Policy

Crypto

Isreal’s Stock Exchange Mulls Letting Non-Banking Members Offer Crypto Trading

TASE announced it has submitted a proposal to let NBM customers buy and sell crypto.

Tim FriesFeb 27, 20233 min read

Policy

Montana Protects Right to Mine Bitcoin in a Landslide Vote

The Montana State Senate voted 37-13 in favor of a bill protecting the rights of Bitcoin miners.

Tim FriesFeb 23, 20233 min read

Policy

IMF Executive Board: Ban on Crypto Not Ideal, But Should Not Be Ruled Out

IMF’s executives stressed the need for a comprehensive and coordinated effort to regulate digital assets, while warning that a ban, while not ideal, is not out…

Tim FriesFeb 23, 20233 min read

Crypto

SEC and NY Attorney General Object to Binance’s $1B Voyager Deal

The SEC, as well as the New York state regulator and Attorney General Letitia James, issue new filings opposing the Voyager-Binance.US deal.

Tim FriesFeb 23, 20233 min read

Policy

New York AG Sues CoinEx For Failing to Register With State, SEC, CFTC

According to the OAG, CoinEx failed to register with the state and mislead investors about being an exchange as it did not register with the SEC…

Tim FriesFeb 22, 20233 min read

NFTs

Dapper Labs Must Face Class Action Alleging Its NBA NFTs Are Securities

While the court did not rule that “Moments” NFTs are securities, it nonetheless dismissed Dapper Labs’ motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit making said allegation.

Tim FriesFeb 22, 20233 min read

Crypto

Philippine Province Looks to Blockchain and Tokenization for Growth

nChain nabs an important government digitization job for the Bataan province of the Philippines.

Tim FriesFeb 20, 20234 min read

Policy

Hong Kong’s SFC Seeks Comments on New Digital Asset Regulations

Hong Kong published a 361-page consultation document to ask the public for their feedback on the new regulatory regime.

Tim FriesFeb 20, 20233 min read

Policy

FTX’s Former Chief Engineer Preparing to Enter a Guilty Plea For Fraud

Nishad Singh is allegedly facing fraud charges and is preparing to plead guilty.

Tim FriesFeb 17, 20233 min read

Policy

Taiwan Mulls Disclosure of Crypto Holdings for Public Officials: Report

Taiwan could implement mandatory disclosure of crypto holdings for public officials amid increasing money laundering risks.

Tim FriesFeb 16, 20233 min read

Policy

Bill to Protect an Individual’s Private Crypto Keys Passed in Ohio, WY

The new rule does not apply to situations where the public key fails to provide all the necessary information.

Ruholamin HaqshanasFeb 16, 20233 min read

Policy

Circle Denies Receiving Wells Notice as Rumors of SEC Crusade Engulf Twitter

After a post claiming that Circle, along with multiple other stablecoin issuers, received warnings from the SEC, the company’s CSO spoke out denying the rumor.

Tim FriesFeb 14, 20233 min read