Regulations


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UK Finance Ministry to Propose Broad Rules for Crypto, Invites Industry Feedback

The Treasury also gave crypto companies a time limited exemption to approve their own crypto promotions until more regulation comes.

The FCA's head of markets oversight, who also oversaw crypto AML enforcement, is stepping down. (Unsplash)

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Kazakhstan Looks to Tighten Rules for Crypto Exchanges After FTX Collapse

The Astana Financial Services Authority is seeking market feedback on new rules targeting operational resilience and separation of customer assets.

Flag of Kazakhstan (Gwengoat/Getty Images)

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Hong Kong to Require Stablecoin Licensing as Early as This Year

Algorithmic stablecoins like terraUSD will not be accepted under the planned regulatory regime, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said.

Hong Kong regulator pushes for tougher crypto regulations. (Chester Ho/Unsplash)

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Celsius Used New Customer Funds to Pay for Withdrawals: Independent Examiner

Shoba Pillay was appointed by a New York bankruptcy court to look at whether the crypto lender operated as a Ponzi scheme

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Alameda Seeks to Recover $446M in Crypto Paid to Voyager After Lender's Bankruptcy

The filing comes amid Alameda's own bankruptcy process.

Voyager's bankrupcy has left creditors in the lurch. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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BlockFi's Crypto Mining Assets May Be Headed to Market After Bankruptcy Hearing

The crypto lender’s quest to get its hands on $580 million of Robinhood shares originally owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has taken another turn, the court was told.

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Crypto India Looks for Relief but Holds Out Little Hope in Budget Speech

India is unlikely to make any crypto related tax cuts, multiple sources said.

Nirmala Sitharaman (right) with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Indian Finance Ministry)

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Philippines Securities Regulator Seeks Comment on Draft Crypto Rules

Draft laws published this month seek to bring crypto assets under the purview of the country's Securities and Exchange Commission.

Manila, Philippines. (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

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South Korea to Start Tracking Crypto Transactions in Bid to Crack Down on Money Laundering

The country will start off using a third-party system while it develops its own software.

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Australian Regulator Had Internally Raised Concerns on FTX

56 documents published by ASIC shows that the regulator was assessing some products offered by FTX in the country.

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)