US Spot Ether ETFs to Launch on July 23 Pending Final SEC Approval, Analyst Says
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally gotten back to issuers concerning the final approvals for spot ether...
Regulation
Russia Considers Allowing Digital Currency Trading on the Country’s Largest Exchanges
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed permitting digital currency trading for a select group of qualified investors on licensed...
Congressman Calls for SEC Chair’s Dismissal Over ‘Regulation by Harassment’
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, accusing him of “regulation-by-harassment,”...
Three-Quarters of Jurisdictions Partially or Not Compliant With VASP Sector Recommendation, Says FATF
Three-quarters of the jurisdictions surveyed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “are only partially or not compliant” with the...
CFTC Chair Pushes for Federal Legislation to Regulate Bitcoin and Ether as Commodities
During his Senate testimony, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) emphasized the necessity of federal legislation to...
Bank of Russia Discusses Conditions of Upcoming Stablecoin Regulation
The Bank of Russia has highlighted the conditions it will need to consider when regulating the use of stablecoins for...
Ex-FTX execs Nishad and Gary to be sentenced in October and November
Nishad Singh and Gary Wang to be sentenced for FTX fraud on Oct. 30 and Nov. 20. Their cooperation in...
Messari Declares Independence From SEC — Calls Chair Gensler Incompetent and Corrupt
Crypto intelligence platform Messari has declared independence from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CEO Ryan Selkis calls SEC...
North Carolina Governor Vetoes Bill Banning State Use of Central Bank Digital Currencies
The governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina has vetoed House Bill 690, which seeks to ban state payments...
Canadian Regulator Probe Determines That Liquitrade Operates an Illegal Crypto Exchange
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) said its investigation into Liquitrade’s crypto asset trading platform found that the company operated...
Defi Education Fund on Chevron Doctrine Overruled: ‘It Opens a New Chapter in the Battle for Clear Regulations’
The Defi Education Fund, an organization focused on defending and bringing clarity to decentralized finance, pondered on what the recent...
Russia in the Process of Regulating the Use of Stablecoins for Cross-Border Settlements
Russia is considering adding the subject of stablecoins to an upcoming bill, allowing them to be used officially for completing...
Circle’s Stablecoins Now MiCA Compliant
Circle has announced that its stablecoins, USDC and EURC, are now compliant with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA)...
SEC, Fed Charge Silvergate for Misleading Investors, Failing to Monitor $1 Trillion in Transactions
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and the California Department of Financial Protection and...
Digital Chamber Urges SEC to End Attacks on Crypto Industry, Embrace Future of Finance
The Digital Chamber (TDC) has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to end its attacks on the crypto...
Hawaii Wraps Up Sandbox: Crypto Firms No Longer Need State Money Transmitter Licenses
The U.S. state of Hawaii’s regulatory sandbox concludes today. Crypto companies will no longer require a Hawaii-issued money transmitter license...
Ripple CEO Blasts SEC Chair’s Crypto Remarks — Says ‘Gensler Will Cause Biden to Lose the Election’
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has criticized SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s recent statements on the crypto industry, calling them “absolute nonsense.”...
Solana ETF Approval Odds Rise Amid Potential Political Shifts, Analyst Says
Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst has stated that the odds of a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) being approved within the next...
Binance’s Local Exchange Receives Dubai License, Initiates UAE User Migration
Binance is transitioning UAE resident accounts to its new regulated local entity, Binance FZE, following a Virtual Asset Service Provider...
Coinbase Sues SEC, FDIC for Transparency on Crypto Regulations
Coinbase has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to...
EU Targets Crypto Asset Providers Accused of Aiding Russia in Warfare Against Ukraine
The most recent European Union sanctions against the Kremlin prohibit Eurozone operators from engaging with crypto asset providers that facilitate...
Crypto Industry Future: Insights From Marathon Digital’s CEO on Trump and Biden
Marathon Digital’s CEO has shared his insights on the future of the crypto industry and the potential impact of the...
