Argentina is currently experiencing a real crypto boom. Millions of users entered the market and the stablecoin segment grew sixfold by 2021. The country ranks tenth...
U.S. lawmakers have scheduled a hearing to examine the potential Pandora's Box opened by cryptocurrency exchange FTX when it applied to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
A New York man was arrested Thursday morning and charged for his role in an alleged crypto investment scheme that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried spent hours Thursday before U.S. lawmakers defending his efforts to allow clients to clear margin-backed crypto derivatives directly. The existing derivatives...
A joint body to coordinate crypto regulation globally is urgently needed and could become a reality within the next year, according to Ashley Alder, chairman of...
Pat Toomey, the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, said Wednesday that algorithmic stablecoins may not pose the same risk to the financial sector as...
Grayscale Investments LLC recently met with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to better make its case for converting Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a bitcoin...
The European Commission is considering tough restrictions on the ability of stablecoins to become fiat currency replacements, according to a document seen by CoinDesk. Officials appear to...
The sudden meltdown of an investment firm or money market fund often prompts U.S. government officials to act, with regulators meeting for urgent discussions to decide...
The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) on Wednesday reportedly voted unanimously to launch a project to review the accounting for exchange-traded digital assets and commodities. The news...
Regulators in five U.S. states issued emergency orders Wednesday ordering a Metaversum casino with alleged Russian ties to immediately stop selling its non-fungible tokens (NFTs), citing...
The digital currency issued by Chile's central bank (CBDC) must accept offline payments, the head of Chile's monetary authority, Rosanna Costa, said at an event on...
Germany's Finance Ministry has issued guidance on the income tax treatment of cryptocurrencies, the first nationwide guidance on the subject. Individuals can sell Bitcoin or Ether tax-free...
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) could take a leading role in formulating global regulations for cryptoassets, according to its chairman Klaas Knot. "The FSB is well positioned...
A group of national and local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) is calling on the Biden administration and state agencies to enact regulations to curb the impact of...
Every Monday night, members of New York City's cryptocurrency scene gather in midtown Manhattan to talk shop over cocktails at an upscale food hall. Industry veterans...
A proposed EU ban on crypto providers offering services from tax and money laundering havens raises "serious doubts" and could violate global trade rules, according to...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen focused on the ongoing plight of the stablecoin UST during her testimony before a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday, just hours after...
The United Kingdom will introduce legislation later this year to regulate the crypto industry and ensure that profits from ransomware can be seized by authorities. Prince Charles,...
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is hosting a two-day CryptoSprint, a forum for financial regulators to discuss oversight of the industry with experts and attendees. Many...
The Chilean Central Bank's (CBDC) digital currency would have to accept offline payments, the central bank's governor said at an event on Tuesday. Governor Rosanna Costa...
The U.S. government continues to view stablecoins as a potential threat to the stability of the financial system. Both the Federal Reserve and a senior Treasury...
The Bahamas' central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as the sand dollar, needs better coverage and more security to achieve its goals, the International Monetary Fund...
The European Union is in late-stage talks about implementing new rules to curb shady behavior using virtual assets - but estimates of the percentage of crypto...
According to a survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), nine out of ten central banks worldwide are looking into the possibility of developing digital...
A tough new crypto law takes effect in Estonia later this year, but the prospect of 90% of crypto firms leaving the country is not a...
A federal judge has ordered the three co-founders of BitMEX to pay a total of $30 million for operating an illegal cryptocurrency derivatives platform and violating...
The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) announced on Thursday afternoon that the country's banks cannot offer cryptocurrency services to their customers. Read this article in Spanish.BCRA regulations...
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned Blender.io, a crypto-mixing service that obfuscates the origin and destination of Bitcoin transactions,...
A bill that seeks to impose a two-year moratorium on certain types of proof-of-work crypto mining operations in New York took a major hit Friday. The bill...
Nine out of 10 central banks around the world are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to a survey conducted by the Bank for International...
