Waves Founder: Crypto Needs Regulation to Deal With Market Manipulation

Sasha Ivanov, founder and CEO of the Waves smart contract blockchain, said the crypto industry needs regulation to deal with issues of market manipulation and to protect users against bad actors. In a...

‘We need to learn what regulation works and what holds us back’ — Hedge fund exec

With more institutions joining the Web3 space, regulation has been identified as one of the trickier challenges that can either smother creativity or become a catalyst to broader adoption.  In an inte...

Iran allows use of crypto for imports amid sanctions

A new law from Iran is allowing the use of crypto in the processing of imports, according to semiofficial Iranian news agency Tasnim.  The change comes under an agreement between the Ministry of Indus...

SEC Warns Crypto Investors of Scammers Exploiting Their Fear of Missing Out on Social Media – Regulation Bitcoin News

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned about scammers exploiting investors’ fear of missing out (FOMO) on social media. “If a crypto investment ‘opportunity’ sounds too good to b...

Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments system will be live within a year, says Brainard

The Federal Reserve is getting closer to delivering its much-anticipated instant payments system, FedNow.  In a virtual speech on August 29, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard announced: “We will be r...

Singapore may adopt tougher rules for retail crypto market

The Monetary Authority of Singapore may adopt stricter rules for retail crypto market participants, managing director Ravi Menon said Monday. The city-state’s de facto central bank sought to dif...

The stock market typically bottoms before the end of a Fed rate-hike cycle. Here’s how to make that bet pay off.

A lot of money can be made betting on when the Federal Reserve will “pivot” — that is, take its foot at least partially off the rate-hike gas pedal. Yet a lot of money can also be lost, as we saw on A...

Exxon Escalates Dispute With Russia Over Barred Exit From Giant Oil Project

Exxon Mobil Corp. has notified Russian officials it will sue the federal government unless Moscow allows the company to exit a major oil-and-gas project, according to people familiar with the matter. ...

Iran approves regulation for crypto trading

Iran’s government has officially approved, in a new ad hoc regulation, the use of crypto for imports as a measure to circumvent U.S. sanctions imposed on its financial and banking sector. Iran: import...

Singapore Considers Stricter Rules for Retail Crypto Investors — Regulator Says Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Highly Hazardous’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is contemplating imposing stricter rules on retail crypto investors. “MAS regards cryptocurrencies as unsuitable for use as money a...

Ryan Cohen’s Bed Bath & Beyond Stock Sales Highlight Gray Area in Disclosure

WASHINGTON—Investor Ryan Cohen might have run afoul of disclosure guidelines in his surprise sale of Bed Bath & Beyond stock this month, securities lawyers said, but regulatory action against him ...

SEC seeks info from Grayscale about three crypto trusts: CoinDesk

Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments is in the process of responding to questions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about three of its cryptocurrency trusts, the company sai...

Dubai Regulator Announces Virtual Assets Marketing and Advertising Guidelines – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Dubai virtual assets regulator, the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), has unveiled digital assets marketing and promotion guidelines that are applicable to any entity using Dubai-based me...

These money and investing tips can help you roll with the Fed’s inflation-fighting punches

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Singapore seeks crypto company details ahead of possible regulatory changes: Bloomberg

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is asking for detailed information from licensed cryptocurrency companies and from some applicants, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with ...

Natural Gas Prices Are Soaring on Russian Supply Cuts. The West Is Holding Firm.

Russia has cut European Union–bound natural-gas exports to 20% of last year’s level. Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg Text size Stymied for the moment on Ukraine’s battlefield, Vladimir Putin is escalating h...

California Sets the Pace on Zero Emissions. Car Makers, Old and New, Are Cheering.

Text size California is set to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California announced this week that it will ban sales of new gasoline-p...

Opinion: U.S.-China relations just got a whole lot better, boosting the prospects of these three stocks

If you are laser-focused on inflation and the Federal Reserve’s policy, you might have missed a key breakthrough in U.S.-China relations that will boost U.S.-listed China stocks over the next six mont...

XRP-Supporting Lawyer Blasts Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton for Lack of Clarity on Crypto Regulation

Crypto attorney John Deaton is looking at the former Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the lack of regulatory clarity in the digital asset industry. John Deaton is calling...

Ethiopia-Based Crypto Service Providers Told to Register With the Country’s Cybersecurity Agency – Regulation Bitcoin News

Cryptocurrency service providers operating in Ethiopia are now required to register with the country’s cybersecurity agency known as the Information Network Security Administration (INSA), a report ha...

Binance to Help South Korean City of Busan Grow Crypto Adoption, Develop Blockchain Ecosystem – Regulation Bitcoin News

Binance is helping the South Korean city of Busan “grow crypto adoption within the city and beyond.” The global crypto exchange will also support the development of the city’s blockchain ecosystem and...

Indian Authorities Search Crypto Exchange Coinswitch Kuber — CEO Says It’s Not Related to Money Laundering – Regulation Bitcoin News

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at five premises linked to popular cryptocurrency trading platform Coinswitch Kuber. The company says its engagement with the ED was not rel...

Coinbase Files SEC Petition Calling for Fair Crypto Regulation

Coinbase – one of the world’s largest and most powerful digital currency exchanges – is not happy with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), claiming the agency has not implemented efficient c...

Crypto Tax Regulation in Australia; New Tax Guidelines Incoming? – crypto.news

The number of people investing in cryptocurrencies is growing globally. According to a study by Roy Morgan, over one million people in Australia own cryptocurrency based on data from December 2021 to ...

Andreessen Horowitz-backed CoinSwitch Kuber searched by Indian authorities: reports

CoinSwitch Kuber, a crypto exchange based in India backed by notable VCs like Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, was the target of governmental searches on Thursday, according to two reports. CoinD...

Singapore Seeks Detailed Information From Crypto Firms Ahead of New Regulations, Report Unveils – Regulation Bitcoin News

Financial authorities in Singapore are taking steps toward increased oversight in the crypto space with the city-state’s central bank reportedly asking companies to provide additional information abou...

Crypto accounts for most foreign exchange violations in South Korea

Financial crimes using cryptocurrencies are on the rise in South Korea. About 75% of violations of the country’s Foreign Exchange Transactions Act so far this year involved crypto, according to a repo...

Alibaba, Nio stocks rally along with other Chinese names as SEC reaches audit deal with China

U.S-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Nio Inc. were among Chinese names trading higher in morning action Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has struck ...

Binance Assists the Philippines With Cryptocurrency Regulation – crypto.news

As per a recent report, the crypto exchange, Binance, joined the FinTech Alliance Philippines and other agencies to aid the government in regulating the crypto sector. The news comes after the Philipp...

UNCTAD Report Pegs India’s Crypto Adoption at 7.3%, Kicks off Debate about Regulation ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp A recent UNCTAD policy brief says every seventh person in India held a cryptocurrency in 2021, and the largescale adoption in absence of regulations ...