court’s decision comes after the SEC dropped its investigation...

Hedge fund manager and SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci foresees Bitcoin reaching new all-time highs, according to a Bloomberg report. Scaramucci explained that this potential growth will stem from interest...

Standard Chartered Bank economist Steve Englander has issued a warning against a 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve, citing persistent inflation and rising unemployment. Given the current...

The five Commissioners of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are set to testify before the US House Committee on Financial Services, chaired by Representative Patrick McHenry of...

Prominent lawyer focused on cryptocurrencies, James Murphy, also known as MetaLawMan across his social media handles, took shots at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its “weird”...

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has called out the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for what he perceives as inconsistent treatment of cryptocurrencies, particularly in comparison to Ether. In...

Despite economic fluctuations and the U.S. presidential debate, financial markets including the tightly-aligned crypto market have remained relatively calm this week. Investors are laser-focused on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting,...

Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founder of the digital asset trading platform Gemini, used social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to criticize an email from Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. He labeled...

The North Carolina General Assembly has passed a bill restricting the state’s adoption of the United States Federal Reserve-issued central bank digital currency (CBDC). This came after the state Senate...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its enforcement efforts against crypto firms in 2024, collecting $4.7 billion in fines—a massive 3,018% increase from the previous year....

The digital asset trading platforms and individuals in Nigeria that are not complying with local laws will face action from the country’s securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...

Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, has deprioritized crypto regulation, leading to Donald Trump’s surge on Polymarket, where he now leads with 52%, compared to...

The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is set to meet on September 17-18, and analysts are anticipating an interest rate cut. The CME FedWatch tool currently predicts a 31%...

Legal experts, including Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, argue that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continuously attempts to mislead judges by using the term “crypto asset security” without legal...

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on Tuesday that it is launching an investigation into major crypto exchanges in the country, including Upbit, one of the leading trading platforms....

Cryptocurrency’s meteoric rise has reshaped the global financial landscape, and Russia is no exception. As digital assets gain traction worldwide, the Russian government has responded with a series of legislative...

Amid the ongoing debate over China’s stance on cryptocurrencies, the East Asian nation has once again made its position clear. A recent ruling by the Wuhan Donghu New Technology Development...

The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office is looking into a police officer accused of taking bribes in connection with crypto cases. The investigation, handled by the office’s Virtual Asset Crime...

Australia has initiated a regulatory crackdown against crypto firms operating in the region, aiming to push digital asset service providers to complete proper registration processes before providing their services to...

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will start licensing cryptocurrency exchanges. This move comes as crypto adoption surges in Nigeria, recently ranked the world’s second-largest user base by Chainalysis. Previously,...

Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron (TRX) blockchain, recently took to social media platform X (previously known as Twitter), to state that mainland China will soon unban digital assets,...

Thai authorities are actively pursuing four Chinese nationals linked to a daring robbery in Pathum Thani, where they allegedly forced a fellow Chinese resident to transfer $2 million in cryptocurrency....

The Senate recently passed H.J.Res. 109, which aims to overturn the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121. This resolution, approved by a 60-38 vote, seeks to lift restrictions that...