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U.S. State Department Offers New $5M Reward for Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’

[Jun 26, 2024 9:31 AM] OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova went missing in Athens in 2017.

Many EU Crypto Entities May Not Know the Correct Deadline for Sustainability Disclosures Under MiCA: Risk Analyst

[Jun 26, 2024 5:42 AM] Several crypto asset service providers (CASPS) in the European Union (EU) may not know the correct deadline to make sustainability disclosures reflecting their environmental footprint despite a clarification made by the bloc's securities regulator…

Hydrogen Technology Execs Jailed for HYDRO Price Manipulation

[Jun 26, 2024 3:34 AM] CEO Michael Kane and Shane Hampton, head of financial engineering, were sentenced to a total of more than six years in prison.

Ron Wyden on FISA Reform and Crypto

[Jun 25, 2024 11:30 PM] Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has been a long-standing member of the U.S. Senate, and was a sponsor or co-sponsor of several key pieces of legislation enabling broad adoption of the internet. More recently, he voted in favor of a House Resolution…

Julian Assange Reaches Plea Deal With U.S. DoJ

[Jun 24, 2024 10:27 PM] Wikileaks co-founder pleads guilty to single espionage charge in exchange to a sentence for time served.

U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria, Call for Release

[Jun 21, 2024 4:30 AM] The two House members said Tigran Gambaryan is being wrongfully detained and should be freed.

Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign

[Jun 20, 2024 3:56 PM] Gemini CEO Tyler and his twin brother Cameron Winklevoss, the company's president, have made two of the first major presidential contributions from prominent crypto executives, favoring former President Donald Trump with $1 million each in support…

California Judge Breaks With New York Counterpart, Sends Ripple Securities Lawsuit to Trial

[Jun 20, 2024 3:28 PM] A California judge has ruled that a civil securities lawsuit against Ripple will proceed to trial, denying in part the crypto firm’s motion for summary judgment in a suit alleging that Ripple’s CEO violated state securities laws in 2017.

Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.

[Jun 20, 2024 11:08 AM] Criminal organizations in Mexico have been using several popular digital assets to buy the materials needed to make the drug fentanyl, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which cited the use of…

UK Regulator FCA Arrests Two People Associated With 1B-Pound Illegal Crypto Business

[Jun 20, 2024 6:14 AM] The two suspects were interviewed under caution by the FCA and then released on bail.

Italy to Increase Surveillance of Crypto Market With Fines as High as 5M Euros: Reuters

[Jun 20, 2024 5:59 AM] Italy is set to adopt measures that will include high fines for those who manipulate the crypto asset market as part of a wider scheme to beef up surveillance of risks tied to the sector.

Swiss National Bank and SDX Delve Deeper Into CBDCs, Tokenized Securities

[Jun 20, 2024 5:33 AM] The next two-year phase of Project Helvetia will see other financial institutions and types of transactions join the party.

Binance Fined $2.2M by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit

[Jun 19, 2024 11:11 PM] Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined approximately $2.2 million (18.82 crore INR) for providing services to Indian clients without adhering to the nation's anti-money laundering rules, India's anti-money laundering…

Jump Crypto Adds $10M to Industry's U.S. Political War Chest, Raising PAC to $169M

[Jun 19, 2024 10:00 AM] Jump Crypto put another $10 million into the U.S. political action committee (PAC) that's seeking to rush as many pro-crypto members into Congress as possible to achieve legislation the industry is after, a spokesman for the PAC confirmed.

SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys, Won't Sue Over Ethereum

[Jun 19, 2024 2:59 AM] The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into "Ethereum 2.0," Consensys said.

IMF Says CBDCs Could Boost Middle East's Financial Inclusion, Payment Efficiency

[Jun 19, 2024 1:21 AM] Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may not be essential to achieving intended policy goals, instead addressing underlying constraints and improving other digital payment systems may be a more practical alternative, a survey of 19 central banks…

Patrick McHenry Explains FIT21's Passage

[Jun 18, 2024 11:30 PM] Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) chairs the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and has been the leading Republican on the panel for years. Last year, he spent a few weeks as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives…

FTX Victims View Bankruptcy Process as 'Second Act of Theft,' File to Recover $8B in Forfeited Assets

[Jun 18, 2024 2:14 AM] FTX's victims are seeking a court hearing to rule on their claim that all the failed crypto exchange's forfeited assets, about $8 billion, belong to its customers, not the bankruptcy estate.

Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland Acquires New York's BitLicense

[Jun 17, 2024 10:58 AM] The firm said it's one of the only principal trading firms to hold the state's crypto license.

Australian Securities Exchange Gives Its First Approval of a Spot Bitcoin Listing to VanEck

[Jun 17, 2024 8:36 AM] The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), which accounts for 90% of Australia’s equity market, has approved its first spot-bitcoin {BTC} exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to a blog from the issuer VanEck.

U.S. SEC's Crypto Enforcer David Hirsch Quits

[Jun 17, 2024 7:26 AM] David Hirsch, a senior member of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission crypto oversight unit has left the organization, he posted on LinkedIn on Monday.

Financial Stability Board to Extend Its Work on Stablecoin Risks in Emerging and Developing Economies

[Jun 17, 2024 2:55 AM] The Financial Stability Board (FSB) said it will undertake further work to consider the challenges associated with risks of global stablecoin arrangements in emerging and developing economies.

South Africa Re-Elects Cyril Ramaphosa of the ANC as President

[Jun 14, 2024 3:51 PM] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress (ANC) party was re-elected on Friday, and will lead the country's first multi-party coalition government.

Two Men Charged With Running Darknet Marketplace Empire Market

[Jun 14, 2024 3:30 PM] Federal prosecutors in Illinois have charged two men with owning and operating Empire Market, a darknet marketplace, according to court documents filed Friday.

Nigeria Drops Tax Charges Against Binance Executives

[Jun 14, 2024 5:19 AM] The executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are still named in a money-laundering case.

More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds

[Jun 14, 2024 5:08 AM] There's a greater chance of a wholesale CBDC being issued within six years than a retail one, according to the report.

Taiwan Crypto Advocacy Body Becomes Formally Active With 24 Entities

[Jun 14, 2024 4:16 AM] Taiwan's crypto advocacy body, the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, has been formally established and the founding meeting held with 24 cryptocurrency-related entities.

Former Goldman Sachs Exec Joins Anchorage Digital’s Board of Directors

[Jun 13, 2024 4:59 PM] Crypto custody firm Anchorage Digital has added Connie Shoemaker, a former Goldman Sachs executive, to its board of directors.

U.S. Judge Signs Off on $4.5B Terraform-Do Kwon Settlement With SEC

[Jun 13, 2024 3:33 PM] The settlement bans Kwon and Terraform Labs from buying and selling crypto asset securities while agreeing to pay $4.5 billion in disgorgement, prejudgement interest, and civil penalties.

EU Body Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards for Prudential Matters: MiCA

[Jun 13, 2024 9:35 AM] The European Banking Authority (EBA) published on Thursday the final draft technical standards on prudential matters for firms to comply with that fall under the markets in crypto assets (MICA) legislation.