Russian Court Recognizes Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment, Prosecutors See Precedent – Regulation Bitcoin News
The City Court of St. Petersburg has recognized a large amount of cryptocurrency handed over by the victim in an...
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Bitmex Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Avoids Prison for Violating US Bank Secrecy Act – Regulation Bitcoin News
Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes is not going to prison for violating the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. Instead, the former crypto...
Singapore High Court Injunction Blocks Sale or Transfer of BAYC #2162 NFT – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Singapore High Court has granted a court injunction which stops or blocks the sale of a Bored Ape Yacht...
Cryptocurrency Is ‘Based on Nothing,’ Should Be Regulated, ECB’s Lagarde Says – Regulation Bitcoin News
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has insisted that unlike a digital euro, cryptocurrency has no underlying asset....
SEC Chair Gensler Warns a Lot of Crypto Tokens Will Fail Following LUNA, UST Collapse – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has warned that a lot of crypto tokens...
Bank of England’s Cunliffe Warns Crypto Will See Tough Times as Federal Reserve Tightens Financial Conditions – Regulation Bitcoin News
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned of hard times ahead for cryptocurrency investors...
Chinese Authorities Prosecute Alleged Masterminds Behind MDC Pyramid Scheme – Regulation Bitcoin News
Chinese authorities in Rong County recently said they have prosecuted eight individuals accused of being the masterminds behind the Magic...
Indian Regulator SEBI Proposes Banning Public Figures From Endorsing Crypto Products – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reportedly proposed banning public figures, including celebrities and sportsmen, from advertising...
UK Affirms Commitment to Regulate Stablecoins Following Terra Meltdown – Regulation Bitcoin News
The British Treasury Department has affirmed its commitment to regulate stablecoins after the collapse of terrausd (UST) and terra (LUNA)....
Nigerian SEC Announces New Rules Governing Issuance of Digital Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Nigerian securities regulator has announced new rules that govern the issuing of digital assets. The new rules also include...
Argentinian Senate Passes Bill That Would Tax Assets Held in Foreign Countries, Including Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Argentinian Senate has approved a bill that would allow the government to tax non-declared assets held in foreign countries...
Bank of Spain Governor Highlights Need for Fast Regulation in Defi and Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News
Pablo Hernández de Cos, governor of the Bank of Spain and chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, explained...
Masterminds Behind South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Told to Pay Back Over $291 Million – Regulation Bitcoin News
Masterminds of one of South Africa’s biggest bitcoin Ponzi schemes, Mirror Trading International (MTI), have been asked by the scheme’s...
Putin Obliges Election Candidates to Report Crypto Holdings Outside Russia – Regulation Bitcoin News
President Vladimir Putin has approved amendments to his own decree requiring Russian citizens running for office to declare their property...
Go green or die? Bitcoin miners aim for carbon neutrality by mining near data centers
Bitcoin (BTC) mining has always been a controversial topic. But, Bitcoin’s proof-of-work (PoW) model has reached new levels of concern...
SEC Halts $62 Million Crypto Mining, Trading Scheme — DOJ Indicts Founder – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a $62 million global cryptocurrency trading and mining scheme and the...
SEC Fines Nvidia $5.5 Million for Failing to Disclose Crypto Mining Significantly Boosted Its Revenue – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Nvidia Corp. for failing to disclose that crypto mining significantly boosted...
US Court Fines Bitmex’s Founders $30 Million for Operating Illegal Crypto Platform – Regulation Bitcoin News
The founders of Bitmex have been ordered to pay $30 million “for illegally operating a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform and...
Georgia to Unveil New Cryptocurrency Law by This Fall – Regulation Bitcoin News
Authorities in Georgia are now holding discussions with industry representatives to finalize a bill designed to regulate coin trading, among...
Lawmakers, SEC Commissioner Slam Chair Gensler for Focusing on Crypto Enforcement – Regulation Bitcoin News
Several U.S. lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have voiced concerns about the securities...
Pakistan Forms Committees to Decide Whether Crypto Should Be Legalized or Banned – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Pakistani government has formed three committees to decide whether to establish a legal framework for cryptocurrency or ban it....
Crypto Industry Lobbies Against Bills Targeting Russian Oligarchs Evading Sanctions Using Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
The crypto industry is lobbying U.S. lawmakers against two bills aimed at preventing Russian oligarchs from using cryptocurrency to avoid...
