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Grayscale ETF Case's Final Word Coming in Federal Court as SEC Loss Formalized

[Oct 19, 2023 1:55 PM] Grayscale Investments is waiting for a federal court tomorrow or soon after to formalize the defeat it handed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) two months ago in the parties’ dispute over a spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF)…

U.S. Treasury Seeks to Name Crypto Mixers as 'Money Laundering Concern'

[Oct 19, 2023 12:17 PM] The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes arm is proposing to label crypto mixers as a "primary money laundering concern" in its effort to combat illicit crypto finance, highlighting the terrorist groups that have benefited from…

Do Kwon’s SEC Case May Hinge on Role of Jump Trading, Court Documents Show

[Oct 19, 2023 2:53 AM] Kwon has been accused of misleading investors about the terraUSD stablecoin, whose 2022 collapse ricocheted around the crypto world.

Coinbase Picks Ireland for EU Hub With MiCA Law Set to Open European Market

[Oct 19, 2023 2:51 AM] Forthcoming European laws known as MiCA will allow the exchange to serve the entire EU bloc with a single license.

German Regulator Warns Consumers About MEXC's Crypto Custody

[Oct 19, 2023 2:28 AM] The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority warned consumers that the MEXC exchange has been offering financial services without authorisation to do so.

Top U.S. Bank Regulator Faulted for Lack of Crypto Guidance to Banks

[Oct 18, 2023 12:01 PM] The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has left the banks it oversees unequipped to navigate the regulator's crypto expectations, according to the agency's inspector general, so the FDIC agreed to field a new strategy by January.

U.S. Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism

[Oct 18, 2023 9:16 AM] U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led more than a hundred lawmakers in demanding top officials share their plans for heading off crypto-financed terrorism.

Digital Euro Project Moves to 'Preparation' Phase

[Oct 18, 2023 8:09 AM] The move is not a decision to issue a central bank digital currency, the European Central Bank said Wednesday.

DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says

[Oct 18, 2023 6:20 AM] New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up.

EU Privacy Watchdog Takes Aim at ‘Excessive Centralization’ of Digital Euro

[Oct 18, 2023 4:46 AM] The central bank digital currency has met significant opposition from lawmakers worried over excessive state snooping

EU Formally Agrees on New Crypto Tax Data Sharing Rules

[Oct 17, 2023 10:52 AM] The finalized rules, set to be published in the EU's official journal, force crypto firms to report on customers' holdings to be shared between tax authorities.

The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Is Revealing Crypto's Amateur-Hour Ways

[Oct 17, 2023 7:30 AM] Paradigm, BlockFi, Genesis and other companies did not have access to audited financial statements prior to investing or loaning billions to FTX, FTX.US. and Alameda Research, according to testimonies given in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried…

Binance.US Halts Direct Dollar Withdrawals

[Oct 17, 2023 6:14 AM] Dollar deposits in user wallets are no longer eligible for FDIC insurance protection, according to the updated terms of use.

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Scraps Crypto Mining Ban to Advance Energy Conservation Bill

[Oct 17, 2023 5:05 AM] The state's Environmental Resources and Energy Committee accepted the amended bill on Monday by a slim margin.

Banks Must Disclose Crypto Exposures, Global Regulator Says

[Oct 17, 2023 4:42 AM] The guidance will ensure transparency and market discipline, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said

EU Regulator Warns of ‘Opaque’ Crypto Firms as It Seeks to Close MiCA Loopholes

[Oct 17, 2023 4:00 AM] The European Securities and Markets Authority doesn’t want foreign companies operating via EU “letterbox” entities

Israel Freezes 100 Binance Accounts Over Suspected Hamas Links: FT

[Oct 17, 2023 2:11 AM] Authorities requested information on some 200 other crypto accounts, the FT said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Genesis Ordered to Comply With Terra Subpoena Within 5 Days

[Oct 16, 2023 10:00 AM] The crypto firm failed to comply with requests made as part of a probe into the collapsed stablecoin, a New York judge said

California 'BitLicense' Bill Signed by Gov. Newsom

[Oct 16, 2023 4:36 AM] The Digital Financial Assets Law will take effect on July 1, 2025.

Australia Proposes New Licensing Regime for Crypto Exchanges, Aims for Draft Legislation by 2024

[Oct 15, 2023 11:20 PM] Australia expects to release a draft legislation which covers licensing and custody rules for crypto asset providers by 2024.

SEC Suffers Another Setback Against Ripple — What Next?

[Oct 14, 2023 1:30 AM] On October 3, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres denied the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) interlocutory appeal of her July 13 decision. Judge Torres’ decision marked another public defeat for the SEC, and if you…

Hamas' Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to Sen. Warren's Money Laundering Bill

[Oct 13, 2023 12:03 PM] The revelations that the terrorist group behind last week’s attack on villages in southern Israel that left more than 1,200 Israelis dead was partially funded with cryptocurrency may lend additional weight to an effort from Sen. Elizabeth Warren…

U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto's 2023 Chances

[Oct 13, 2023 10:26 AM] Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are sprinting toward the worst case scenario in their scramble for a new speaker of the House, and their infighting could worsen the prospects for crypto legislation this year.

Defi Not a Risk to Financial Stability Yet, EU Securities Regulator Reports

[Oct 13, 2023 1:30 AM] Decentralized finance (defi) brings risks for investors but is yet to pose “meaningful risks” to financial stability, according to Europe’s securities watchdog. The agency believes, however, the phenomenon deserves attention in light of the EU’s�

Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims

[Oct 12, 2023 11:52 AM] U.S. regulators have targeted former Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich with lawsuits claiming he engaged in fraud and deliberately misrepresented his customers’ government protections.

UK FCA Working on Blue Print for Fund Tokenization Due This Year

[Oct 12, 2023 7:17 AM] The U.K. financial regulator said earlier in the year it was speaking to firms and trade groups in relation to proposals on fund tokenization.

Crypto Bills May Depend on U.S. House GOP Battle Over Scalise Speaker Pick

[Oct 11, 2023 2:28 PM] The U.S. House of Representatives won’t get back to work on crypto legislation if Republicans can’t unify behind majority choice Steve Scalise – or some alternative – after the party’s ousting of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)…

EU Markets Regulator Warns of DeFi’s ‘Serious Risks’

[Oct 11, 2023 7:11 AM] ESMA, responsible for rulemaking under the bloc’s landmark new crypto law MiCA, is worried about new forms of market manipulation when there’s no central counterparty

U.S. State Regulators Intervene in Coinbase’s Unregistered Securities Case

[Oct 11, 2023 4:47 AM] Amicus briefs filed to support the SEC argue crypto is insignificant, only used for speculation, and captured by existing investor-protection rules

U.K. Group Calls for NFT Copyright Infringement Safeguards and Code of Conduct

[Oct 10, 2023 5:01 PM] The Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which includes representatives from several political parties, started an inquiry into non-fungible tokens in November.