Regulations


Policy

Nigeria Court Adjourns Hearings for Binance, Execs' Tax Evasion Cases: Reports

The local tax watchdog last month filed charges in an Abuja court against Binance and the two executives who were detained in the country.

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Opinion

For Crypto, the Global Regulatory 'Olympics' Has Already Begun

Regions around the world are competing to become crypto hubs, former NYDFS executive Mathew Homer writes.

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Policy

U.S. SEC Calls for Comments on Spot ETH ETFs

The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened up comment periods for ETF applications for Grayscale, Fidelity and Bitwise.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler says the agency's court loss led to bitcoin ETF approvals. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Regulators Publish Draft Guidance on Digital Securities Sandbox Open to DLT

The DSS will last five years and could lead to a new regulatory regime for securities settlement.

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Policy

Central Bank Group Starts Tokenization Project to Enhance Monetary System

The project seeks to build a "usable" solution to integrate tokenized commercial bank deposits with central bank money using smart contracts and programmability, officials at the Bank for International Settlements said.

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Policy

Binance Says Compliance Exec Detained in Nigeria Has No Decision-Making Power at Firm

Tigran Gambaryan should not be held responsible in ongoing talks with Nigerian government officials, Binance said in a statement, as he and the exchange face tax evasion charges in the country.

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Policy

What a Judge Said About the SEC's Suit Against Coinbase

A federal judge had a lot to say about the SEC's claims in its suit against Coinbase.

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Policy

Singapore Enacts Licencing Requirements for Crypto Custody Services and Others

The change in scope also includes cross-border money transfers even when the money is not accepted or received in the city-state, and the facilitation of the transmission of crypto between accounts and exchanges,

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Policy

Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations

Storm was arrested last year over his work with the mixer.

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Policy

Custodia Bank Loses Lawsuit Challenging Fed Rejection of Master Account Application

The Federal Reserve has discretion in deciding whether to grant a master account, a judge ruled.

Catlin Long, Founder and CEO, Custodia Bank (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)