Roskomnadzor, a Russsian Media watchdog, blocked Bits.media from working for the vast majority of its audience in Russia this week. Bits.media is a renowned cryptocurrency website in Russia that publi...
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Crypto tax: Romania’s financial watchdog introduces new regulations
Cryptocurrency trading is risky, but it’s also one of the most profitable ways to make money. Unfortunately, with the volatile nature of digital assets, it can be hard to keep track of all your ...
Three Arrows Capital gets a slap on the wrist from Singapore financial watchdog
Singapore’s financial regulator has reprimanded three Arrows Capital (3AC) for providing false information about its operations in the country. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said that 3AC ...
Singapore’s watchdog slams Three Arrows Capital for providing false business information
As the cryptocurrency industry continues its bearish struggle, influenced in part by the court-ordered liquidation of Three Arrows Capital (TAC), this doesn’t spell the end of troubles for the Singapo...
Debt collectors’ ‘pay-to-pay’ fees ‘often illegal’: watchdog agency
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images Certain “junk” fees often levied by debt collectors are illegal under federal law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday. Debt collectors charg...
US Banking Watchdog Says Crypto Turmoil Reinforces Cautious Approach
“There are some vulnerabilities and risks in that space that do warrant a cautious and careful approach,” Hsu told reporters on a call about his agency’s Semiannual Risk Perspective released Thursday,...
Singapore’s watchdog vows to be ‘brutal and unrelentingly hard’ on the crypto sector’s bad actors
While the cryptocurrency market still reels from the carnage it went through over the past couple of weeks, some financial authorities are starting to take a tougher posture in regulating the space, i...
Watchdog Submits Hinman Memos To Defend Claim
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally submitted the documents related to Bill Hinman’s infamous 2018 Ethereum (ETH) speech for in camera review. The commission mentioned that the...
Indian Police Nab 2 Crypto Experts for Theft; Securities Watchdog Raises Fresh Regulatory Concerns
The Cyber Crime Cell of Pune Police in India has nabbed two crypto experts who allegedly drained wallets that were reportedly under probe by the authorities. As per local media reports, the accused cy...
Sunacrip: The Venezuelan crypto watchdog tightens control
Latin American countries were on the lead during the expansion period of crypto. Now, they have also begun to adopt policies to protect their public from negative impacts of recession. The latest news...
South Korea Sets Out To Establish Virtual Assets Watchdog Next Month In Light Of Terra Collapse ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     The Terra meltdown earlier this month has sharpened South Korea’s attention on crypto regulation. The drama was enough for the nation to make the dec...
Aftermath Of Terra Crash Results S.Korean Crypto Watchdog Launch!
As per local media sources, South Korea is proposing to implement crypto regulations as soon as June. A committee for digital assets will be established in the country to act as a “control tower” for ...
South Korea Plans to Establish a Watchdog over Virtual Assets and Crypto in June
Gamza Khanzadaev South Korean supervisory authority on crypto and virtual assets may appear by June According to NewsPim, the Digital Assets Committee, which will serve as the supervisory and controll...
South Korea To Launch Digital Asset Watchdog In Wake Of Terra Crash
South Korea is planning to introduce a digital asset watchdog by as soon as June, according to local media reports. The country will set up a digital asset committee to serve as a “control tower” for ...
Iran Now Has Enough Uranium For Nuclear Weapon, U.N. Watchdog Reportedly Says
Topline Iran has amassed enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear weapon, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency viewed by several media outlets Monday, as the IAEA presses I...
UK financial watchdog takes contradictive line on crypto to UK government
In a speech given on Friday by Charles Randell, chairman of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the “speculative” nature of cryptocurrencies was mentioned, and also their legitimacy was brought ...
South Korean watchdog reportedly fines Terraform Labs $78M for tax evasion
Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon continue to attract more legal trouble in the wake of the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. After early reports of a possible congressional hearing and an investig...
FSB financial watchdog, proposes to write a crypto rulebook
The current cryptocurrency market is in free fall, and financial regulators haven’t ignored it. With the crypto sector as the tip, a significant margin has taken down global markets. Fears about Ameri...
The SEC strengthens its crypto watchdog team
Criticism in the US over the decision by SEC President Gensler to strengthen measures against the crypto market. The SEC hates crypto The SEC brings the team dedicated to the crypto market to 50 unit...
Europe Compliance With AML Standards When Monitoring Crypto Low, Says Watchdog
MONEYVAL, Europe’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) watchdog, has prioritized monitoring the crypto industry, as well as “gatekeeper” professionals like attorneys and ac...
European watchdog publishes report urging Europe to crack down on crypto-based money laundering
European Watchdog MONEYVAL has published a report that warns of the dangers of decentralised finance and privacy coins, urging European states to crack down on cryptocurrency-based money laundering. ...
Singaporean watchdog tightens crypto license acquisition process
Considering the upper risk concerned in crypto, the Financial Authority of Singapore (MAS) has tightened the procedure to approve a crypto license for digital quality providers, creating the regime a ...
Belgian Markets’ Watchdog Mandates Registrations for Crypto Service Providers
Starting tomorrow, crypto exchanges and wallet providers operating in Belgium need to register with the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA). The new Belgian registration mandate applies ex...
Congresspeople grill US AML watchdog over approach to crypto self-custody
Self-hosted crypto wallets remain solidly on the radar of US anti-money-laundering regulators. On April 28, Himamauli Das, acting director of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, appe...
US watchdog says it cannot block Musk’s Twitter purchase
It is no longer news that Elon Musk has acquired Twitter. But several entities and organizations have opposed the deal, including Open Markets Institute, which claims regulators can block the deal. Ho...
Stablecoins Need to Set a Common Standard, Says US Banking Watchdog
“To ensure that stablecoins are open and inclusive, I believe a standard-setting initiative similar to that undertaken by [the Internet Engineering Task Force] and [World Wide Web Consortium] needs to...
UK watchdog identifies major flaws in how challenger banks tackle financial crime risks
Following a recent investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), it was discovered that several challenger banks had major flaws in their financial crime controls and that they need to enhan...