The US Government wants the Voyager-Binance deal to be halted
Key takeaways; The US Government wants to halt the $1 billion deal between Binance.US and Voyager Digital. The government said...
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US Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Central Bank Digital Currency – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced “legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from developing a direct-to-consumer” central bank digital currency...
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission Set to Regulate Country’s Virtual Assets Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission is set to be announced as the body that will oversee and regulate the virtual asset...
FL Gov. DeSantis Proposes Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency Use as Money – Bitcoin News
Governor Ron DeSantis of the U.S. state of Florida has proposed legislation to prohibit the use of central bank digital...
Midsize US Banks Ask Regulators to Extend FDIC Insurance to All Deposits for 2 Years Before Another Bank Fails – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America has asked federal regulators to extend FDIC insurance to cover all deposits for the...
Chair of EU Parliament’s Committee on Budgets Calls for Crypto Ban Amid Banking Turmoil – Regulation Bitcoin News
A European lawmaker has urged authorities to impose a ban on cryptocurrencies citing the current crisis in the banking sector...
Russian Crypto Industry Queries Government About Proposed Criminal Liability for Miners – Regulation Bitcoin News
The organization representing Russia’s crypto sector has asked the government in Moscow to clarify a proposal to introduce criminal liability...
Signature Bank Collapsed Because It Embraced Crypto Customers Without Sufficient Safeguards – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren alleges that Signature Bank failed because it “bought into its get-rich-quick narrative” and “embraced crypto customers...
Court Dismisses Former Monero Developer’s Bid to Have His Extradition to South Africa Declared Illegal – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa has rejected former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni’s bid to have...
Egyptian Police Arrest 29 Alleged Masterminds of Crypto Mining App Scam – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Egyptian police are reported to have recently arrested 29 individuals associated with the Hoggpool cryptocurrency mining app scam. In...
Hong Kong Residents Lost More Than $216 Million to Crypto Scams in 2022 – Regulation Bitcoin News
According to Hong Kong police, in 2022 there were 2,336 reported crypto scam-related cases in which more than $216.6 million...
Founders of Multimillion-Dollar Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme ‘Airbit Club’ Plead Guilty – Regulation Bitcoin News
The founders and promoters of multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Airbit Club have pleaded guilty to various criminal charges. Airbit Club...
CFTC Chair Insists Ether Is a Commodity, Not a Security as Claimed by SEC Chairman – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has insisted that ether is a commodity, not a security as...
India Brings Crypto Transactions Under Prevention of Money Laundering Act – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s finance ministry has announced that crypto transactions will be covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)....
Fed Chair Powell Provides Update on US Central Bank Digital Currency – Regulation Bitcoin News
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update on the Fed’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) work in a...
UK Widens Crackdown on Unauthorized Crypto ATMs – Regulation Bitcoin News
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has widened its crackdown on unauthorized cryptocurrency ATMs. “There are currently...
Russian Crypto Industry Association Asks Putin to Help With Regulations – Regulation Bitcoin News
The organization representing Russia’s crypto and blockchain sector has urged Vladimir Putin to spur regulatory efforts. The association fears the...
SEC Files Emergency Action Against Bkcoin in $100 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser Bkcoin and one of...
Ripple CEO Warns of Harm to Crypto Industry if SEC Wins Lawsuit Over XRP – Regulation Bitcoin News
The CEO of Ripple Labs has warned of the harm to the crypto industry if the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Over 200 Jurisdictions Agree on Timely Implementation of FATF Crypto Standards – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) says delegates from over 200 jurisdictions have agreed on “an action plan to drive...
SEC Chairman Explains Why He Views All Crypto Tokens Other Than Bitcoin as Securities – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has detailed why he considers all crypto tokens other than bitcoin...
US Senators Probe Crypto Exchange Binance About ‘Potentially Illegal Business Practices’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Three U.S. senators have asked crypto exchanges Binance and Binance US for documents and answers pertaining to “potentially illegal business...
