Regulation

SEC Challenges Coinbase’s Appeal Strategy in Ongoing Lawsuit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has responded strongly to Coinbase's request for an interlocutory appeal in their ongoing legal dispute, accusing the...

Kraken Seeks Dismissal of SEC Lawsuit

Crypto exchange Kraken has requested a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), arguing that accepting the...

Hong Kong Businessman Detained for Crypto Investor Kidnapping

Hong Kong police have detained a 70-year-old businessman and his 30-year-old son after they surrendered to authorities over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping...

Taiwan Proposes Stringent AML Regulations for Crypto Firms

Taiwan is taking decisive steps to tighten Anti-Money Laundering (AML) controls for cryptocurrency firms, as the Ministry of Justice has introduced substantial amendments to...

U.S. House Votes to Overturn SEC Crypto Policy

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a resolution to overturn the SEC's cryptocurrency accounting policy, Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121...

Former Digitex CEO Admits to Violating Bank Secrecy Act

Adam Todd, the founder and former CEO of Digitex Futures Exchange, has pleaded guilty to charges of failing to establish an Anti-Money Laundering (AML)...

Nigeria to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading in Naira

Nigeria is actively preparing to impose a ban on peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading involving its national currency, the naira. This action forms part of...

ATO Targets 1.2 M Crypto Exchange Users in Tax Compliance

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is taking significant steps to ensure tax compliance among cryptocurrency traders, seeking personal and transactional data from approximately 1.2...

Turkey Revolutionize Crypto Landscape with New Legislation

Turkey is at the forefront of digital currency innovation, as it gears up to roll out crucial new cryptocurrency legislation. Although the new laws...

BTC-e Founder Guilty in Massive $9 Billion Money Laundering

Alexander Vinnik, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges. Investigations revealed that from 2011 to 2017, BTC-e facilitated approximately...

Investor Claims Coinbase Misled to Buy Unregistered Securities

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, and its CEO, Brian Armstrong, are currently embroiled in a class-action lawsuit filed in the...

Terraform Challenges SEC’s $4.7 Billion Claim

Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon are contesting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) demand for $4.7 billion in disgorgement, asserting that the...