Crypto and Laws

• Grayscale, SEC will voice oral arguments over GBTC ETF conversion in March

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 288

  Grayscale and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will soon have their oral arguments heard in court regarding the conversion of Grayscale...

• SEC’s Hester Peirce says crypto industry should not wait for regulators to solve problems

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 208

  SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce called for the crypto industry to attempt to solve issues that plagued it during 2022 without waiting for...

• NYDFS advises crypto account segregation

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 205

  The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recommended on Jan. 23 that custodians should segregate customer and corporate crypto...

• Digital Euro will be free to use, but privacy is up to legislators

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 220

  The Digital Euro will be free to use and accessible to all, but it would be the lawmakers who will decide what personal information the bank will...

• Australia Finance Minister wants crypto regulated as a financial product

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 207

  According to a report from The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia Minister of Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has stated that there are valid...

• Australian Finance Minister says crypto could be regulated as financial product

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 195

  Australian Financial Minister Stephen Jones said there was a “good argument” to regulate crypto assets as financial products, The...

• South African regulator mandates crypto ad risk warnings

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 215

  The advertising regulatory board (ARB) of South Africa has directed crypto asset providers and influencers to communicate in their advertisements...

• Massachusetts bill for special blockchain commission to assess government usage

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 257

  Two bills related to crypto were introduced to the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Jan. 19. The first related to a new “special...

• SEC says Mango Markets attacker stole $116M, violated securities laws

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 286

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Mango Markets attacker Avraham Eisenberg, according to a Jan. 20 press release....

• Nexo reaches $44.5M settlement with SEC, others

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 289

  Crypto lending company Nexo has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a press release on Jan. 19 . The...

• Binance named among Bitzlato top 3 receiving counterparty

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 311

  Binance was named as one of Bitzlato’s top three receiving counterparties, according to an order by the US Treasury Financial Crimes...

• CFTC commissioner asks Senate not to permit exchange self-certification

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 343

  CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero has asked the U.S. Senate to tighten a piece of crypto regulation, according to a Jan. 18 report from...

• SEC lawsuit against Ripple may end by summer: Ripple CEO

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 339

  Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said that his company’s legal conflict with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will likely...

• SEC crypto enforcement actions up 50% in 2022 – nearly half against ICOs

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 317

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought 30 enforcement actions against crypto market participants last year — the highest since...

• CFTC commissioner says foreign discussions over crypto standards are underway

  3 weeks ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 304

  CFTC commissioner Caroline Pham stated that multiple countries are discussing global crypto regulations during an interview with Bloomberg on...