Regulation

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has claimed that it will fully quit Russia by selling its local business to a completely new exchange known as CommEx. While promising its customers a “smooth” migration, Binance hasn’t provided much information about its successor in Russia. At the time of the announcement, little is known about CommEx’s founders or background. The

Brian Armstrong, CEO of major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has condemned the decision of JPMorgan’s subsidiary Chase UK to restrict crypto-related transactions. Brian Armstrong took to X (formerly Twitter) on Sept. 26 to slam Chase Bank for its “totally inappropriate” move to ban its customers in the United Kingdom from making any debit card

The Secretary for Security of Hong Kong, Chris Tang Ping-keung, has vowed to bring justice to people who fell victim to the JPEX crypto exchange fraud, local media has reported. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the security chief’s office said police are actively looking for the key operators behind the JPEX crypto exchange that orchestrated the

After losing its euro banking partner, Paysafe, Binance France has proposed that its customers immediately convert all the fiat money they hold on the exchange into crypto, according to comments from an executive to local media.  The partnership between Binance France and Paysafe expired on Sept. 25. The latter supported Binance’s French subsidiary with infrastructure

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will hear how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is changing its oversight and rules to keep pace with technological advancements including cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence. SEC chair Gary Gensler is set to outline how the U.S. securities regulator is updating its rules to align with “technology and business

Prosecutors from the United States Department of Justice will be allowed to surface the details of Sam Bankman-Fried’s political donations as the evidence is directly relevant to his fraud charges, ruled U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. The decision was part of a series of rulings made by Kaplan in a 16-page pretrial order on Sept.

Lauren Belive, a former official with the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs and policy director with the United States House Committee on Rules, has joined crypto firm Ripple as its head of U.S. public policy and government. In a Sept. 26 announcement on LinkedIn, Belive said she had accepted the policy position at Ripple

Four members of the United States Congress are requesting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler “immediately” approve the listing of spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. In a Sept. 26 letter to Gensler, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood, Wiley Nickel, Tom Emmer and Ritchie Torres claimed the SEC was “discriminat[ing] against spot bitcoin exchange

The customers of bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi are one step closer to being paid out after a United States Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey approved its liquidation plan. Bankruptcy Judge Michael A. Kaplan approved BlockFi’s third amended Chapter 11 plan in a Sept. 26 court hearing, a filing on the same day shows. Sept.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking the maximum time allowed for the regulator to reach a decision on a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, offering from ARK 21Shares.  In a Sept. 26 notice, the SEC said it would designate a longer period on whether to approve or disapprove of

Bitwise Asset Management has filed an amended application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), beefing it up with 40 pages of new text responding to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) objections to the product. It still might not be enough to satisfy regulatory requirements, though, a company executive warned. Bitwise is

The Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and New York published a staff report on Sep. 26 comparing stablecoins, such as USDT and USDC, to money market funds. Key findings in the report include the observation that stablecoins and money market funds follow similar patterns during runs and that stablecoins could inject instability into the broader

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury has added a crypto wallet allegedly connected to a major international crime syndicate as part of its list of Specially Designated Nationals. In a Sept. 26 announcement, the U.S. Treasury said it had sanctioned 10 individuals, including many tied to

A number of cryptocurrency platforms reporting billions of dollars in daily trades on CoinMarketCap appear to have been misleading their customers about holding certain crypto licenses, an investigation by Cointelegraph has found. Bitspay, a crypto exchange that reports a $1.4 billion daily trading volume on CoinMarketCap, claimed it held a license in Estonia, and is

Venezuela was one of the first Latin American countries to establish its own crypto oversight body, launching the Superintendencia Nacional de Criptoactivos (Sunacrip) in 2018. However, the government now says it will take six extra months to “reorganize” the entity, which it closed in March 2023.  According to a presidential decree published on Sept. 19, President

The Shanghai Second Intermediate People’s Court in China has reportedly recognized  Bitcoin as a unique and non-replicable digital asset while acknowledging its scarcity and inherent value. The Chinese court released a report on Sept. 25 discussing the development of internet technologies. The report noted that with the development of Internet technology, digital currencies such as Bitcoin stand

As Taiwan regulators prepare to lay out a crypto regulation framework in September, Taiwan’s digital asset platforms have announced the establishment of an industry association.  MaiCoin Group, BitoGroup and Ace Exchange became the first three founders of the Taiwan Virtual Asset Platform and Transaction Business Association. The preparatory group for the association was formed in early

Hours after the crypto exchange HTX (rebranded from Huobi) reported a hack that resulted in a loss of $8 million, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao offered the help of the Binance security team in investigating the attack.  Timely intervention is key to tracking down and retrieving stolen cryptocurrencies as hackers attempt to hide their tracks using mixers

The creditors involved in the Celsius bankruptcy case have voted in favor of a plan that will see funds returned to them as well as distributing equity through a new company. According to a Sept. 25 filing from bankruptcy firm Stretto, most of the classes voted in favor of the plan by more than 98%.

The United States government could be shut down in the next 7 days with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy facing political pressure from members of his own party on how to handle spending plans — a decision that could adversely affect how lawmakers move forward with crypto bills awaiting a vote. In July, U.S. lawmakers with