Regulations
Russian Central Bank Targets July 2025 for Widespread Digital Ruble Use
The central bank wants to promote the widespread use of the digital ruble.
Doors Open at Prometheum as Much-Disputed Firm Tests Crypto Tokens as Securities
The controversial company is open for custody of digital securities, adding Optimism and The Graph to its list, though most of the industry disagrees on securities labels for most tokens.
EU Regulator Sees Official Journal Publication of Stablecoin Standards Before Year-End
The European Banking Authority estimates that 15 technical standards, including those for stablecoin issuers, will become official before the end of 2024.
India and Nigeria Lead the World in Crypto Adoption Again, but Indonesia Is Fastest Growing: Chainalysis
The U.S. maintained its fourth position from 2023, while Vietnam fell from third to fifth.
Crypto Goes Unmentioned Again at Second Presidential Debate
The chances of crypto popping up were low. Still, it would have been nice.
Singapore Investigating Seven People for Providing Worldcoin Services
On Aug. 7, Singapore's police warned the public against giving away or selling their Worldcoin accounts or tokens.
Harris Won U.S. Presidential Debate Versus Trump, Polymarket Betting Suggests
Crypto was once again not mentioned in the second 2024 debate, the first between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison's Sentencing Hearing Set for Sept. 24
Ellison ran Alameda Research, the FTX-affiliated hedge fund, and testified that she committed fraud at founder Sam Bankman-Fried's direction last year.
Second U.S. Firm tZero Said to Become Crypto Broker Dealer Under SEC Oversight
The company expects to launch wider crypto securities services next year, it said, joining controversial firm Prometheum as a potentially U.S.-compliant digital assets securities firm.
UK Regulator Charges First Individual With Running a Network of Illegal Crypto ATMs
Olumide Osunkoya, 45 year old Londoner has been accused of running crypto ATMs that processed British pounds 2.6 million ($3.4 million) in crypto transactions across various locations.
