Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the Russian Ministry of Economic Development have backed efforts to regulate cryptocurrencies and integrate them into the country’s economy. The support comes amid mounting sanctions over the... Read more »
A Nevada man has admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for the Bitclub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. He also pleaded guilty to tax offenses. Bitclub Network Investor Pleads... Read more »
Malaysia’s deputy finance minister has clarified that the government will not adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender. “Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not suitable for use as a payment instrument due to various limitations,”... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two people allegedly behind a million-dollar non-fungible token (NFT) “rug pull” scheme. They abandoned the NFT project within hours after selling out, deactivated the... Read more »
The Senate bill to mitigate the risks from El Salvador adopting bitcoin as legal tender has advanced in the U.S. “As El Salvador has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, it’s critical we... Read more »
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), a regulator in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s financial center and free zone, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has released a consultation paper that proposes... Read more »
The Bank of England has revealed that it is working on sketching a regulatory framework for crypto assets, according to statements stemming from the central bank’s Financial Policy Committee on Thursday. BOE... Read more »
Regulators in Thailand have decided to limit the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment. The authorities consider the country’s current payment system efficient and insist cryptos would only bring risks... Read more »
The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, says crypto requires new regulation, citing that it presents risks to the U.S. financial system and could destabilize existing financial institutions. Fed Chair Powell... Read more »
The CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, says cryptocurrency “can be an alternative to gold.” He added that regulating crypto “out of the formal banking system is an unwise thing to... Read more »