Tag: crypto-regulation
Stablecoins
Standard Chartered Predicts $1T Treasury Boost From Stablecoins
Standard Chartered forecasts stablecoin market cap will surge from $304B to $2T by 2028.
Stablecoin reserve parking in T-bills could generate up to...
Exchange News
Binance’s Richard Teng Fires Back at WSJ Over Compliance Claims
Binance denies firing staff over sanctions cases, calls WSJ report defamatory and inaccurate.
Compliance exposure to Iranian exchanges dropped 97% from January 2024...
Stablecoins
SEC Guidance Turns USD Stablecoins Into Tradable Cash Equivalents
SEC allows broker-dealers to treat eligible USD stablecoins as ready market assets with a 2% haircut.
SEC staff guidance classifies certain USD stablecoins...
Regulations
Whitehouse Stablecoin Meeting Update: Yield Rewards Face Narrower Approval
The White House drove stablecoin talks this week, shifting control away from crypto and bank groups.
Earning yield on idle stablecoin balances is...
Exchange News
New Russian Crypto Rules Could Limit Access to Foreign Exchanges
Russia may block foreign crypto exchanges as early as summer to boost domestic platforms.
Mass blocking could raise fees, fraud, and push trading...
Market News
Coinbase CEO Confident a Crypto Market Framework Can Benefit Everyone
Brian Armstrong says Coinbase is working toward a crypto market framework aligned with the President’s agenda and banking concerns.
Coinbase attended two White...
Market News
FCA Targets HTX Over Illegal Crypto Ads Aimed at UK Users
FCA sues HTX for illegal UK crypto ads; court allows serving offshore entities via alternative means.
Social media and app blocks requested to...
Regulations
New CFTC Guidance Brings Stablecoins Deeper Into U.S. Finance
CFTC guidance now permits national trust banks to issue payment stablecoins for derivatives collateral use.
Updated rules align stablecoins with the GENIUS Act...
Market News
Crypto in India: Unregulated on Paper, Enforced in Practice
India doesn’t regulate crypto formally but enforces strict monitoring, taxation, and compliance.
Crypto platforms must follow KYC, AML, and record-keeping rules; ED has...
Market News
Debanking Still An Issue? UK Banks Reject or Delay 40% of Payments to Crypto Platforms
UK banks currently block or delay approximately 40% of all payments headed for cryptocurrency exchanges.
Around 70% of crypto firms say that banking...
Market News
The SEC Has Dismissed Its Civil Action Lawsuit Against Gemini With Prejudice
All Gemini Earn investors have received 100% of their crypto back in their original form.
The SEC agreed to dismiss the case against...
Regulations
Kazakhstan Makes Crypto Legal, Approves Digital Asset Trading
The National Bank of Kazakhstan now has the authority to license crypto exchanges and approve specific crypto for trading.
The country recently updated...
