Regulation News

Italy is reportedly considering increasing fines for crypto crimes as part of measures to reduce market manipulations. Italy‘s government is mulling tougher penalties for those who manipulate the crypto market, Reuters has learned, citing a draft decree. The proposed legislation,…

Binance has been hit with a $2.25 million fine in India for operating in the country in violation of local anti-money laundering rules. India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) imposed a multi-million fine on Binance as the cryptocurrency exchange failed to…

Ethereum has achieved a “major win” as the SEC closes its investigation into Ethereum 2.0, confirming that sales of ETH are not considered securities transactions. Ethereum, the second-largest crypto by market capitalization, has scored a significant victory as the Enforcement…

David Hirsh, the former head of the Cryptocurrency and Network Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has left his position. In his LinkedIn post, he called securities trading a “team sport.” He thanked his SEC colleagues for their…

Cloud-based multi-asset platform Uphold has begun notifying some of its customers about its decision to suspend support for Tether’s USDT, and Gemini’s GUSD among other stablecoins. Multi-asset trading platform Uphold will cease support for a basket of stablecoins due to…

South Korea will review the listings of over 600 tokens on domestic crypto exchanges next month under new regulatory measures. South Korea‘s financial authorities will begin re-evaluating over 600 cryptocurrency listings on domestic trading platforms starting in July, following the…

Zimbabwe is seeking public comments on crypto regulation as the country aims to integrate emerging tech into its economic framework. Zimbabwe has called for public feedback on crypto operations as it crafts a policy framework for the burgeoning sector, Bloomberg…

Beleaguered crypto exchange Zipmex has lost its business license after the Thai authorities found that the exchange had repeatedly failed to comply with orders. Thai cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex has lost its business license after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

Monica Long, President of Ripple, joined Arjun Kharpal, Senior Correspondent for CNBC, at Money 20/20 to discuss the infrastructure needed for crypto implementation.  Their conversation centered around the theme of “Building Infrastructure Fundamentals,” which focused on traditional financial institutions’ perception…

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission chief Julia Leung says Bitcoin is clearly showing its power to stay as an “alternative asset.” Bitcoin, the largest crypto by market capitalization, is here to stay as it succeeded over the past 15…

With an eye on market integrity, Argentina is rolling out a national registry for crypto exchanges, signaling a tightening grip on the burgeoning sector. Argentina‘s National Securities Commission (CNV) has launched the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registry, receiving applications…

Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek is reportedly considering a new tax on gains from investments in stocks and crypto as part of efforts to support disinflation. Gains from activity associated with trading crypto and stocks may soon be…

In this week’s #hearsay column, Dorian Batycka marks the 100-year anniversary of the Bohemian writer Franz Kafka’s death on June 3, 1924, taking you on a literary journey through the most “Kafkaesque” moments in all of crypto.

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China’s regulators have asked Tencent Holdings to lower the mobile payment market share of WeChat just a few weeks after Beijing started the digital yuan pilot in Hong Kong. Tencent Holdings is reportedly under pressure from Chinese regulators as Beijing…

Russia’s Ministry of Finance, which in 2016 suggested imprisonment for trading Bitcoin, now says the crypto industry is a “locomotive” for Russia’s economic development. Russia‘s Ministry of Finance sees the crypto industry as a driving force for economic development, Russian…