The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved eight proposals for listing spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for public trading in the United States. The SEC's notice of approval, which was published on May 23, 2024, came just...
The U.K.'s top financial authority, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has approved the country's first cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) for listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). On May 22, WisdomTree announced that the FCA had given the green...
Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced that it would restructure the country's National Blockchain Policy Steering Committee (NBP-SC). According to a report from local media outlet Punch, Kashifu Inuwa, NITDA's Director-General, represented by Oladejo Olawunmi, the...
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have been given the autonomy to vote on two significant pro-crypto bills, as revealed in a May 20 email from Democratic leaders obtained by POLITICO. The Financial Innovation and Technology for the...
The Turkish ruling party, the AK Party, has reportedly submitted a draft bill to parliament in a bid to update the laws governing the country's cryptocurrency market. According to Reuters, the bill aligns with international standards and emphasizes licensing...
Chainalysis has recently announced the establishment of its regional headquarters in Dubai for the Middle East, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. This move, according to its latest press release, demonstrates its commitment to recruiting skilled professionals in traditional...
UK Treasury official Bim Afolami has criticized what he perceives to be an overregulation of the nation's crypto landscape. Speaking at an event on May 8, 2024, Afolami emphasized the importance of ensuring that regulatory scrutiny does not undermine...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has unveiled plans to collaborate with industry stakeholders to explore the potential of asset tokenization. According to its latest official announcement, the island’s top financial regulator and central bank revealed that it was...
In 2022 and 2023, FTX dominated crypto regulation headlines, this year the cannons of government-enforced regulation, undeterred in their mission to seek and destroy, are focused on another "big bird" and are hell-bent on clipping its wings. Binance, for...
Binance is set to re-enter the Indian financial market after a four-month hiatus, during which it temporarily suspended its operations in the country. According to the Economies Times, a local media, the exchange will pay a $2 million fine...
