Lawmaker Highlights 2 Bills to Make US a Crypto Leader — Says Bitcoin Is ‘Unstoppable’
Congressman Patrick McHenry says bitcoin is unstoppable and every regime that’s tried to shut it down has failed. He emphasized...
Regulation
Vaneck CEO Expects SEC to Reject Spot Ethereum ETF Applications in May
The applications for spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) face a potential rejection in May when the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
South Korea’s Democratic Party to Introduce ETF and Digital Finance Reforms
South Korea’s Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is eager to relax regulations on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including those tied to...
Coinbase Reaches ‘Crucial Milestone’ in Canada With Restricted Dealer Registration
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it has reached “a crucial milestone” in Canada by obtaining registration as a restricted...
JPMorgan Anticipates SEC Approving Spot Ethereum ETFs After Litigation Process
Global investment bank JPMorgan anticipates that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will eventually approve spot ether exchange-traded funds...
Makerdao Co-Founder Rune Christensen: Defi Frontends Might Need Licenses to Operate in Europe
Rune Christensen, a co-founder of the Makerdao project, has warned about the possible disruptions linked to hypothetical EU-wide requirements for...
Ripple’s Legal Chief Urges SEC to Own up to Its Mistakes After Years of ‘Misguided War on Crypto’
Ripple’s chief legal officer has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to own up to its multiple missteps...
Deribit’s Dubai Unit Receives ‘Conditional’ Virtual Asset Service Provider License
Deribit FZE, an entity owned by crypto derivatives platform Deribit, has secured a conditional virtual asset service provider from the...
Singapore Imposes New Rules for Digital Payment Token Services
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced amendments to the Payment Services Act to impose additional...
48 US Lawmakers Ask SEC Chair Gensler to Clarify Whether ETH Is a Security — Warn of ‘Negative Repercussions’
Forty-eight U.S. lawmakers have sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler asking him to...
Crypto.com seeks Hong Kong license amid regulatory crackdown
Crypto.com applies for Hong Kong license amid regulatory crackdown. Hong Kong SFC emphasizes swift closure for unlicensed exchanges, urging investor...
Honduras regulator bans institutions from trading crypto
Honduras’ banking regulator the National Banking and Securities Commission, or CNBS, has announced an immediate ban that prohibits institutions from...
UK, US Probe $20B in USDT Transfers by Sanctioned Russian Crypto Exchange
The U.K. and the U.S. are reviewing tether transactions, valued at $20 billion, processed by the sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange Garantex....
US Senate Candidate Calls for Resignation of SEC Chair Gary Gensler
U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton has called for the resignation of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler....
CFTC Takes Legal Action Against Kucoin, Highlights BTC, ETH, and LTC as Commodities
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against Kucoin, emphasizing the classification of bitcoin, ethereum, and...
SEC Asks Judge to Fine Ripple $2 Billion in XRP Case — Ripple CEO Says ‘There Is Absolutely No Precedent for This’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking nearly $2 billion in fines from Ripple Labs in the ongoing...
Bitstamp secures MAS approval for crypto services in Singapore
Bitstamp, a major European crypto exchange, secures in-principle approval from Singapore’s MAS. The Major Payment Institution (MPI) license allows Bitstamp...
EU Anti-Money Laundering Laws Ban Provision of Services for Anonymous Cryptocurrency Accounts
A new set of anti-money laundering laws passed by the EU has banned crypto asset service providers from servicing and...
SEC Chair Gensler Calls for More Regulatory Sunlight in Cryptocurrency Sector at Law Conference
At a recent gathering at the Columbia Law School Conference, Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Ripple CEO Expects SEC to Lose Against Ethereum, Mirroring XRP Lawsuit Outcome
Ripple’s chief executive believes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be unsuccessful in classifying ether as a security,...
Hong Kong Securities Regulator Issues Warning Against ‘Unlicensed’ Crypto Platform Bybit
The Hong Kong securities regulator has labelled the crypto platform Bybit an unlicensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP). The regulator...
SEC Requests More Funding to Regulate Crypto Sector
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted its 2025 budget request, which will partly fund the securities watchdog’s...
