After it was discovered that FTX was dealing with financial issues and the crypto exchange paused withdrawals, U.S. regulators started to take notice. On Nov. 10, 2022, California’s Department of Fina...
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Bahamas Regulator Freezes FTX Assets — Supreme Court Appoints Provisional Liquidator – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Bahamas Securities Commission has frozen the assets of FTX Digital Markets and related parties. The financial regulator said the prudent course of action is to put the crypto firm “into provisiona...
SEC vs. Ripple: Fintech Firm Seeks To File Amicus Brief in Support of Regulator in XRP Lawsuit
The CEO of financial technology firm InvestReady is seeking the court’s approval to file a legal document that will support the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its legal suit against ...
Bahamas Regulator Freezes Assets Belonging to Beleaguered FTX Crypto Exchange
Amid the problems plaguing cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) has frozen the firm’s assets. The Bahamian regulator also got the court to appoint a provisional ...
Japan’s financial regulator requests FTX Japan halt operations
The Financial Services Agency, or FSA, of Japan has requested FTX Japan suspend business orders, citing the policies of FTX Trading Limited. In a Nov. 10 announcement, the FSA said it had taken admini...
Bahamas Regulator Freezes FTX Assets
A Bahamas securities regulator on Thursday froze the assets of the local subsidiary of beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The Securities Commission of The Bahamas also took the first step into ...
FTX Japan Ordered by Regulator to Suspend Operations
According to a formal statement released on Thursday, the local branch of FTX has been instructed to cease operations by Japan’s Financial Services Agency. The order stated that the regulator wants FT...
Japanese Regulator Orders FTX Japan To Cease Operations
58 seconds ago | 2 mins read Exchange News As per the order, FTX Japan will not resume operations until December 9, 2022. The authority has expressed uncertainty over FTX Japan’s well-being. Japan’s F...
Bahamas securities regulator freezes FTX assets
The Securities Commission of the the Bahamas said it has taken action to freeze assets of FTX Digital Markets and related parties. “The Commission is aware of public statements suggesting that c...
Bahamian regulator investigating problems at FTX: Tribune
A Bahamian regulator is investigating problems at crypto exchange operator FTX, local newspaper The Tribune reported citing unnamed sources. FTX Digital Markets, an FTX unit, is licensed in the...
FTX Japan ordered by country’s financial regulator to suspend operations
Japan’s financial regulators have ordered FTX’s Japan arm to suspend operations in the country. Citing FTX Japan’s suspension of crypto withdrawals, the Financial Services Age...
HashKey Group Secures Licenses from Regulator to Operate Virtual Asset Trading Platform
Hong Kong-based digital assets company Hash Blockchain Limited (HBL), a member of the HashKey Group, announced to secure regulatory approval from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SE...
Germany’s financial regulator orders Coinbase to address ‘business organization’ practices
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, also known as BaFin, has issued an order related to the business organization of Coinbase’s local arm in accordance with the country’s banking l...
Coinbase Germany Under Scrutiny by Financial Regulator BaFin
10 hours ago | 2 mins read Exchange News The regulator claimed to have discovered “organizational deficiencies” at the exchange. It showed inconsistencies in the way the company was run across all aud...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Germany Ordered by Regulator to Tackle “Organizational Deficiencies”
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, known as BaFin, said Coinbase Germany was in violation of standards set by the German Banking Act. The announcement referenced Section 25a (1) of the Act, ...
Brazilian Securities Regulator CVM Might Create a Supervision Unit to Deal With Crypto Markets – Regulation Bitcoin News
On Nov. 1, The Brazilian Securities Regulator, CVM, announced that it might create a new superintendence to deal with crypto-related market regulation. João Pedro Nascimento, president of the organiza...
HashKey Capital obtains license from Singapore regulator
Singapore’s financial regulator granted HashKey Group’s investment arm a license to operate in the city state. The firm announced today that it has received approval for a Capital M...
Singapore’s Regulator Begins First Digital Asset and DeFi Pilot Program – crypto.news
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced that it has begun the first pilot test under its Project Guardian. The projects are set up to investigate the possible use cases of decentralized fina...
Hong Kong financial regulator issues guidelines for crypto futures ETFs
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong has set up requirements for entities considering a public offering of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to cryptocurrency futures. In an Oct. 31 cir...
Hong Kong regulator announces plan to launch mainstream crypto ETF
As cryptocurrencies move into the mainstream, different jurisdictions are working towards launching related products amid increased demand from investors. In this line, Hong Kong is the latest region...
Q9 Capital Granted Virtual Asset License by Dubai’s Regulator
8 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The firm has filed for a complete operating license and has made public its plans. There are now Q9 branches in Hong Kong, London, and Limassol. Q9 Capital, a cr...
Singapore Financial Regulator Seeks Stakeholder Input On Proposals For Digital Payments ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     On October 26, 2022, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released two consultation papers namely, the Proposed Regulatory Measures for Digital ...
Unregistered Crypto Asset Manager BPS Sued by Aussie Regulator
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has brought civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against BPS Financial Pty Ltd, one of the asset management firms operating in the ...
S.Korea finance regulator crypto can be subject to capital markets law
Despite admitting he helped local prosecutors classify Terra-LUNA tokens as securities, South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) governor Lee Bok-hyun disagrees with the idea that cryptocurre...
South Korean Regulator To Prevent Money Laundering Attempts Through Crypto
Over the years, the crypto industry has witnessed increasing crimes using crypto assets. This is because transactions with virtual assets require no interference from third parties, making it easy for...
Australian regulator slams lawsuit on crypto firm
Australian regulator ASIC has slammed a new lawsuit against a crypto firm operating the Qoin digital asset. According to the announcement, the regulator claimed that the firm had previously made state...
Australian Markets Regulator Sues Promoter of Crypto Token Qoin
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the advertisements made “false, misleading or deceptive representations” that consumers will be able to exchange Qoin token...
South Korean regulator reveal plans to curb money laundering
South Korean regulator, The Financial Services Commission, has announced that it is making new l plans to check money laundering activities perpetrated by crypto whales. The regulatory agency noted th...
South Korean Regulator Plans to Look at Stablecoins’ Role in Money Laundering: Report
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South African regulator unravels a pyramid scheme
South African regulator NCC has announced that it has uncovered that the famous mining company Obelisk is a pyramid scheme. According to the regulator, over 4,000 citizens invested in the company. The...