Hong Kong establishes task force to advance Web3 development
As part of Hong Kong’s ongoing commitment to embrace the “megatrend” of Web3 development, it has established a diverse group...
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Slovakia Parliament approves lowering of crypto taxes
The taxes will be lowered to 7% from the current taxation sliding scale of either 19% or 25%. Also, cryptocurrency...
Celsius to sell altcoins for BTC, ETH starting July 1
Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn of the US Southern District Court of New York on Friday ordered that bankrupt crypto lender...
North Carolina approves bill on state study of Bitcoin
The “State Precious Metals Depository Study” bill received bipartisan support and passed 75-38. North Carolina could look into adding Bitcoin...
Israeli authorities seize crypto from terror organizations, credit new technology
Israel has seized crypto wallets containing millions of dollars intended to fund terror, the country’s National Bureau for Counter Terrorist...
Binance motion alleging SEC misconduct denied
A US judge has said the court cannot wordsmith the SEC and Binance’s press releases. But in denying the crypto...
HSBC rolls out cryptocurrency services in Hong Kong: Report
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) — the biggest bank in Hong Kong — has reportedly introduced its first...
$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to 5 years in prison
British Hacker Joseph O’Connor, also known online as PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in a United States prison...
Crypto trading is an important part of the virtual asset ecosystem, says Hong Kong’s SFC chief
The CEO of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Julia Leung Fung-yee, addressed Hong Kong's embrace of Web3 regulation...
Coinbase gets key win at the US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court ruled that the district court must stay proceedings in a class action lawsuit when interlocutory appeal...
‘we see payment stablecoins as a form of money’
Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee today. He discussed a range of topics around digital assets on Wednesday....
How to track and report crypto transactions for tax purposes
As cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets continue to grow in popularity and mainstream adoption, the United States Internal Revenue Service has...
EU consumer protection groups urge governments to investigate AI
Consumer protection groups from the European Union (EU) have urged regulators to conduct investigations on artificial intelligence (AI) models behind...
Hawkish Fed, stocks market rally, and crypto falling behind
Macro Markets, hosted by crypto analyst Marcel Pechman, airs every Friday on the Cointelegraph Markets & Research YouTube channel and...
‘We had to change strategies,’ says SEC enforcement director on recent actions: Report
Gurbir Grewal, director of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) division of enforcement, has reportedly said the entire...
US court approves SEC-Binance.US agreement
United States Judge Amy Berman Jackson approved on June 17 an agreement between Binance.US, Binance, and the Securities and Exchange...
Mango Markets exploiter behind alleged $116M theft will stand trial in December
The criminal case against the crypto user allegedly behind a multimillion-dollar exploit of decentralized exchange Mango Markets will be moving...
EU lawmakers vote for landmark AI regulation
The European Union Parliament has voted in favour of an AI Act. If ratified, the law will require AI systems...
Brazil’s president signs law aimed at having central bank regulate crypto firms
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known to many as simply Lula, has signed legislation giving clarity to the...
Hinman speech included “made-up analysis”, Ripple’s chief legal officer says
Former SEC official William Hinman delivered his speech in June 2018, commenting that Bitcoin and Ether were not securities. SEC...
US court dismisses BitGo’s claims in $100M lawsuit against Galaxy Digital
The Delaware Court of Chancery in the United States has granted a motion from crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital largely...
US senator revamps efforts for crypto regulations amid SEC lawsuits
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis has said her efforts to push for a positive crypto regulatory framework are still in...
