Arman Shirinyan Financial Conduct Authority provides detailed review of Binance’s Bifinity deal and expresses numerous concerns According to the official website of the Financial Conduct Authori...
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Binance’s Partnership with Eqonex Raises Concern from UK’s Financial Regulator
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a popular financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, has expressed concerns about Binance’s latest partnership with the Nasdaq-listed crypto firm Eqonex. ...
UK Regulator FCA Places 50 Crypto Firms Under Investigation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s apex market regulator, is taking a proactive approach to curbing scams as they are inherent in the fast-growing crypto world. Per a report ...
UK Financial regulator writes to exchanges in effort to enforce crypto sanctions
Following on from top exchanges refusing to sanction any of their clients in principle, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to cryptocurrency exchanges based in the UK, reminding them...
UK Regulator Bans Floki Inu Ad for Being Irresponsible, Exploiting Investor FOMO – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.K.’s advertising authority has banned an ad for cryptocurrency floki inu (FLOKI). The authority says the ad’s “Missed Doge? Get Floki” claim “exploited consumers’ fears of missing out and trivia...
EU Regulator Ties Up Crypto Regulation Vote Over Proof-of-Work Ban
Key Takeaways European Parliament member Stefan Berger has canceled a vote scheduled for Monday on crypto regulation. The provision, called the Markets in Crypto-assets proposal, apparently contained ...
EU securities regulator recommends ban on proof-of-work crypto
European Securities and Markets Authority is concerned over the risks bitcoin mining poses to meeting climate change goals under the Paris agreement. Erik Thedéen, the vice-chair of the watchdog, told...
Former SEC Insider Says Regulator Has ‘A Lot Riding’ on Case Against Ripple
Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) executive Joseph Hall says he’s “perplexed” by the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple. The regulator sued the San Francisco-based payments company in Dec...
SEC Might Lose All Merits in the Ripple Lawsuit, Says Former Regulator
Attorney Joseph Hall, who previously worked at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, claimed there is a “pretty good chance” that the SEC “will lose all the merits” in the lawsuit against Ripple....
Canadian Regulator Alerts Police to Tweets by Coinbase and Kraken Advocating Non-Custodial Wallets – Coinotizia
Canada’s securities regulator has flagged tweets by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell encouraging people to use non-custodial wallets to evade freeze orders by the Trudeau gover...
Canadian Regulator Alerts Police to Tweets by Coinbase and Kraken Advocating Non-Custodial Wallets – Bitcoin News
Canada’s securities regulator has flagged tweets by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell encouraging people to use non-custodial wallets to evade freeze orders by the Trudeau gover...
Indian Regulator Brings Guidelines for Crypto Ads
The Indian advertising regulator has released official guidelines for the promotions of cryptocurrencies across all channels. Most of the requirements were around providing risk warnings and pointing ...
Estonia Regulator Fines Admiral Markets €20,000 for Reporting Errors
Admiral Markets AS, which operates the forex and CFDs broker brand Admirals, has been slapped with a misdemeanor order and a monetary fine of €20,000 by the Estonian financial markets regulator for er...
Former SEC official predicts regulator ‘will lose on the merits’ of case against Ripple
A former executive from the Securities and Exchange Commission believes the regulator has a good chance of losing its $1.3 billion lawsuit against Ripple “on the merits” of the case. Attorney Joseph H...
UK financial regulator issues warning shot on crypto mergers following Bitpanda deal
The UK’s financial regulator issued a warning shot on crypto mergers on Tuesday afternoon, following an acquisition announcement by Austrian exchange Bitpanda. Bitpanda, which is regulated in the EU,...
EU Wants Anti-Money Laundering Regulator to Monitor Crypto
Key Takeaways The European Union is looking to give its new anti-money laundering watchdog power to monitor the crypto space. Due to launch in 2024, the watchdog will be tasked with reducing financial...
Canadian Regulator Flags Kraken, Coinbase CEO Tweets to Law Enforcement
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) about tweets published by the CEOs of crypto exchanges Coinbase and Kraken regarding the ongoing ‘Freedom...
Crypto Exchange Binance Halts Activities in Israel After Regulator Raises Licensing Issue – Exchanges Bitcoin News
Binance has reportedly halted services in Israel after the cryptocurrency exchange was approached by the country’s financial regulator inquiring about its activities and the licenses under which it op...
Israeli Regulator Questions Binance on License, Halts Services
Binance is facing regulatory scrutiny in Israel by the local Capital Markets Authority (CMA), which is seeking the crypto exchange’s licensing details and clarification of its activities in the Israel...
Crypto Is a “Threat to Global Financial Stability,” Top Regulator Warns
Key Takeaways The Financial Stability Board has issued a report warning that crypto poses a risk to global financial stability. It warned of the risks of using unbacked assets and stablecoins. In 2018...
Spanish Securities Regulator Warns of Impersonators Selling Bitcoin on Its Behalf – Bitcoin News
The CNMV, the Spanish securities regulator, has issued a warning about the existence of an unknown party asking for information and offering to sell bitcoin on its behalf. The fraudsters are said to p...
Here’s What Happened Between China Regulator And Alibaba, Tencent
Motley Fool Why Nvidia Stock Dropped, Popped, and Dropped Again Today After dropping steeply early Thursday morning, then recovering in the late morning, it’s afternoon now, and Nvidia (NASDAQ: ...
Turkish President Erdogan Says Cryptocurrency Law Is Ready as Crypto Regulator Fines Binance 8 Million Lira – Coinotizia
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly announced that the country’s cryptocurrency law “is ready” and will be submitted to parliament “without delay.” Meanwhile, Turkey’s Financial Crimes ...
A Senior Us Regulator Has Praised Diem’s Stablecoin, The Company Claims
The Diem Association confirmed previous allegations that it was shutting down and selling all of its assets to crypto bank Silvergate for $200 million in a release on Monday evening They engaged exten...
On Its Way to the Grave, Diem Claims a Senior US Regulator Praised Its Stablecoin
Diem, the stablecoin project formerly known as Libra, is dead. In an announcement on Monday evening, the Diem Association confirmed prior reports that it was selling off all its assets to crypto bank ...
South African Regulator Urges Public to Be More Cautious When Dealing With FTX, Bybit – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has warned the investing public to be cautious when trading on the cryptocurrency platforms FTX and Bybit. The FSCA alleges that neither entity has been l...
South African Regulator FSCA Cautions Consumers Against FTX, ByBit
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa issued two notices yesterday, warning the public against dealing with crypto exchanges FTX and ByBit. In a press release, the FSCA told t...
South African financial regulator issues warning to trade with caution on FTX exchange
The South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued two statements today, warning citizens against trading in the FTX and Bybit exchanges. It stated that these exchanges were not author...
South African Regulator Issues Warning on FTX, Bybit
South Africa’s financial watchdog issued a notice warning consumers to be “cautious and vigilant” when dealing with crypto exchanges FTX and Bybit. The Financial Sector Conduct Autho...
Indonesia’s trading regulator approves trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, but not…
Crypto-trading in Southeast Asia can range from commonplace to a religious crime. However, investors in Indonesia could soon trade cryptocurrencies – legally. On 30 January, CNBC Indonesia reported th...