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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Shares ‘Real Story’ of SEC Lawsuit — Claims SEC Seeks ‘Boundless Authority’ Over Commerce
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has shared what it called “the real story” of the lawsuit against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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South Africa Regulators to Unveil Document Categorizing Stablecoins as a ‘Particular Type of Crypto Asset’
In 2024, the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group, a consortium of South African regulators that unveiled a position paper on crypto assets in 2021, ...
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Outlines ‘Very Real Economic Difference’ Between Bitcoin and US Dollar
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has outlined a “very real economic difference” between crypto like bitcoin and fiat currencies ...
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Argentina to Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchanges With Executive Order
The government of Argentina is reportedly preparing to regulate cryptocurrency service providers with an executive order. The measure would be directed to keep ...
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Beyond Bitcoin: Ripple CEO Says Approval of Multiple Crypto ETFs ‘Inevitable’ — Embraces Idea of Spot XRP ETF
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on crypto tokens ...
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Major Party in South Korea Proposes to Defer Cryptocurrency Taxation
The People Power Party, a major political party in South Korea, has proposed to defer cryptocurrency taxation for up to two years as ...
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Peter Schiff Warns SEC Could Change Definition of ‘Security’ — Expects Lots of Investors to Be Retroactively Fined
Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff has sounded the alarm about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) potentially changing the definition of ...
