Cryptocurrency

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks, enforcement actions, adoption trends, and risks associated with decentralised digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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    Cryptocurrency

    HK Court Declares Crypto is Property That Can be Held on Trust

    By Editors | 19/04/2023

    The ruling was related to the March 2019 winding up of Gatecoin, which suffered a hack in 2016 and lost around $2mn in digital assets.

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    Cryptocurrency

    SEC Chair Gensler Defends Regulatory, Anti-Crypto Agenda

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/04/2023

    Regulation by enforcement is not sufficient nor sustainable, House Financial Services Committee chair Patrick McHenry told SEC chair Gary Gensler.

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    Cryptocurrency

    NYDFS Issues Final Rule on Bitlicense Assessment Fees

    By Editors | 18/04/2023

    Crypto firms with a Bitlicense will be billed five times each fiscal year, in part based on their size and complexity.

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    Cryptocurrency

    US SEC Charges Crypto Firm Bittrex for Not Registering

    By Editors | 18/04/2023

    The SEC identified six Bittrex-listed crypto tokens as securities and said the company should have registered as a broker, exchange, and clearing agency.

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    Cryptocurrency

    CME to Offer Additional BTC, ETH Options Expiries

    By Editors | 18/04/2023

    CME will offer expiries every business day to provide market participants with “greater precision and versatility” in managing short-term price risk.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    Working Group Formed to Update Crypto’s IVMS101 Standard

    By Manesh Samtani | 16/04/2023

    The working group will update the IVMS101 standard and develop other standards to create “greater consistency and integrity” within the crypto ecosystem.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US Sentences Man Who Stole Bitcoin from Silk Road to Prison

    By Mark Johnston | 15/04/2023

    The DOJ said James Zhong executed a scheme to trick Silk Road’s withdrawal system and steal 50,000 Bitcoin in 2012.

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    DeFi & Web3

    Japan Policymaking Body Approves New Web3 White Paper

    By Editors | 15/04/2023

    The paper covers crypto taxation, a DAO law, token screening, stablecoin registration, and Web3 accounting standards.

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    Cryptocurrency

    LCH to Start Clearing BTC Futures and Options in Q4

    By Editors | 14/04/2023

    LCH will clear Bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X, an FCA-regulated digital asset derivatives trading venue.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Crypto Regulation is an Opportunity for Industry: Ding Chen, Bullish

    By Editors | 13/04/2023

    Ding Chen at digital asset exchange Bullish says increasing regulation presents an opportunity for crypto firms to gain a competitive advantage.

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