New Zealand parliamentary report advises against hasty crypto regulation
While the cry for crypto regulation is becoming ever louder in much of the world, and regulation by enforcement is...
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Crypto firm Helio Lending gets bond sentence over false license claims
Australia-based crypto lender Helio Lending has been sentenced to a non-conviction good behavior bond for a year for falsely claiming...
Axie Infinity’s play-to-earn ‘scheme’ alarms Phillippine National Police
The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG) scrutinized some of the models used by cryptocurrency games, warning Filipino citizens...
US House Democratic coalition creates AI working group
Democrats from the United States House of Representatives have formed a working group on artificial intelligence aimed at introducing new...
Singapore central bank releases regulatory framework for stablecoins
Singapore's central bank has released a revised regulatory framework aimed at ensuring stability for single-currency stablecoins (SCS) regulated in the...
Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei wins most votes in Argentina primary election
An Argentine politician, who supports Bitcoin (BTC) and calls for abolishing his country’s central bank, has taken the lead in...
Legal scholars file amicus brief in support of Coinbase
A group of six legal scholars specializing in securities law and related fields submitted an amicus brief in favor of...
SEC delays Ark Invest spot Bitcoin ETF application
SEC announced the delay today, publishing a letter calling for more information from the public. A decision on Ark Invest...
Argentine agency opens investigation into Worldcoin over biometric data
Authorities in Argentina have become the latest government officials to probe cryptocurrency project Worldcoin over privacy concerns.In an Aug. 8...
Bitstamp suspends trade for seven SEC-flagged tokens
Key takeaways Bitstamp has halted trading of AXS, CHZ, MANA, MATIC, NEAR, SAND and SOL for traders in the United...
FTX’s former law firm hit with lawsuit alleging it set up shadowy entities
FTX’s former primary counsel Fenwick & West LLP has been hit with a class-action suit claiming it aided the crypto...
Blockchain.com scores payment license from Singapore central bank
Crypto exchange Blockchain.com has been granted a payments license from Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).Blockchain.com announced on...
CoinGecko now has an index for crypto tokens alleged as securities
CoinGecko launched a new index tracking the biggest crypto tokens viewed as likely securities by the United States Securities and...
Revolut to terminate US crypto services due to regulatory challenges
Key takeaways Revolut to halt crypto services in the US UK fintech firm Revolut has revealed that it would no...
SEC freezes assets of DEBT Box, alleging $50M node license ‘sham’
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a temporary asset freeze against Utah-based crypto company Digital Licensing Inc.,...
Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders urge closure of ‘$50 billion crypto tax gap’
A number of United States lawmakers have urged the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury to speed up the closure...
SBF denies witness tampering amid leak of ex-girlfriend’s diary
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried have denied that he attempted to intimidate witnesses in his criminal trial by talking to New...
Binance secures the first operational MVP license in Dubai
Binance announced on Monday it had received the Operational Minimum Viable Product (MVP) license issued by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory...
Pro-XRP lawyer claims SEC prioritizes corporate capitalism over investors
Pro-XRP lawyer, John Deaton, has said that the actions taken by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against...
DOJ seeks SBF’s bail revocation over tampering, diary leak allegations
In a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) sought the revocation of Sam Bankman-Fried's...
France watchdog is investigating Worldcoin’s data collection
France’s privacy watchdog reportedly questions Worldcoin’s biometric data collection. Worldcoin, created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launched on Monday. Users...
FTX, Genesis reach in-principle agreement to settle bankruptcy case
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and crypto lender Genesis have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the claims brought by...
