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26.04 / 08:43

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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says that a cryptocurrency crackdown by the United States regulators has been a major factor behind the declining market capitalization of its stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC).

26.04 / 07:19

Stablecoin regulation SEC Federal Reserve Usd Coin Circle’s Fed payment rail goal could be crushed by NY Fed’s policy change

The New York Federal Reserve published new rules for counterparties looking to use its money market balancer, casting uncertainty over intentions by stablecoin issuer Circle to use the Fed's systems.

26.04 / 03:47

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The United Kingdom's financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), wants to work together with crypto companies to develop a regulatory framework for the industry.

25.04 / 21:21

Mining regulation rally Bitcoin advocates rally at Texas State Capitol to oppose bill cutting mining incentives

Roughly 100 people answered the call from the crypto advocacy groups Chamber of Digital Commerce, Satoshi Action Fund, and Texas Blockchain Council to show Texas lawmakers they were against legislation targeting crypto mining firms.

25.04 / 19:13

Ethereum regulation SEC Ethereum Price Market Update Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Bitcoin’s price is down 10% — New bear market or correction?

In today’s Market Report episode, analyst and writer Marcel Pechman covers the potential triggers to move Bitcoin’s price away from $27,000, including the United State Federal Reserve meeting on May 3. The show airs every Tuesday on the Cointelegraph Markets & Research YouTube channel.

25.04 / 14:17

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Troubled digital currency company Genesis Capital saw its settlement disrupted by creditors in two months after the initial agreement, raising concerns about the timing of the process.

25.04 / 13:11

Blockchain regulation Investments SEC U.S. Sec Charges Do Kwon seeks SEC charges dismissal as S.Korea rules LUNA as non-security

Court documents were filed indicating that Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, has asked for the dismissal of charges leveled against him by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

25.04 / 12:49

NFT regulation SEC coinbase Crypto Policy Crypto community split on Coinbase NFT's push for 'sensible crypto policy'

As crypto exchange Coinbase makes a push toward a sensible regulatory environment for the crypto space, the exchange launched a nonfungible token (NFT) collection to gain the community’s support. However, not everyone is excited about the move, with some not even sure if it will have any impact at all.

25.04 / 12:23

NFT regulation SEC coinbase Opensea OpenSea 'insider trading' trial kicked off in New York district court

On Apr. 24 the Southern district court of New York held the first jury hearing on the case against former OpenSea product manager Nathaniel Chastain, who’s being accused of insider trading with nonfungible tokens (NFTs).

25.04 / 10:37

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Coinbase has asked a court to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to its July 2022 petition that asked for clearer crypto regulation guidelines.

25.04 / 10:15

Blockchain CFTC regulation privacy identity Digital Asset CFTC proposes reducing anonymity to manage risks

The commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Christy Goldsmith Romero, has proposed reducing the anonymity of cryptocurrencies as a means of managing the risks associated with digital assets. The statement was made during the keynote speech on Illicit Finance and Other Key Risks of Digital Finance at City Week 2023 in London on April 25.

25.04 / 09:39

Blockchain regulation LUNC Terra Luna Terraform Labs Terra Terraform Labs co-founder and nine others indicted in South Korea

The financial crimes unit at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office reportedly indicted Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-seong and nine other individuals for the collapse of the Terra stablecoin ecosystem.

25.04 / 03:49

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A “fast track” option for licensed crypto firms in France to get regulated under the upcoming Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) laws has been mulled by the country’s financial regulator.

25.04 / 01:05

Law regulation FTX Court bail Judge approves taps on SBF’s parents’ phones to meet bail conditions

Surveillance software has been successfully implemented on Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents’ cell phones to ensure he does not breach the conditions of his bail, with a Judge approving of the measure.

25.04 / 00:51

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Coinbase filed a narrow action in a United States federal court that seeks to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide a "yes or no" response to a July 2022 petition.

24.04 / 22:13

Government Stablecoin regulation Draft bill suggests separating legislation on payment stablecoins and digital asset markets

Republican lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee have released a draft of a bill focused on payment stablecoins rather than overseeing other aspects of digital asset markets.

24.04 / 20:13

business regulation Europe European Union compliance German regulators launch inquiry into ChatGPT GDPR compliance

OpenAI faces another hurdle in its quest to continue doing business in the European Union as German authorities have launched an inquiry into the company’s privacy practices and GDPR compliance.

24.04 / 18:35

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The United States Treasury Department has identified over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency traders who assisted North Korea’s Lazarus Group in converting stolen crypto into fiat currency. Crypto traders in China and Hong Kong have been sanctioned by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). In addition, a China-based banker was sanctioned for coordinating some of the illicit cashflow.

24.04 / 18:35

regulation SEC Bittrex MICA Pan-European crypto regulation is almost here: Law Decoded, Apr 17–24

Last week, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act, also known as MiCA, was finally passed by the European Parliament. While MiCA technically still has to be approved by the European Council, there’s little doubt that the world’s first comprehensive crypto framework will become a reality by 2024 or 2025.

24.04 / 16:27

business Government regulation Machine Learning ChatGPT OpenAI’s CTO says government regulators should be ‘very involved’ in regulating AI

Mira Murati, the chief technology officer at OpenAI, believes government regulators should be “very involved” in developing safety standards for the deployment of advanced artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT.

24.04 / 13:31

Blockchain CBDC Adoption regulation Yuan China to expand CBDC use case for Belt and Road Initiative

China is expanding the use cases for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) called digital yuan or e-CNY for its Belt and Road initiative and cross-border trades. The digital yuan a.k.a. digital RMB was one of the first CBDCs to be developed and widely tested. While there hasn’t been an official launch, the government has expanded its testing parameter to include multiple cities and millions of people.

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