According to crypto forensics firm Elliptic, investigators are ill-equipped to deal with the evolving cross-chain movement of illicit crypto. With crypto-driven money laundering becoming an increasing concern for regulators worldwide, Elliptic has released…
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Oct. 3 that Kim Kardashian settled an allegation that she promoted “a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment [of $250,000] she…
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino has announced a 14.6% increase in Treasury bills and lower commercial paper holdings since June 2022. Paolo added that Tether’s transparency report page will be updated in 45 days…
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced last month that it had issued desist and refrain orders to 11 entities for violating California securities laws. Some of the highlights included…
Coinbase has released a statement saying it is working to fix issues preventing the exchange users from processing transactions from US banks. Earlier today, the exchange users experienced problems leading to failures for…
It’s been said that “not all investors have the same investing style.” But Jim Cramer, with his contrarian strategy, arguably made many people poor. Now he has become a meme for his consistency…
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, filed a complaint against Digitex LLC and its founder and CEO Adam Todd for failing to register the cryptocurrency futures exchange and manipulating the…
Jess Houlgrave, head of crypto strategy at fintech Checkout.com, shares her perspective on the payment processing space in the bear market. Speaking at Token2049, an annual crypto conference held in Singapore and London,…
BitMEX CEO Alexander Höptner discusses his tenure to date and how the company has expanded its product portfolio. Höptner, who assumed leadership from BitMEX managers after former CEO Arthur Hayes stepped down in…
The White House released its first comprehensive framework this month for the Responsible Development of Digital Assets following President Joe Biden’s March 9 executive order. The order called for regulators to assess the…
September has been a busy month for Layer-2 platforms especially as the Ethereum Merge took away most of the market limelight. Nonetheless, Arbitrum’s steady growth has been baffling, to say the least. Arbitrum…
Binance announced the existence of its Global Law Enforcement Training Program in a blogpost on Sept. 27. The creation of the program could be considered retroactive, since the company’s investigations team has been…
Digital bank Revolut has been added to the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) list of registered crypto firms as zero-fee brokerage firm Robinhood trials a new Polygon wallet. The FCA granted the company…
The California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI) has filed a desist and refrain order against crypto lending platform Nexo as part of its ongoing investigation of companies offering interest-bearing crypto assets…
Ethereum successfully ‘Merged’ on Sept.15, but more upgrades are coming to the network: the Surge, the Verge, the Purge, and a Splurge. As a whole, the upgrades will each add a new layer…
The digital asset landscape in the European Union is evolving ahead of the passage of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation framework that aims to instill regulatory clarity around crypto assets. While well-intentioned, the…