Major Crypto Exchanges Launch New Products, Obtain Foreign Licenses -
According to a recent company blog post, a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange has launched a new staking product that will allow clients residing in...more
2/10/2025
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UK
US Crypto Companies Expand Via New Licenses, Products, Integrations -
A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has “secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from Argentina’s...more
2/3/2025
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Japanese Crypto Exchange Goes Public in U.S., Stablecoin Initiatives Announced -
According to recent reports, the parent company of Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has gone public on a major...more
12/16/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Japan ,
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) ,
Stablecoins ,
Trading Platforms
Crypto Integration Initiatives Continue, Crypto Exchange Data Published -
According to a recent report, a major U.S. fintech company intends to purchase a stablecoin infrastructure provider. While the fintech company itself...more
10/28/2024
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Crypto Payments Firms Announce New Integrations and Initiatives -
According to reports, fintech bank Revolut recently announced a partnership with Ledger, a major crypto hardware wallet provider, to make it easier for...more
9/9/2024
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Korea ,
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Phishing Scams ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Scams ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Wells Notice
As the Web3 and digital assets ecosystem continues to grow, hacks, scams and other threats remain a major cause for concern and a potential impediment to broader adoption. Data from various sources indicates that after a year...more
8/8/2024
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Price Manipulation ,
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Scams ,
Securities Tokens ,
State Sponsors of Cyberattacks
Ether ETFs Begin Public Trading, Generate $1.07B in Cumulative Volume -
According to reports, on July 23, nine different spot ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from eight different issuers began public trading on...more
7/29/2024
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Blockchain ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Cryptoassets ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
ETFs ,
Ether ,
FATF ,
Offerings ,
Veterans ,
Veterans Administration
EigenLayer TVL Surpasses $20B; New Self-Custodial Wallet Features Launch -
According to recent reports, the total value locked (TVL) on the Ethereum network-based EigenLayer restaking protocol recently surpassed $20...more
6/17/2024
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Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Wallets ,
FBI ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Hackers ,
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TradFi/DeFi Integrations Announced, Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Launches -
According to reports, Robinhood, a major U.S. financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitstamp, a global cryptocurrency...more
6/10/2024
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Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
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Money Laundering ,
New Guidance ,
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Crypto and Web3 Firms Announce Fintech Integrations -
A major U.S. fintech firm recently announced a product integration with MoonPay, a Web3 infrastructure company, “that allows MoonPay users in the U.S. to seamlessly buy...more
5/13/2024
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Cryptocurrency ,
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FinTech ,
Government Investigations ,
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Stablecoins ,
Startups ,
Tax Authority ,
Trading Platforms ,
Venture Capital ,
Wells Notice
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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Bitcoin Mining ,
Blockchain ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Collateral ,
Cryptoassets ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Ethereum ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Financial Institutions Add Bitcoin ETFs, Crypto Product Integrations Continue -
According to recent reports, two major U.S. financial institutions have begun offering spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to their...more
3/11/2024
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Bitcoin Mining ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Energy Information Association (EIA) ,
ETFs ,
Financial Institutions ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Crypto Exchanges Launch Institutional Platform, LATAM Stablecoin -
A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an institutional platform “aimed at institutions, asset managers, hedge funds and...more
3/4/2024
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Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Enforcement ,
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Indictments ,
IRS ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Stablecoins ,
TRO ,
Wire Fraud
Crypto Firms Make Acquisitions, Integrate Products; New Crypto Index Launches -
According to a recent press release, a major U.S. fintech company has announced an agreement to acquire a major digital asset custody provider....more
2/20/2024
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Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
NIST ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular
New Crypto Indices Launch; Crypto Firms Announce Product Integrations -
According to a recent press release, SIX, a major Swiss stock exchange and global financial information provider, has launched new SIX Reference Rate...more
2/12/2024
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Bitcoin ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
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Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Information Association (EIA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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Ransomware ,
SDN List
On January 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) simultaneously approved eleven spot bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on an accelerated basis based on its Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed...more
1/16/2024
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Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
ETFs ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Futures ,
Information Reports ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Scams ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act
Crypto Firms Announce Initiatives in Payments, Mining, DAOs and More -
Recent reports provided details on new developments across the cryptocurrency market...more
Crypto Custody Providers Launch Institutional Focused Offerings -
According to a recent press release by BitGo, a major U.S. cryptocurrency custody provider, BitGo’s GoNetwork and Copper’s ClearLoop have entered into a...more
11/13/2023
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Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debit Cards ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Wallets ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Popular ,
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) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
GAO ,
Hong Kong ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Switzerland ,
UK
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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Blockchain ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Conspiracies ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ETFs ,
Hackers ,
Indictments ,
IRS ,
Monetary Authority of Singapore ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Singapore ,
Stablecoins ,
U.S. Treasury
US Exchange Approved for Crypto Futures; Wallet Integrates with Fintech Firm -
A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to...more
8/21/2023
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Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Wallets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FBI ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Hackers ,
Scams ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
U.S. Central Bank Launches Instant Payment Service -
A recent press release by the U.S. central bank announced that “its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live.” According to the press release,...more
8/3/2023
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Platforms ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
GAO ,
Hackers ,
Payment Systems ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
French Bank Licensed to Offer Crypto Services, New Crypto Products Launch -
According to recent reports, one of the largest banks in France recently received the first license for crypto services issued by the French...more
Crypto Firms Expand Offerings in Stablecoins, Private Key Management -
The issuer of the Pax Dollar (USDP) stablecoin recently announced that USDP is now available to all Mexican customers of a major Latin American online...more
7/5/2023
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CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FATF ,
Fraud ,
Israel ,
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Receivership ,
Stablecoins ,
Virtual Goods
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
/ Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Platforms ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Popular