Crypto Regulation
Regulatory Clarification Won’t Be Attained Pre-2025, John EDeaton
According to John E Deaton, founder of Crypto-Law.us, and managing partner of the Deaton Law Group, it is a fact that regulatory clarification about US regulation would only be attained...
Nirmala Sitharaman Comments on India’s Notion of Crypto at FMCBG
During India’s G20 Presidency, the meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG), India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the country’s position on crypto regulation. She said that India...
HashKey Gets SFC’s Nod For OTC Trading In Hong Kong
HashKey Group, the Hong Kong-based digital asset financial services provider, has received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong to go ahead with an off-platform virtual...
Australian Securities & Investments Commission Reviewing Binance
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced on Friday that it is investigating Binance Australia’s derivatives business more closely. Following Binance’s admission that 500 of its Australian customers had...
Retail Tokens Must be Listed on Two Indices for SFC Approval
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it will only allow retail trading for large-cap virtual assets included in at least two indices. The commission did...
SEC vs XRP: Anti-graft Agency Supports Motion to Unseal Hinman Docs
The US whistleblower and anti-corruption watchdog, Empower Oversight, complained that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has repeatedly denied transparency organizations access to information of public interest, especially regarding the...
Montana State Senate Passes New Bill for Crypto Miners
The western state of the United States, Montana passed a bill on Thursday under the auspice of the State Senate, with the intention to protect crypto miners from a set...
SEC’s Actions Cause Fear in Crypto Ecosystem: Polygon’s Rebecca
Polygon Chief Policy Officer (CPO) Rebecca Rettig and the Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of Coinbase, Paul Grewal recently sat down in a podcast with crypto journalist Laura Shin to address...
NYDFS Ups The Heat On Market Manipulation And Insider Trading
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has doubled down on illegal activities in the virtual currency industry in the State of New York. The department recently announced that...
Taiwan Government Officials Will Have To Soon Disclose Crypto Holdings
As per the Taiwan government’s official announcement released last week, officials will soon need to declare crypto holdings on an annual basis. Taiwan’s government has advanced with the crypto regulation...
SEC Doesn’t Regulate Crypto Directly, but Indirectly; Says Levine
Matt Levine, the Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, published an article on February 7, analyzing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto regulatory policies. Notably, the Chinese reporter Colin Wu, on his official...
The US SEC Seeks to Expand Categorization of Securities: Experts
John Deaton, the founder of Crypto-Law.us, believes that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing theories that would expand the definition of what constitutes a security. He...
Brian Armstrong Warns U.S. About Losing Its Status As A Financial Hub
Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong calls upon Congress’ quick action to pass clear legislation regarding cryptocurrency. In his latest tweet, he warns that America is facing a potential risk of losing...
“Names of SBF’s Bail Guarantors Have Been Released,” Tweets Fong
Crypto influencer Tiffany Fong reveals the names of bail guarantors for fallen CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in her latest tweet. Furthermore, the signers were revealed to be Larry Kramer, former dean,...
SEC vs. XRP: Layton Files Motion for Access to Hinman’s Speech Documents
As the battle between SEC vs XRP continues, the Senior Vice President of Strand Consult, Rosalyn Layton, filed a motion to intervene in the case. Layton petitioned the Court asking...
Norway Police Seize $5.9 Million Connected to Axie Infinity Hack
According to the latest email statement from the Norway police on Thursday, the unit for fighting economic and environmental crimes has seized 60 million Kroner ($5.9 million). The seized cryptocurrency...
Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Insider trading Case
The Blockchain Association previously stated that it had submitted an amicus brief in the complaint that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought against three persons for...
Expect More Regulatory Actions in Coming Weeks, Warns Policy Expert
Director of Government Relations at Blockchain Association Ron Hammond took to Twitter to express his displeasure at the latest regulatory events in the crypto space. “It may be Valentine’s Day...
“Oranges Are Becoming SEC’s Target,” Tweets Crypto Influencer
Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong takes a jab at the SEC’s recent actions in his latest tweet. In particular, he is citing SEC’s lawsuit against Binance stablecoin BUSD. Wrapping his discontent...
SBF Hides his Online Activities: US Attorneys Share Concerns
The disgraced former CEO of the crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly been using a virtual private network to access the internet during two recent situations. Consequently, the US...
SEC Orders to End Issuance of BUSD: Crypto Community Shudders
According to recent expositions, the non-adhesive crypto regulations administered by the US authorities had heavily impacted the digital sector. In specific, the SEC-Paxos Lawsuit pushed the community to be immersed...
NYDFS’ Crackdown On Paxos May Be Prompted By Circle’s Complaint
The intensified regulatory crackdown against Paxos and its crypto offerings may not have anything to do with their security status, as claimed by regulators. A lawyer recently took to Twitter...
NYDFS Orders Paxos To Stop Issuing Binance USD Stablecoin
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has reportedly ordered Paxos to stop mining new Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoins. The order to stop issuing BUSD comes just hours after...
BUSD Issuer Paxos Faces SEC Lawsuit Over Binance Stablecoin
Paxos Trust Company, the issuer of the world’s third-largest stablecoin, is reportedly facing a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a recent report, the crypto firm...
