Bank of Russia Moves to Safeguard Crypto Companies Against Sanctions – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Russia has introduced measures to protect entities working with digital assets from sanctions pressures. These businesses...
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US Senator Calls Sam Bankman-Fried to Answer for Failure of FTX and Alameda Research – Bitcoin News
Two congressional hearings will be held next week on the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and U.S. lawmakers have asked...
US Lawmaker Calls on SEC Chair Gensler to Testify About His Crypto Regulatory Failures – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to testify...
Fugitive Do Kwon Now Staying in Serbia Report Says — Terraform Labs CEO Suggests SBF Is to Blame for UST Depeg – Regulation Bitcoin News
A new report has claimed that Do Kwon, the fugitive CEO of Terraform Labs, is currently staying in Serbia. The...
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before US Congress – Regulation Bitcoin News
The co-founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), has agreed to testify at one of the two congressional...
Full Ban on Crypto in Russia Would Be Counterproductive, Rosfinmonitoring Says – Regulation Bitcoin News
Russian citizens and businesses already own cryptocurrencies, which is why a complete crypto ban would be counterproductive, according to a...
European Union to Put a 10,000-Euro Limit on Cash Payments; Transactions Over €1,000 in Crypto Will Be Scrutinized – Regulation Bitcoin News
The states of the European Union have convened to establish a new limit on cash purchases and to strengthen the...
Paraguayan Cryptocurrency Law Shelved After Presidential Veto – Regulation Bitcoin News
The cryptocurrency and mining law that the Paraguayan Congress passed in June was finally shelved on Dec. 5. The document,...
Court in China Recognizes NFTs as Virtual Property Protected by Law – Regulation Bitcoin News
A court in the Chinese city of Hangzhou has determined that non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, represent virtual property protected by...
Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready – Regulation Bitcoin News
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)...
Morgan Creek CEO Says FTX Co-Founder SBF Was a ‘Pawn’ Used to ‘Punish’ the Crypto Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News
Following FTX’s collapse, many industry executives, influencers, luminaries, and politicians have shared their opinions about the carnage the event has...
Uzbekistan Approves Rules for Issuance and Circulation of Crypto Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The authority responsible for crypto oversight in Uzbekistan has determined the order of issuing and circulating digital assets in the...
Maxine Waters Criticized for Praising SBF — Lawmaker Says ‘We Appreciate That You’ve Been Candid’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been heavily criticized for saying that she appreciates former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being candid...
EU Parliament to ‘Vote on Adopting the Regulation on MiCA’ — Expert Says Industry Needs Legal Clarity – Regulation Bitcoin News
In a recent statement, the European Parliament said its members would shortly “vote on adopting the regulation on markets in...
Nigerian Securities Regulator to Exclude Crypto in its Digital Asset Agenda – Regulation Bitcoin News
According to Lamido Yuguda, the director general of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulator does not plan on...
US Treasury’s Yellen Says Crypto Doesn’t Have Adequate Regulation — Calls FTX Collapse ‘a Lehman Moment’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that the collapse of crypto exchange FTX shows that the crypto industry “really needs...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles With Treasury Department Over Sanctions Violations – Regulation Bitcoin News
Crypto exchange Kraken has settled with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) over its...
JPMorgan Expects Major Changes Coming to Crypto Industry and Regulation Post FTX Collapse – Regulation Bitcoin News
JPMorgan has outlined key changes it expects in the crypto industry and its regulation following the collapse of crypto exchange...
Billionaire Bill Ackman Discusses Crypto Regulation — Says Industry Must Self-Police or Risks Being Shut Down – Regulation Bitcoin News
Billionaire Bill Ackman has warned that the crypto industry needs to self-police or it risks being shut down. He added...
Bitcoin and Ether Are Not Securities in Belgium, Financial Regulator Clarifies – Regulation Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether cannot be classified as securities or investment instruments, according to a communication issued by the...
Singapore Regulator Explains Action Against Binance vs FTX — Warns Even Licensed Crypto Exchanges Can Fail – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the regulator overseeing the crypto sector, has defended the action it took against crypto...
NY Attorney General Urges Congress to Ban Crypto in Retirement Accounts – Regulation Bitcoin News
New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to pass a law prohibiting crypto investments in retirement accounts. “Hardworking...
