Regulation


Finance

Babel Finance Sets Up Shop in Singapore

Over two-thirds of Singaporeans with personal investments have crypto in their portfolios.

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Finance

Top Australian Crypto Exchanges Say They Aren’t Threatened by the Bigger Players

While total app downloads across both iOS and Google platforms show a rise in popularity among outside players, local incumbents remain unfazed.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Returns to Above $46K Even as Indicator Shows Crypto Fear

Bitcoin is in recovery mode as the Fear & Greed Index enters the fear zone; analysts eye regulatory developments.

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Markets

South Korea’s Registration Deadline for Crypto Exchanges Could Erase $2.6B in Assets: FT

The shutdown of two-thirds of the country’s smaller exchanges could also eliminate 42 so-called kimchi coins, according to one expert.

Seoul's skyline (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)

Policy

The Financial Aftermath of 9/11

As the world looks back on one of the worst tragedies of the 21st century, it’s important to remember 9/11′s long-lasting aftereffects: increased financial surveillance and exclusion.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Stabilize as Regulatory Concerns Rise

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are rangebound as analysts monitor regulatory developments.

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Finance

CrossTower Launches Trading Platform in India: Report

Thirty-five people have been hired to operate the new unit in India, with plans to increase headcount to 100 in the coming months.

Spices at a market in Mapusa, India (Akhil Chandran/Unspash)

Finance

Crypto Can Do Better Than ETFs

The founder of WallStreetBets says crypto-native tools like on-chain asset management and smart contracts are the next step for financial products.

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Policy

IRS Makes New Crypto Broker Guidance a ‘Priority’ in 2021-22 Plan

Biden’s Treasury Department is opening another front in its effort to police crypto tax cheats.

The IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)