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Hester Peirce: US crypto laws can’t assume ‘everything is a financial asset’

[Jun 28, 2023 7:53 PM] SEC commissioner Hester Peirce discussed a possible U.S. crypto legal framework, giving a reminder that not all uses are financial.

Australia's crypto laws risk being outpaced by emerging markets: Think tank

[Jun 19, 2023 9:31 PM] Bermuda and Nigeria are moving faster on crypto than Australia and the land Down Under will soon “need to be up to speed,” says Loretta Joseph.

‘Who the hell’ is Prometheum and what did it say to Congress about SEC compliance?

[Jun 14, 2023 10:43 PM] A testimony given at a U.S. House hearing by the blockchain firm’s co-founder Aaron Kaplan has drawn the attention of those in the crypto space.

SEC’s Gensler says BTC, ETH ‘not securities’ in a newly surfaced video

[Jun 12, 2023 10:57 PM] The 2018-era Gensler appeared much more lenient towards certain cryptocurrencies, including Ether.

SEC Actions in US May Affect Binance in Other Regions, Hong Kong Lawyer Says

[Jun 7, 2023 11:30 PM] The crackdown initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may affect Binance in other regions and its license application in Hong Kong, according to a crypto-compliance lawyer. The expert believes the regulator wants the largest…

South Korea’s lead party wants crypto disclosure laws to apply earlier: Report

[May 23, 2023 10:40 PM] The proposed bill would require top government officials and lawmakers to declare all personal crypto holdings over $760.

SEC revises $22M punishment against LBRY, seeks $111K instead

[May 14, 2023 6:59 PM] The SEC originally wanted LBRY to pay millions of dollars in penalties, but now concedes the defunct firm can’t pay up that amount.

‘No other options’: Hong Kong moving forward with crypto licensing, FinTech chair says

[May 7, 2023 8:08 PM] Neil Tan, chair of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, says the opening of the financial industry to digital assets is “just a natural progression.”

​​Stablecoins and Ether are ‘going to be commodities,’ reaffirms CFTC chair

[Mar 8, 2023 9:37 PM] In the tug-of-war between the US regulators over control of crypto assets, the CFTC chair has triple-downed his stance — that Ether and stablecoins are commodities.

'Home' regulator could solve crypto's 'fragmented supervision' issue: Comptroller

[Mar 6, 2023 9:44 PM] During a speech at a banking conference in DC, acting comptroller Michael Hsu said FTX was an example of why a "consolidated home country supervisor" is needed.

Crypto lawyers flame Gensler over claims that all crypto are securities

[Feb 26, 2023 9:56 PM] Crypto lawyers weighed in on Gary Gensler’s crypto regulation claims saying the SEC has no legal standing to police the space.

Gate.io to enter Hong Kong following city’s $6.4M budget allocation to Web3

[Feb 22, 2023 6:38 PM] Gate’s founder called Hong Kong a “hub,” meanwhile, the city’s financial secretary said the region “must keep up” with the “huge potential” of Web3.

SEC’s ‘one-dimensional’ approach is slowing Bitcoin progress: Grayscale CEO

[Jan 23, 2023 8:06 PM] Grayscale’s chief was the latest to take a swing at the authority for its so-called “regulation by enforcement” actions.

Finder.com sued by Australian regulator over its crypto yield product

[Dec 15, 2022 8:20 PM] ASIC claims a crypto yield-bearing product from Finder’s registered exchange was unlicensed; the firm disagrees but has declined to say if it will fight the suit.

FTX fall was ‘incredibly damaging,’ crypto must foster real utility: Ripple policy lead

[Nov 27, 2022 8:02 PM] Ripple’s APAC policy director said the collapse of FTX is exactly why crypto needs to move away from "hype cycles" and towards "real utility."