The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) has released its latest quarterly List of Securities Eligible for Reduced Margin (LSERM). In this update, they announced that cryptocurrency funds will not qualify for reduced margin rates. This decision is based on...
HashKey Capital has received approval from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission to offer discretionary account management services for cryptocurrencies under its Type 9 license. This allows the firm to manage investment products, including spot cryptocurrencies, derivatives, and over-the-counter...
Hong Kong's securities regulator has proposed an expansion of its workforce to enhance its efforts to establish the region as a leading cryptocurrency hub. In its 2025-2026 financial year budget plan, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has outlined...
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has stated that Bitcoin will not be included in the official reserves of central banks within the European Union (EU). According to Bloomberg, Lagarde stated this in response to recent...
A Chinese court has ruled that BKEX, a crypto exchange known for futures trading, operated as an illegal gambling platform. According to local reports, the People's Court of Pingjiang, Hunan Province, recently ruled BKEX's contract trading as outright gambling....
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda, has formally recognized Canary Capital's Litecoin ETF filing. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart confirmed on X that the SEC is reviewing Nasdaq’s 19b-4 application. This filing serves as...
Coinbase has gained Argentina's National Securities Commission (CNV) approval to operate as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). This development marks a key step in the company's global expansion efforts, enabling it to offer services under Argentina’s legal framework....
Bitpanda has become the first major crypto platform to secure the MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) license, granted by Germany's Federal Supervisory Authority (BaFin). This allows Bitpanda to expand its services across all EU member states under a unified...
Canada's Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) has issued a severe warning regarding the increasing use of cryptocurrencies to launder proceeds from synthetic fentanyl and opioid trafficking. In its latest "Operational Alert", published on January 23, 2025, FINTRAC...
OKX has achieved pre-authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), marking a significant milestone in its expansion across Europe. This development, announced in a press release on January 23, 2025, paves the way for the crypto...
