Fintech Companies Announce Crypto-Focused Acquisitions and Partnerships -
A U.S.-based crypto infrastructure solutions provider announced in a recent press release that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a...more
5/19/2025
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U.S. Companies Continue Stablecoin Payment Integrations, Product Launches -
According to a recent press release, a major multinational payment card services company has announced several new programs to support global...more
5/5/2025
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U.S. Financial Services Firms Announce Digital Asset Initiatives -
A major U.S. financial services company and operator of global financial exchanges and clearinghouses recently announced an agreement with the issuer of the...more
4/7/2025
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U.S. Treasury
Executive Order Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Digital Asset Stockpile -
On March 6, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset...more
3/10/2025
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U.S. Digital Asset Companies Continue Product Launches, Market Expansion -
U.S. nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea recently announced the launch of its new OS2 digital asset trading platform, which expands into...more
2/24/2025
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EU ,
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Malware ,
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Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Stablecoins
New Blockchain Networks, Applications and Integrations Launch -
The software company that developed the protocol for the world’s largest decentralized exchange (DEX) recently announced the launch of Unichain, an Ethereum...more
2/18/2025
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Tokenization
Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols -
Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money...more
11/25/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investors ,
License Agreements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Singapore ,
Stablecoins ,
Unregistered Securities
Crypto Firms Launch Stablecoin Network and Custody Service, Achieve Licenses -
According to recent press releases, multiple major fintech and digital asset companies have partnered to introduce the Global Dollar Network...more
11/11/2024
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Russia ,
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Stablecoins ,
Tokenization ,
Wells Notice
U.S. Fintech and Crypto Companies Continue Crypto Product Launches -
According to recent reports, a major U.S. fintech and payments company has launched support for USDC payments, enabling U.S. businesses to accept USDC on...more
10/14/2024
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Ripple ,
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United Nations ,
Wells Notice
According to a recent press release by the banking cooperative that operates the world’s foremost global payment messaging network, central and commercial banks will soon be able to use the network “to carry out trial...more
10/7/2024
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Smart Contracts ,
Trade Associations ,
Trading Platforms
Payments Firms Launch Crypto Products, New Crypto Adoption Data Published -
According to a recent press release, a well-known U.S. payments and financial technology company announced that it will allow its United States...more
9/30/2024
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Foreign Currency ,
Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) ,
Hackers ,
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Payment Systems ,
PayPal ,
Russia ,
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Securities Fraud ,
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U.S. Treasury ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Visa Inc
According to recent reports, two U.S. multinational financial technology companies have integrated Ethereum Name Service (ENS), a decentralized naming system built on the Ethereum blockchain, into their payment platforms....more
9/16/2024
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DIFC ,
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Dubai ,
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Ethereum ,
FBI ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
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Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
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Multinationals ,
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Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
New Crypto Products Announced, Stablecoin and BTC Data Published -
According to a recent press release, OpenEden, a tokenization platform, announced that it is bringing tokenized U.S. Treasury bills to the XRP ledger....more
8/5/2024
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UK
Institutional Firms Enter Crypto Market; Crypto Firms Partner on New Products -
According to recent reports, a major global bank is establishing a spot trading desk for buying and selling bitcoin and ether. The new desk,...more
7/1/2024
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Mexico ,
Opioid ,
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Risk Management ,
Significant Transnational Criminal Organization ,
UK ,
Virtual Currency
Crypto Custody, Stablecoin Products Launch; El Salvador is Mining Bitcoin -
According to a recent press release, Fireblocks has launched the Fireblocks Global Custodian Partner Program, a global network of licensed...more
5/20/2024
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El Salvador ,
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Stablecoin, Wallet Products Launch; German Bank Launches Crypto Services -
Circle, a global fintech firm and issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has announced new smart contract functionality to allow holders of BUIDL, a...more
4/22/2024
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Financial Instruments ,
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Germany ,
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Investors ,
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Scams ,
Stablecoins
Hyperledger Announces Financial Group, Exchange Adds Custody Service -
According to a recent press release, Hyperledger Foundation, a global ecosystem for enterprise-grade blockchain technologies, has announced that two...more
3/25/2024
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Collateral ,
Cryptoassets ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
USDC Report Published, Crypto Firms Announce USDC Integrations -
Circle, the U.S. fintech company that manages the stablecoin USDC, recently released the “State of the USDC Economy” report, highlighting the “efforts to...more
1/22/2024
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New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
Crypto Exchange Receives CFTC License; Ratings Agency Scores Stablecoins -
A recent press release announced that Bitnomial, “a US-regulated digital asset derivates exchange,” has been granted “a US clearinghouse license to...more
1/8/2024
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IOSCO ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Rating Agencies ,
Scams ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins
Swiss Banks Launch Tokenization Pilot, Crypto Custody and Trading Services -
A recent press release announced a pilot by “SIX, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and six commercial banks” that seeks “to test, in a live...more
11/6/2023
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
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Fraud ,
GAO ,
Hong Kong ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
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Switzerland ,
UK
Financial Firm Completes CBDC Pilot; Exchanges Launch P2P Trading Platform -
A major U.S. financial services firm recently published a press release announcing that it has “successfully demonstrated capabilities of a new...more
10/23/2023
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Bitcoin ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
CFTC ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hamas ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Risk Management
District Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions, DOJ Charges Founders -
On August 17, a Texas federal court found that Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer (which obscures the source of crypto transactions) is an entity that can be...more
8/28/2023
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Monetary Authority of Singapore ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Singapore ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury
U.S. Fintech Firm Launches Stablecoin; Circle Launches ‘Programmable Wallets’ -
A major U.S. fintech and payments firm recently announced the launch of a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin, PYUSD. According to a press...more
8/14/2023
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Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Token Sales
Federal District Court Enters Default Judgment Based on NFT Service of Process -
A federal district court judge in Florida entered a $2.2 million default judgment against a defendant on whom the judge previously authorized...more
8/10/2023
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Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Fraud ,
IRS ,
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Revenue Procedures ,
SDN List ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities
New Crypto Products Launch in Exchanges, Wallets, and Custody -
A recent press release announced the launch of EDX Markets, a “first-of-its-kind digital asset marketplace designed to enable safe and compliant trading of...more
6/26/2023
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Blockchain ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Platforms ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
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