Policy, enforcement and the global rulebook for crypto.
Key Insights: Ripple has achieved an important regulatory milestone by receiving in-principle approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). This approval allows the company to expand its blockchain-powered payment services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With th
Key Insights: Binance has secured a full Digital Asset Trading Facility (DATF) license from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) in Kazakhstan. This new license allows Binance’s Kazakhstan-based subsidiary to offer a full range of services, including digital asset tradi
Key Insights: The ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be heading toward another pivotal moment, as a former SEC lawyer has suggested that the agency will likely appeal Judge Analisa Torres’s ruling from July 2023 regarding
Key insights: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated a new effort to address the rising wave of cryptocurrency-related scams, particularly focusing on a scheme known as “pig butchering.” This fraud has inflicted substantial financial losses on American inve
Key Insights: On August 28, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Wells notice to OpenSea, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. This notice indicates that the SEC is considering enforcement action against the platform, alleging tha
Key insights: On August 21, reports indicated that Kamala Harris’s campaign could take a supportive stance on emerging technologies such as cryptocurrency. Brian Nelson, a former Treasury official working with Harris’ campaign, made this revelation during an interview with Bloomb
WisdomTree Investments’ economist Jeremy Siegel decries the US’s no action as behind the market rout witnessed on Monday. Leading economists from the Wharton School of Business are urging the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to consider a rate cut amid the chaos caused by poor economic d
ETH Price tumbles since SEC approved spot Ethereum ETFs trading. Analysts consider it reminiscent of the Bitcoin case after the spot ETFs debut. The world’s largest altcoin, Ether (ETH), is yet to regain a turnaround since the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved ETH sp
Katherine Dowling, Bitwise’s chief compliance executive claims that ‘very few’ problems in the S-1 filings are witnessing a back-and-forth exchange between the SEC and potential ETF issuers. A list of eight U.S.-founded spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are nearly going liv
