615 Crypto Scam Sites Dismantled by Australian Regulator
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has shut down more than 7,300 phishing and investment scam websites, including 615...
Regulation
Hong Kong Lawmaker Calls for DAO Regulation to Boost Web3 Investments
Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng Kit-chong has called for a legal framework to regulate decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to boost...
Seychelles Approves Bill on Virtual Asset Regulation
The Seychelles National Assembly has approved a draft bill to regulate virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The bill requires license-seeking...
Russia’s largest search engine Yandex bans crypto ads
Yandex bans ads for crypto exchanges, smart contracts, mining, and ICOs in Russia. Ads for mining equipment, educational content, and...
Pierre Poilievre Backs Bill to Ban Central Bank Digital Currency in Canada
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, backs a bill that seeks to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC) in...
Thai SEC Launches Digital Asset Regulatory Sandbox
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a Digital Asset Regulatory Sandbox, allowing crypto services to be tested...
47 Companies Apply to Operate in Turkey Under New Crypto Regulations
Turkey’s Capital Markets Board has issued an update on crypto asset service providers following new regulations. The provisional lists include...
CFTC Pays $1M to Whistleblower in Digital Asset Case
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission paid a $1 million whistleblower award for information leading to an enforcement action in digital...
Coinbase Challenges CFTC Proposal, Advocates for Balanced Regulation of Event Contracts
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has raised concerns on social media regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed...
French Regulator Begins Accepting Crypto Service Provider Applications Ahead of MiCA Regulation
The French financial regulatory authority has begun accepting applications for authorization as a crypto asset service provider under the European...
Ripple CEO Blasts Political Divide Over Crypto, Calls for Bipartisan Cooperation
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized the politicization of cryptocurrency in the U.S., stressing the necessity of a bipartisan approach...
Bank of Russia Supports Cryptocurrency Usage for International Settlements
The Bank of Russia has announced that it will support accelerating the adoption of cryptocurrency payments for international settlements. According...
Australian Regulator Initiates Civil Proceedings Against Three Cryptocurrency Investment Firms
The Australian Securities Regulator has launched civil proceedings against three cryptocurrency firms. These firms are accused of convincing investors to...
Lawmaker Highlights 2 Bills to Make US a Crypto Leader — Says Bitcoin Is ‘Unstoppable’
Congressman Patrick McHenry says bitcoin is unstoppable and every regime that’s tried to shut it down has failed. He emphasized...
Vaneck CEO Expects SEC to Reject Spot Ethereum ETF Applications in May
The applications for spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) face a potential rejection in May when the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
South Korea’s Democratic Party to Introduce ETF and Digital Finance Reforms
South Korea’s Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is eager to relax regulations on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including those tied to...
Coinbase Reaches ‘Crucial Milestone’ in Canada With Restricted Dealer Registration
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it has reached “a crucial milestone” in Canada by obtaining registration as a restricted...
South Korea to Unveil Guidelines Barring the Listing of Hacked Coins
South Korean authorities are reportedly planning to release updated guidelines for virtual asset trading. These guidelines will prohibit the listing...
Makerdao Co-Founder Rune Christensen: Defi Frontends Might Need Licenses to Operate in Europe
Rune Christensen, a co-founder of the Makerdao project, has warned about the possible disruptions linked to hypothetical EU-wide requirements for...
Ripple’s Legal Chief Urges SEC to Own up to Its Mistakes After Years of ‘Misguided War on Crypto’
Ripple’s chief legal officer has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to own up to its multiple missteps...
US Courts Have Serially Rejected Crypto Industry’s ‘Decade’s Worth of Arguments’ – SEC Director
Over the past decade, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has contended with “significant non-compliance” and “creative attempts” by...
Deribit’s Dubai Unit Receives ‘Conditional’ Virtual Asset Service Provider License
Deribit FZE, an entity owned by crypto derivatives platform Deribit, has secured a conditional virtual asset service provider from the...
