Crypto Regulation Analysis
Hong Kong Reiterates Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Platforms Will Be Expelled by June
Unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms will not be allowed to operate in Hong Kong starting next June, according to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). ...
Blockchain
Marathon Mines Record-Breaking 4 MB Bitcoin Block Linked to Runestone Airdrop
During bitcoin’s extraordinary price peaks in March, this week saw the mining of the biggest block by byte size, with Marathon’s mining pool ...
Crypto Regulation Analysis
Report: Election Concerns Halt South Korea’s Crypto and ETF Regulation Ease
South Korea has delayed its efforts to relax its crypto regulations and the prohibition on spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This development follows ...
Crypto Regulation Analysis
House Financial Services Committee Advances Bill to Repeal SEC Bulletin Preventing Banks From Offering Crypto Custody Services
The House Financial Services Committee of the U.S. Congress has advanced a resolution that seeks to disavow SEC SAB 121, a bulletin that ...
Blockchain
Marathon Announces Anduro Layer Two Platform to Advance Bitcoin’s Capabilities
Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the world’s largest public Bitcoin mining companies, has announced its work on Anduro, a multichain, layer two platform ...
Crypto Regulation Analysis
Russia’s FATF Rating Downgraded Over Crypto Regulation Shortfalls
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has lowered Russia’s rating owing to insufficient oversight of cryptocurrencies, as indicated by regional coverage. According to ...
Blockchain
Gods Unchained Goes Mobile: Play-to-Earn NFT Game Launches on Google Play and Apple App Store
On Thursday, the creators of the Immutable X-powered non-fungible token (NFT) game Gods Unchained announced that the game is now accessible on mobile ...
Blockchain
Ordinals Market Registers Record Sale: Bitcoin Budgie Changes Hands for Over $1.1 Million in BTC
Leonidas, the pseudonymous founder of Ord.io, an ordinals explorer, has reported one of the biggest sales of inscriptions, the so-called Bitcoin native non-fungible ...
Crypto Regulation Analysis
Gemini Agrees to Over $1 Billion Restoration in Settlement With New York Regulators
In an agreement with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the Winklevoss-led cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has committed to returning over $1 ...
Crypto Regulation Analysis
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act Back in the Senate
The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act has been reintroduced in the Senate with the support of five U.S. senators. “As Americans face the prospect ...