Treasury and IRS finish broker rules for DeFi, require KYC from protocols
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released the final version of its broker rules to digital...
Japan cracks down on unregistered crypto exchanges
Japan’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to strengthen internal audit processes at financial institutions, including crypto exchanges. According to a recent statement, the...
SEC charges Jump Crypto subsidiary $123 million for manipulating Terra Luna UST peg
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a subsidiary of Jump Crypto, Tai Mo Shan Limited, with misleading investors about Terra USD (UST)...
Coinbase believes tokenization, DeFi will be key themes in 2025 amid pro-crypto policies
Coinbase’s latest market outlook for 2025 identifies tokenization, DeFi resurgence, and a shift toward pro-crypto regulation in the US as key trends for...
EU’s upcoming crypto rules could impact liquidity due to USDT delistings
The EU’s imminent crypto regulations are raising alarms about potential disruptions to market liquidity as exchanges prepare to comply with new requirements under...
SEC Commissioner predicts early improvements for crypto ETFs under new leadership
Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETF) changes, such as in-kind redemptions and staking permission for Ethereum (ETH) products, are likely to happen “early on” under...
More than 100 crypto hedge funds report banking hurdles in the past 3 years
Around 120 hedge funds engaged in crypto reported hurdles in accessing banking services over the three years, The Wall Street Journal reported on Dec....
German regulator orders Worldcoin to enhance privacy measures after biometric data probe
The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) has ordered Worldcoin to implement stricter privacy measures after concluding its investigation into the...
Hong Kong approves 4 new crypto trading platform licenses in regulatory push
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued licenses to four virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs), marking another step in its fast-tracked...
Charles Hoskinson urges Cardano Foundation to leave Switzerland for community-driven governance
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has called for the Cardano Foundation to relocate to a jurisdiction that allows its users to elect...
