Turkey’s crypto regulation is at the final stage: report
Turkey’s crypto regulation seeks to align the country’s anti-money laundering laws with the scope of the Financial Action Task Force...
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Honduras’ Próspera Zone recognizes Bitcoin as an official unit of account
Próspera Zone in Honduras officially recognizes Bitcoin as a unit of account, expanding financial freedom. Acting manager Jorge Colindres leads...
India issues compliance notices to nine offshore exchanges including Binance
India issues show-cause notices to Binance, Kucoin, and others for PMLA violations. Finance Ministry urges blocking URLs of offshore exchanges...
Argentina’s President Milei proposes incentives for declaring crypto holdings
Argentina’s President Milei proposes tax incentives in a draft bill for crypto regularization. Asset regularization scheme offers favourable rates, encouraging...
South Korea to disclose top officials’ crypto holdings in 2024 as new crypto exchange launches
South Korea transforms transparency: 5,800 officials disclose assets, incl. crypto, via PETI. Pullix disrupts crypto exchange norms: PLX token presale,...
SEC asks for final changes to spot Bitcoin ETF filings: Report
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set December 29, 2023 as the date for final changes to spot...
US court approves settlement against Binance, firm to pay $2.7B to CFTC
A United States court has entered an order against crypto exchange Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, that...
Tether responds to US lawmakers’ calls for DOJ action, onboards FBI
Tether, the company behind the stablecoin Tether (USDT), disclosed letters directed to United States lawmakers addressing requests for intervention by...
FTX debtors will assess values of crypto claims based on petition date market prices
The debtors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX have filed an amended Chapter 11 plan of reorganization which indicates the...
Taiwan officials launch inquiry into crypto betting on election results: Report
With the Taiwan presidential election looming within a month, residents of Taiwan have been reportedly warned against using cryptocurrency betting...
SafeMoon falls 31% in five hours after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
The token of decentralized finance protocol SafeMoon (SFM) has fallen 31% in five hours after the company filed for bankruptcy.Safemoon officially...
SEC pushes deadline for decision on Invesco Galaxy spot Ethereum ETF to 2024
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its decision on whether to approve or disapprove a spot Ether...
ECB assesses environmental footprint of cash, sees room for improvement
The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a look at the environmental impact of using banknotes and discovered 16 environmental...
Google eases Crypto Trust Ads Policy ahead of potential Bitcoin ETF approval
Starting January 29, 2024, Google will allow US-based crypto trusts to advertise on its platform. Advertisers looking to promote crypto...
UK FCA crypto skills gap is causing slow enforcement, says National Audit Office
The National Audit Office (NAO) in the United Kingdom has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority...
Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 3-9 – Cointelegraph Magazine
Top Stories This Week Binance founder CZ must stay in US until sentencing, judge orders Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao...
Crypto lawyer wants to depose Changpeng Zhao for civil case
Adam Moskowitz, who has been the lead attorney in a number of civil cases involving crypto firms, filed a motion...
Binance founder CZ must stay in US until sentencing, judge orders
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has been ordered to stay in the United States until his sentencing in February, with...
Hong Kong bans two crypto sites for misleading investors
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) banned the two crypto websites for scamming users. HongKongDAO and BitCuped were blocked...
Elon Musk’s xAI files with SEC for private sale of $1B in unregistered securities
Elon Musk’s X-linked artificial intelligence modeler xAI has an agreement for the private sale of $865.3 million in unregistered equity...
IRS team reports rise in crypto tax investigations
The Criminal Investigation (CI) Unit of the United Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported an increase in the number of investigations...
Interview with CEO Richard Teng
Binance CEO Richard Teng has assured the “gaps in compliance” from the early days of Binance are firmly in the...
