Nigerian SEC Announces New Rules Governing Issuance of Digital Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Nigerian securities regulator has announced new rules that govern the issuing of digital assets. The new rules also include...
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Argentinian Senate Passes Bill That Would Tax Assets Held in Foreign Countries, Including Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Argentinian Senate has approved a bill that would allow the government to tax non-declared assets held in foreign countries...
Bank of Spain Governor Highlights Need for Fast Regulation in Defi and Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News
Pablo Hernández de Cos, governor of the Bank of Spain and chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, explained...
Masterminds Behind South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Told to Pay Back Over $291 Million – Regulation Bitcoin News
Masterminds of one of South Africa’s biggest bitcoin Ponzi schemes, Mirror Trading International (MTI), have been asked by the scheme’s...
UK Outlines Plans to Support Crypto Adoption, Create More Powers to Seize and Recover Digital Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News
Delivering the Queen’s Speech, Prince Charles outlines the British government’s plans to support the safe adoption of cryptocurrencies and create...
US Treasury Sanctions First Crypto Mixer – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued its first-ever sanctions on a crypto...
SEC Halts $62 Million Crypto Mining, Trading Scheme — DOJ Indicts Founder – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a $62 million global cryptocurrency trading and mining scheme and the...
SEC Fines Nvidia $5.5 Million for Failing to Disclose Crypto Mining Significantly Boosted Its Revenue – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Nvidia Corp. for failing to disclose that crypto mining significantly boosted...
US Court Fines Bitmex’s Founders $30 Million for Operating Illegal Crypto Platform – Regulation Bitcoin News
The founders of Bitmex have been ordered to pay $30 million “for illegally operating a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform and...
Crypto Exchange Binance Approved by French Regulator as a Fully Regulated Digital Asset Service Provider – Regulation Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has received regulatory approval from the French financial regulator to operate as a registered digital asset service...
Lawmakers, SEC Commissioner Slam Chair Gensler for Focusing on Crypto Enforcement – Regulation Bitcoin News
Several U.S. lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have voiced concerns about the securities...
Pakistan Forms Committees to Decide Whether Crypto Should Be Legalized or Banned – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Pakistani government has formed three committees to decide whether to establish a legal framework for cryptocurrency or ban it....
Crypto Industry Lobbies Against Bills Targeting Russian Oligarchs Evading Sanctions Using Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
The crypto industry is lobbying U.S. lawmakers against two bills aimed at preventing Russian oligarchs from using cryptocurrency to avoid...
Nigerian Trio Allegedly Uses Money Laundering Proceeds to Buy Bitcoins Worth Over $43 Million – Regulation Bitcoin News
Three Nigerian nationals are accused of using money laundering proceeds to buy bitcoin worth over $43 million from cryptocurrency exchange...
Bahrain Central Bank Issues New Regulations Governing Operations of Crowdfunding Platforms – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has said new regulations compelling operators of crowdfunding platforms to ensure their products are...
Illegal Use of Cryptocurrency Largely a Myth, Russian Lawmaker Says – Regulation Bitcoin News
Only a small share of cryptocurrency transactions have illicit purposes and the use of digital coins in illegal activities is...
India’s Decision on Crypto Regulation Will Not Be Rushed, Says Finance Minister – Regulation Bitcoin News
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says that the country’s crypto policy will not be rushed. “Our intention is in no...
Bank of Russia Seeks to Allow Stock Exchanges to Trade Digital Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia has recently proposed authorizing traditional stock exchanges to operate in the digital assets market. Industry...
Kraken Becomes First Global Crypto Exchange Fully Licensed by Abu Dhabi Global Market – Regulation Bitcoin News
Abu Dhabi Global Market has awarded a full financial license to crypto exchange Kraken. “Kraken will be the first global...
US Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Cryptocurrency’s Environmental Impacts – Bitcoin News
Twenty-three U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase oversight of cryptocurrency’s environmental impacts. “We...
US Treasury’s OFAC Adds 3 ETH Addresses Linked to North Korean Cybercrime Group to SDN List – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has added three ethereum addresses to its Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons...
India Is on the Frontline of Digital Currencies — Especially How It Handles Crypto Risks – Regulation Bitcoin News
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says India is “a country that is on the frontline of digital...
