Uniswap hit with CFTC order over illegal crypto derivatives trading
Uniswap hit with order by CFTC for illegal trading in digital asset derivatives The decentralized exchange will pay $175,000 in...
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Okx Approved to Provide Cross-Border Payment Services in Singapore
Global crypto exchange Okx has secured a license from Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), allowing it...
Nigeria Approves Two Crypto Exchanges, Warns Against Patronizing ‘Unlawful Operators’
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted “approval-in-principle” to Busha Digital and Quidax Technologies, the first digital asset...
SEC Issues Wells Notice to Opensea, Alleging NFTs on the Marketplace Are Securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Wells notice to Opensea, signaling potential enforcement action against the...
SEC Freezes Assets of Crypto Trading Bot Operators in Alleged Ponzi Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has frozen the assets of Jonathan and Tanner Adam, alleging they ran a...
Bank of Russia Eyes Stablecoins for Cross-Border Transactions
The Bank of Russia is exploring the use of stablecoins in cross-border transactions, considering them as digital financial assets (DFAs)...
Argentina’s Ministry of Education adds Ethereum to high school curriculum
Buenos Aires high schools will start offering blockchain internships on August 27. ETH Kipu will train 500 students in Solidity...
Judge denies Kraken motion to dismiss SEC lawsuit
US District Judge William H. Orrick has ruled that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has a plausible case against...
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...
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...
Coinbase expands crypto services to Hawaii following a regulatory shift
Coinbase expands services to Hawaii after regulatory changes ease restrictions. Hawaii residents can now buy, sell, and stake crypto with...
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...
Brazilian Securities Regulator CVM Initiates Inquiry Into Tokenization Operations
The Brazilian Securities Regulator (CVM) has begun sending letters to tokenization companies, inquiring about the nature of their operations. According...
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...
Australia Flags Over 2,000 Compromised Crypto Wallets
More than 2,000 compromised cryptocurrency wallets belonging to Australians were recently uncovered during a global operation targeting cryptocurrency scammers. The...
US Senators Flooded With 2,200 Letters Advocating Bitcoin as Strategic Reserve
U.S. senators received over 2,200 letters within 48 hours advocating for Senator Cynthia Lummis’ bill to make bitcoin a strategic...
