Crypto


Policy

UK’s Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister

Since 2021, Kwarteng has overseen the government’s business, energy and industrial strategy department, which has supported blockchain innovation.

Kwasi Kwarteng (Pippa Fowles/Wikimedia)

Finance

Crypto Investment Slowdown Will Continue Rest of 2022, KPMG Predicts

Investors will move away from NFTs and coins and toward blockchain infrastructure projects, the global audit and consulting firm said.

A new KPMG report predicts the crypto investment slowdown will continue through the rest of the year (Shutterstock)

Finance

Indian Police Arrest Two Suspected of Duping 1,400 in Alleged $12M Crypto Scam

So far 24 investors have come forward claiming they've been conned out of $55,000.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

Policy

Australian Federal Police Forms Cryptocurrency Unit to Tackle Money Laundering, Offshoring: Report

The unit was set up after the force's criminal asset confiscation command had seized more than $600 million from the proceeds of crime since its inception in February 2020.

Crime scene (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Policy

UK Crypto Firms Must Now Report Sanctions Breaches, Freeze Accounts

The U.S. and European Union have also extended sanctions rules to crypto since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gave way to heightened concerns over the use of digital assets to circumvent restrictions.

The U.K. Treasury has ordered crypto companies to report suspected sanctions violations. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Copper Appoints Tim Neill as Chief Risk Officer

Neill, who has 20 years of experience in operations and risk management, previously worked at Mastercard.

Newly appointed chief risk officer Tim Neill (Copper)

Policy

Liz Truss to Become UK Prime Minister After Winning Conservative Party Leadership

Truss has revealed little about her stance on crypto save for two statements that indicate she may be open to innovative-friendly regulation.

Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak to become the leader of the Conservative Party. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Policy

Nigeria Plans to Create a Virtual Free Zone With Binance Crypto Exchange

The west African country wants to create something similar to Dubai’s digital city.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)