Hong Kong warns of fraud risk after new stablecoin rules
A Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) official has warned that the introduction of the new local stablecoin regulatory…
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Fuze hit with fine as Dubai\’s VARA spots AML failures
The Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued a notice on its website stating that it has fined Morpheus…
Brazilian Crypto Industry Takes Action to Avoid Tax Obliteration
The cryptocurrency industry is mobilizing in Brazil to shut down the Provisional Measure that expands the crypto income tax for…
U.S. Treasury Department Starts Work on GENIUS, Gathering Views on Illicit Activity
The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking new ideas for detecting and cutting off illicit crypto activity as it begins to…
$30M scheme to buy Trump pardon for Roger Ver collapses
A $30 million plan to buy a presidential pardon for Roger Ver, a.k.a Bitcoin Jesus, charged with tax evasion, collapsed…
Circle\’s Jeremy Allaire on GENIUS Act: \’Internet of Money Has Arrived\’
Jeremy Allaire, cofounder of Circle, the company behind USDC stablecoin, has dropped a motivational post on X. Allaire emphasized the…
Sherrod Brown, targeted by crypto PAC in 2024, to run for US Senate again
Former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, who lost his US Senate seat in 2024 to Republican Bernie Moreno amid more than…
SEC delays Truth Social Crypto ETF decision as political undertones loom
While the SEC’s extended review of Truth Social’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF is procedural, it can be seen as a…
Illinois governor blasts Trump\’s ‘crypto bros’ in new bill signing
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker took a swipe at US President Donald Trump for allowing “crypto bros” to guide policy as…
US Treasury weighs digital ID verification in DeFi to tackle illicit finance
The US Department of the Treasury is seeking public feedback on how digital identity tools and other emerging technologies could…