A pro crypto member of congress, Rep Tom Emmer has fired back at the Treasury department for requesting more power over the crypto industry. The Republican lawmaker who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, criticized the U.S. Treasury Department for having…
In a recent publication, Australia’s Department of the Treasury revealed plans to levy new codes and business standards to address financial crime. The regulatory agencies formulated a consultation paper detailing the new approach for mitigating consumer and business scams. The report mirrors…
In the recent turn of events, the world’s largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume, Binance, has battled a series of legal charges due to non-compliance. The legal peril facing Binance and the recent multi-million settlement with the US regulatory agencies has…
In an advance communication, the prominent stablecoin issuer Circle sealed a partnership agreement with the Japan-based financial institution SBI Holdings to push for mainstream crypto adoption. The two partners agreed to combine forces to increase USDC and Web3 services adoption in Japan….
Top crypto trading and investing company eToro has secured an operational license from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to operate in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Financial Markets Authority (ADGM), on behalf of the country awarded the a Financial Services Permission (FSP)…
As global regulators seek to provide comprehensive regulations for digital assets, most crypto exchanges have prioritized improving their compliance level to operate as regulated entities. On Friday, November 25, the prominent crypto exchange in Singapore, Zipmex, took strategic action to meet the…
The prominent lightning wallet provider Wallet of Satoshi (WoS) has suspended its services in the US. In an advanced communication, the WoS claimed to have removed its application from Apple and Google app catalogs, marking a dramatic exit from the US market….
With the changes in the financial ecosystem, tokenization has emerged as a developing trend seeking to redefine most industries. The astounding growth of the tokenization of assets has challenged investment managers in the United Kingdom to engage regulatory agencies in supporting the…
The UK has announced new legislation that will provide support for the crypto sector in the country. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt outlined 110 measures for growing the nation’s economy in a mini-budget announcement which includes plans to boost the…
Top crypto exchange Coinbase has accused the securities and exchange commission (SEC) of delaying action on the new crypto rules the exchange has proposed. Coinbase in a letter to the Court of Appeals argued that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has…
World’s largest crypto exchange, Binance has seen a massive outflow of assets following news that its CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao Was resigning after pleading guilty to criminal charges in the U.S. Data from DeFiLlama revealed that the exchange recorded a net outflow…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday filed a lawsuit against one of the biggest global crypto exchanges, Kraken. The agency is alleging that Kraken violates securities laws by running an unregistered online trading platform. In response to the lawsuit, Kraken…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against another top crypto exchange, Kraken, for not registering as a securities trading platform. In the suit filed on Monday, the SEC said it’s seeking a judgment to permanently forbid Kraken from…
As the legal peril against non-compliant firms intensifies, crypto firms have taken strategic action to comply with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Despite the efforts to meet the regulatory requirements, the ongoing SEC crackdown on crypto firms has forced vital…
With the advancement in the digital sector crypto has become a tool for conducting unlawful activities forcing industrial players to take decisive action to protect the digital industry from collapsing. As part of the pivotal role to shield the crypto industry from…
The banking regulator in Canada, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), has called on banks to give feedback on guidelines on how banks should report crypto exposure. Similarly, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is asking for feedback from…
In a recent report, Fidelity Investment seeks to expand its product offering by introducing the Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETF). On Thursday, November 16, the Fidelity team filed for the Ethereum ETF with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This impressive move…
The crash of Sam Bankman Fried-led crypto exchange FTX has been described as another Lehman shock in the financial sector that plunged most firms to liquidity. The aftermath of the FTX challenged the regulators to team up with the key industrial players…
In an advancement announcement, Standard Chartered Bank’s investment and innovation division SC Ventures released a tokenization platform dubbed Libeara. Launching the Libeara positions Standard Chartered Group among the list of companies seeking to capitalize the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). Lately, the…
The securities and exchange commission (SEC) has given itself an applause for “another highly productive year” in crypto-related charges in 2023. The agency said in a report that it filed 784 total enforcement actions in the fiscal year 2023, including big names…
