South Africa Regulators to Unveil Document Categorizing Stablecoins as a ‘Particular Type of Crypto Asset’
In 2024, the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group, a consortium of South African regulators that unveiled a position paper on crypto...
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Argentina to Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchanges With Executive Order
The government of Argentina is reportedly preparing to regulate cryptocurrency service providers with an executive order. The measure would be...
Beyond Bitcoin: Ripple CEO Says Approval of Multiple Crypto ETFs ‘Inevitable’ — Embraces Idea of Spot XRP ETF
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based...
Major Party in South Korea Proposes to Defer Cryptocurrency Taxation
The People Power Party, a major political party in South Korea, has proposed to defer cryptocurrency taxation for up to...
UK stablecoin and staking regulation likely within six months: Report
The UK government expects the country’s stablecoin and staking legislation within six months. Economic Secretary to His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT),...
Blockchain Basics Act Introduced in Ohio, South Carolina, and Mississippi
The Blockchain Basics Act, a series of regulations aimed at safeguarding people’s cryptocurrency rights at a state level, has been...
Peter Brandt Warns Against Trusting SEC Chair Gary Gensler — Says He Has Long History of Not Protecting Investors
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has warned that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler should not be trusted....
Treasury Official Confirms Crypto Isn’t a Popular Tool for Terrorists — Says They ‘Prefer Traditional Products’
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Under Secretary Brian E. Nelson has confirmed that terrorists’ use of crypto remains a small...
Deutsche Börse Group’s Crypto Subsidiary Granted Four Licenses by the German Regulator
A subsidiary of the German multinational company Deutsche Börse Group has been granted four licenses by the German Federal Financial...
SEC’s Revised ‘Dealer’ Definition Sparks Concerns Over Impact on Crypto Innovation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted rules to require firms that act like dealers to register with...
Montenegro Court of Appeal revokes Do Kwon’s extradition again
Montenegro Court revokes Do Kwon’s extradition, citing procedural violations. Former Terra CFO Han Chang-joon extradited to South Korea after Montenegro...
Bybit applies for a Virtual Asset Trading License in Hong Kong
Bybit applies for a VATP license in Hong Kong through Spark Fintech Limited. Hong Kong’s favourable regulatory environment contrasts with...
SEC confirms X account hack happened after “SIM swap”
SEC says hacker that compromised its X account used a “SIM swap” attack. The unauthorised access had seen the hacker...
South Korea president’s office urges FSC to reconsider its spot Bitcoin ETFs stance
Will South Korea allow spot Bitcoin ETFs? The Financia Services Commission had warned brokerage firms against offering recently listed US...
Poland to introduce crypto regulation bill in Q2: report
The new bill seeks to introduce a crypto regulatory framework that aligns with the EU’s MiCA. Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority...
Turkey’s crypto regulation is at the final stage: report
Turkey’s crypto regulation seeks to align the country’s anti-money laundering laws with the scope of the Financial Action Task Force...
Honduras’ Próspera Zone recognizes Bitcoin as an official unit of account
Próspera Zone in Honduras officially recognizes Bitcoin as a unit of account, expanding financial freedom. Acting manager Jorge Colindres leads...
Bank of Spain selects partners for CBDC testing
Spain’s central bank, Banco de España, has chosen its collaborators a year after publishing an open call for partners to...
Argentina’s President Milei proposes incentives for declaring crypto holdings
Argentina’s President Milei proposes tax incentives in a draft bill for crypto regularization. Asset regularization scheme offers favourable rates, encouraging...
South Korea to disclose top officials’ crypto holdings in 2024 as new crypto exchange launches
South Korea transforms transparency: 5,800 officials disclose assets, incl. crypto, via PETI. Pullix disrupts crypto exchange norms: PLX token presale,...
SEC asks for final changes to spot Bitcoin ETF filings: Report
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set December 29, 2023 as the date for final changes to spot...
Bulgaria closes investigation into Nexo citing no criminal activity
Bulgarian prosecutors have ended the criminal investigations into crypto lender Nexo. A report published on Friday said authorities had found...
