176 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

Financial Sector Urges South Korea to Police Crypto Exchanges

A lack of governmental and legal support is exposing South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges – and the banks dealing with them – to considerable risk from money launderers and hackers, say financial experts in the country.The regulatory Financial Supervisory Commission held talks with...

, by Tim Alper

BitFlyer Closes Door to New Clients After Regulator Slaps 6 Exchanges

BitFlyer, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan, announced today that they will stop accepting new customers in the foreseeable future to address issues recently identified by regulators. Regulators have issued improvement orders for bitFlyer and five other Japanese cryptocurrency...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

New Russian Regulations Could Scare off Crypto Investors

In a move to tighten state control over cryptocurrencies, Russia’s parliament Duma has developed new legislation to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies by local entities. Disappointed with its shape, local industry representatives hope that the legislation will be further modified....

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

What’s Happening In the Market? An Optimistic And Pessimistic View

Cryptocurrencies have, since their inception and subsequent leap into mainstream awareness, gathered opinions from opposing end of the spectrum. From those hailing the nascent industry as a game changer for the world as we know it, to those equating it to the infamous tulip bubble, everybody has an...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Monex Boss Sees “Innovation” Benefits of Crypto Regulations

The CEO of online brokerage Monex says he welcomes talk of cryptocurrency regulations, and says “innovation” was the primary reason why his company bought beleaguered Japanese exchange Coincheck.Coincheck had been on the verge of bankruptcy following a massive hack in January this year,...

, by Tim Alper

Regulator To Hit Japanese Top Exchanges With New Orders

Japanese regulator the Financial Services Agency (FSA) will hit some of the top exchanges in the country – including BitFlyer – with business improvement orders in the coming days, per multiple media reports. If the exchanges fail to make significant improvements to their management...

, by Tim Alper

Another Blow To Monero, Dash And Other Privacy Coins In Japan

The self-regulating Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), a group of the country’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, is set to impose guidelines on anonymous trading, money laundering, insider trading and willful market manipulation.As widely forecast, the guidelines also ask...

, by Tim Alper

Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic)

Below is the whole speech by William Hinman, director of corporate finance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, made at Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: Crypto in San Francisco on Thursday. _____________Remarks at the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: CryptoThank you Andy. I am pleased to...

, by William Hinman

Ethereum Jumps On SEC Director Remarks

A high-ranking official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that Ethereum is not to be considered a security, and therefore does not fall under the jurisdiction of the US financial regulator. The remarks were made by director of corporate finance William Hinman at the SEC,...

, by Fredrik Vold

Kazakhstan: Blockchain Hub ‘Approves of Crypto Regulations’

The head of Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), the country’s hub of all things blockchain and cryptocurrency-related, has backed calls for crypto regulations as the government continues to press ahead with a potential crackdown.The center – a central...

, by Tim Alper

South Korean Elections Offer a Glimmer of Hope for ICO Legalization

A South Korean politician who ran with a pro-blockchain and cryptocurrency manifesto has won the race to become mayor of Jeju Island. The island is a semi-autonomous province, subject to its own legal system, meaning many mainland laws do not apply to it.Won Hee-ryong told voters ahead of the...

, by Tim Alper

ICOs Are Securities and Should Be Regulated as Such: SEC Chairman

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified its stance on initial coin offerings (ICOs), saying that these tokens are securities and should be regulated as such.The remarks were made by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton during a town hall meeting called “Invest in America” in...

, by Fredrik Vold

Coinbase Cites Regulatory Reasons for Choosing Ethereum Classic

To the surprise of many industry insiders, US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to add Ethereum Classic (ETC) to its exclusive list of coins available for trading.As people in the community are scratching their heads over why the company chose to go with the 18th largest...

, by Fredrik Vold

ICOs, Exchanges “Basically Cleared Out” – Chinese Central Bank

Chinese regulators have “basically completed” clearing out initial coin offerings (ICOs) and crypto exchanges from the country, after a year of robust efforts to crack down on the platforms, state-run Chinese newspaper People’s Daily reported on Friday, citing an official at the...

, by Fredrik Vold

Exclusive: Brittany Kaiser on Crypto Issues and Solutions

The lack of legislation is the biggest issue for the crypto industry, Brittany Kaiser, co-founder of The Digital Asset Trade Association (DATA), told Cryptonews.com. Kaiser is also known as a former senior executive at Cambridge Analytica, a company embroiled in an international controversy over...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

The World’s Fourth-most Populous Country Recognizes Crypto

An Indonesian government body says it will recognize cryptocurrencies as future trading commodities – despite the central bank’s anti-crypto stance.Indonesian media outlet Kontan quotes Trade Ministry’s Futures Exchange Supervisory Board's (known as the Bappebti) market...

, by Tim Alper

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