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...
Two United States Senators have proposed new legislation to regulate stablecoin cryptocurrencies and clarify their role in the country's financial landscape. On Wednesday, April 17, Bloomberg reported that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Senator Cynthia Lummis of...
On April 3 2024, the Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (the regulators) published a joint consultation paper on their proposed approach to operating the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). The DSS is poised to revolutionize...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly offered feedback to potential issuers of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) after they submitted documents disclosing service fees for their proposed offerings yesterday, January 8, 2023. Some members of the crypto...
Binance has pleaded guilty to multiple charges brought against it by the United States Department of Justice and has agreed to pay a staggering $4.3 billion penalty as part of a settlement deal. The US DOJ announced this development...
A recent report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis has suggested that the United States government's regulatory influence over the stablecoin market is waning. The study, published on October 23, revealed that a substantial portion of stablecoin activity now occurs...
