The Bank of Russia will ban direct P2P crypto trading for individuals from July 2027, mandating all transactions go through authorized intermediaries. The central bank also approved Sberbank for crypto...
BingX EU has secured a MiCAR license from Austria's FMA, enabling regulated crypto services across all 29 EEA countries through passporting. The approval strengthens the exchange's European footprint and adds...
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI have seized 241 scam domains and 112 servers tied to a crypto fraud targeting Russian speakers, with losses in the tens of millions. The case...
Sharjah police arrested 33 people and dismantled four interconnected criminal networks in the emirate's largest transnational case, centered on hacking and cryptocurrency money laundering. The bust pressures the UAE's pro-crypto...
Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan argues that US compliance duties should attach to the financial institutions operating markets on a blockchain, not to the blockchain network itself. The proposal aims to...
Richard Heart's detention in Istanbul triggered a 64% intraday plunge in PulseChain's HEX, with PLS and PLSX also falling. The case highlights how founder legal risk — including a Finnish...
South Korea's FSC plans stricter cybersecurity rules for financial institutions and crypto exchanges after a review found 130 of 555 firms had security flaws, exposing about 100,000 customer records. The...
South Korea's FSC confirmed that a wave of financial-sector cyberattacks has reached the crypto industry, naming GOPAX operator Streami and virtual asset service provider Prab among newly affected firms. With...
The SEC has approved Cboe to list binary options tied to KPIs of Coinbase, Robinhood, and MARA. The move expands crypto-linked derivatives beyond price benchmarks, offering new hedging tools but...
VanEck has withdrawn its S-1 application for the VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, citing undisclosed reasons. The move underscores ongoing regulatory uncertainty around staked Ethereum products and liquid staking derivatives,...
The White House confirmed that Patrick Witt's secondment to the White House Crypto Council has ended, concluding his tenure as Executive Director. The staffing change comes as Congress weighs market...
The OCC found that all nine of the largest US national banks use reputation risk policies that can restrict crypto firms' access to banking services. The review highlights how political...
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour warns that if U.S. courts grant states jurisdiction over prediction markets, companies may be forced to move overseas. The case hinges on whether event contracts are...
A lawyer's sentencing calculator mini-program promises to compute criminal sentences from charge, amount, and mitigating factors, sparking debate over whether justice can be reduced to an algorithm. The tool raises...
The Financial Stability Board warns that global stablecoin insolvency frameworks are undefined, leaving a $300 billion market exposed to chaotic cross-border wind-downs. The gap raises de-peg and contagion risks as...
South Korea's National Tax Service will publish crypto tax guidelines in November, ahead of a 22% levy on qualifying gains starting January 1, 2027. Staking, airdrops, and DeFi remain the...
ESMA's three-month deadline for EU firms to exit unauthorized stablecoins like USDT, paired with Coinbase's October 30 cutoff, marks the hardest regulatory line yet for dollar tokens in Europe. Meanwhile,...
Standard Chartered becomes the first international bank to offer direct cryptocurrency trading in the UAE, allowing professional investors to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum via their bank accounts. Licensed...
Standard Chartered has launched a VARA-licensed crypto trading service for high-net-worth clients in the UAE, allowing direct BTC and ETH trades via bank accounts. This move signals deeper institutional adoption...
EU finance ministers have diluted a proposal to give ESMA direct supervision over all MiCA-regulated crypto firms, opting instead for ESMA to oversee only 'significant' CASPs. The move could fragment...
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