Philippine Lawmakers, Central Bank, SEC Discuss Crypto Regulation in Senate Hearing – Regulation Bitcoin News

The central bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines discussed crypto regulation in a Senate hearing with the participation of several executives from the crypto indust...

Tether says it’s not freezing Tornado Cash addresses until government tells it to

Tether is upholding its decision not to freeze sanctioned wallet addresses with ties to Tornado Cash because it has not received any requests from US law enforcement or regulators to do so, the compan...

Alibaba, JD.com Rising on Report of Resolution to SEC Delisting Issue

Text size Alibaba stock rose more than 8% following the report. AFP/Getty Images Stock in Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings took off on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that security r...

U.S., China Near Deal to Allow Audit Inspection of N.Y.-Listed Chinese Companies

SINGAPORE—The U.S. and China are nearing an agreement that would allow American accounting regulators to travel to Hong Kong to inspect the audit records of Chinese companies listed in New York, accor...

Guitar cases and tissue boxes stuffed with cash: Yoga guru charged with not paying taxes while raking in $20 million

The leaders of a national chain of yoga centers that offered classes for free or for small cash donations, have been hit with major tax fraud charges for allegedly failing to pay any taxes for nearly ...

Will Further Crypto Regulation Be Good or Bad for The Industry?

Regulation has been a hot topic in the cryptocurrency sector since day one. Governments and financial bodies have talked tough about the need to lay down strict legal guidelines and frameworks around ...

Sanctions, Disagreements Hamper Regulation of Crypto Mining in Russia, Experts Say – Mining Bitcoin News

The changing geopolitical and economic environment, as well as persisting differences between responsible government institutions, are hindering the advance of legislation tailored to regulate cryptoc...

Philippines Authorities Involve Binance To Discuss Crypto Regulation

46 seconds ago | 2 mins read Exchange News Many different agencies were involved which Senator Mark Villar presided over. As an added bonus, the parties spoke about real solutions for safeguarding cus...

Binance helping Philippines on crypto regulation despite contentions with SEC

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned users in early August against investing with Binance but despite their contentious relationship, the exchange is now helping the Philipp...

‘Student-loan socialism’ — Republicans blast Biden’s debt-forgiveness move, as Democrats praise his ‘effective action’

President Joe Biden on Wednesday made his long-awaited announcement on federal student loans, saying his administration plans to cancel $10,000 in debt per borrower for individuals making under $125,0...

Ontario securities regulator warns against Kucoin in latest alert

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued another consumer alert calling out a swath of crypto firms, including Kucoin and its affiliates, for not being registered to deal in the Canadian pro...

New Web3 Head at Digital Bank Cogni Braces for More Regulation

Cogni intends to release a non-custodial wallet in mid-fall and crypto exchange capabilities in 2023’s first quarter The digital bank seeks to ensure compliant ways to interact with metaverses, NFT ma...

Congressman demands answers from Yellen on Tornado Cash sanctions

Crypto booster Congressman Tom Emmer is demanding answers from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for the agency’s recent Tornado Cash sanctions. The Republican from Minnesota took aim at the Treas...

Coinbase faces class action for crashing during volatility, listing securities

A Coinbase user is suing the exchange for failure to provide the secure crypto wallet access that it advertises.  The plaintiff, George Kattula, filed the class action on behalf of all Coinbase wallet...

Bitstamp Sees ‘Massive Crypto Interest’ From Institutional Clients – Regulation Bitcoin News

The CEO of a major cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp, says that his trading platform is seeing “massive crypto interest” from institutional clients. “Many institutional companies are looking to make t...

SEC Chairman Says Crypto Should Be Treated Same as Other Capital Markets – Regulation Bitcoin News

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that there is no need to treat the crypto market differently from other capital markets. Noting that “the SEC will serve as the cop on the beat,” Gensler encouraged cryp...

Mark Cuban Criticize The U.S. SEC’s Approach to Regulation

U.S. Billionaire Mark Cuban in a recent tweet has criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on how it approaches the crypto market.  Come in and talk to who ? Set up an appointment how ? ...

Iran: more precise regulation on crypto coming

After the government in Iran decided a few days ago that imports can be paid for in cryptocurrencies, the importers’ association is pushing for a more precise and stringent cryptocurrency regulatory f...

Crypto community balks at SEC Chair Gensler’s assertion that regulation for capital markets, crypto should be same

A recent tweet from SEC Chair Gary Gensler clarified his position on crypto markets, saying they should be treated the same as other capital markets, regardless of digital assets using “different tech...

CFTC chairman speaks on crypto regulation

Timothy Massad, current CFTC Chairman, believes that closing the gap present in crypto regulation will require close cooperation with the SEC.  Massad: CFTC and SEC must work together to define clear ...

Australia to Stocktake Crypto Holdings Ahead of Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News

Australia intends to do a virtual stocktake of cryptocurrency assets held by its citizens, the new executive power in Canberra announced this week. The move is viewed as an indication that the center-...

Crypto Is Moving More Toward Asia’s Equities, IMF Suggests Regulation

Bitcoin News Relationship between the Asian equity market and cryptos has increased, as per IMF. IMF suggests regulatory frameworks to protect the investors. According to a recent blog post from the I...

“You Need to Resign”: Crypto Fans Slam Gensler’s Regulation Comments

Key Takeaways SEC chair Gary Gensler has discussed how he thinks the digital assets market should be regulated like other capital markets in a new op-ed for The Wall Street Journal. Gensler referenced...

Mark Cuban Slams SEC’s Approach to Crypto Regulation

Alex Dovbnya Billionaire wants SEC to publish comprehensive guidelines for cryptocurrencies In a recent tweet, billionaire Mark Cuban criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s app...

Iranian Association Calls for Stable Crypto Regulation as Government Plans Widespread Use of Crypto in Foreign Trade – Regulation Bitcoin News

Iran’s association of importers has stressed the need for a stable regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies now that the Iranian government is officially using crypto to pay for imports. “By the end ...

“Token Mapping” In Crypto And How Australia Is Changing Their Crypto Regulation

Australia plans on reviewing how cryptocurrency assets are managed this year by undertaking “token mapping” which has never been done before. The Labour government of Australia will be carrying out th...

Australia to Formulate Crypto Regulation through Asset Mapping

The characteristics of all digital assets in Australia would be identified by grouping the type of cryptocurrencies, their underlying code, etc. Australia has for the past couple of years witnessed an...

‘The pause has meant everything:’ What happens to borrowers — and the economy — if Biden lets student loan payments resume in September

There’s less than two weeks until the latest pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on Aug. 31. No need to tell Cassie Smith. The chance of restarted payments are “a looming rain clou...

Australia Announces ‘Token Swap’ Campaign to Accelerate Crypto Regulation

Australian federal government will implement a “token mapping” exercise to inform future regulation of the country’s crypto assets, laying the groundwork for “determining how c...

Australian Govt Steps up Crypto Regulation With ‘Token Mapping’ Exercise

The Australian government has begun its efforts to regulate the crypto space with the announcement of the launch of a token mapping exercise to better regulate the market. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said ...

Australia to begin world’s first “token mapping” for regulation

The Australian government is set to debut the world’s first token mapping of digital assets, from Dogecoin to Bitcoin, as part of an audit to accelerate the regulatory framework for its crypto ecosyst...

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