BlackRock Says Stablecoins Need Banks and Central Banks to Truly Become Money
BlackRock says stablecoins can only work as settlement assets if banks accept them, convert them into deposits, and central banks […]
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Cryptocurrency regulation, policy changes, and legal developments
European Banks Double Down on Crypto: Traditional Lenders Now Nearly a Quarter of the EU MiCA Register
European banks have doubled their presence on the European Union’s MiCA crypto register to roughly 80 institutions in under three
Hong Kong Jails Ex-Bank Manager Over 1.6 Billion USD Fake Credit Scheme and Crypto Bribes
Four-year sentence closes one of Hong Kong’s largest trade-fraud cases with a crypto twist A former Hong Kong bank manager
Lemon Exits Brazil Over Disproportionate Crypto Licensing Costs, Will Close 15,000 Accounts by October 16
Argentine crypto app Lemon has decided to close its Brazilian operations and terminate about 15,000 local accounts, after concluding that
BaFin Warns a Single EU Crypto Watchdog Could Bureaucratically Bury Firms Inside the MiCA Power Struggle With Weeks Left on the Clock
One of Germany’s top financial regulators has pushed back against plans to centralize European crypto supervision, warning that moving MiCA
The CFTC Just Cleared Crypto Wallet Apps to Connect You to Regulated Derivatives — Without Becoming Brokers Themselves
In a no-action position issued Thursday, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it will not recommend enforcement against “passive
Lagarde Personally Blocked Binance Greek MiCA License, WSJ Reports
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 18 that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde personally pressed Greek Prime Minister
After Senate Failure, CFTC Hands White House Its Own Plan to Regulate Crypto Markets
Two days after the U.S. Senate killed the crypto market structure bill, the country’s top commodities regulator quietly handed the
Crypto.com Registers Nadex With SEC to Offer Single-Stock Futures Including SpaceX to US Traders
Crypto.com has moved its United States derivatives business closer to single-stock futures after North American Derivatives Exchange filed a Form
UAE and Sweden Arrest Seven in 7.1 Million USD Crypto Laundering Network Linked to Contract Killings
Police in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden have arrested seven people after investigators traced cryptocurrency transactions through an international