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Binance Nigeria Ordered to Halt 'Illegal' Operations by Securities Watchdog

A spokesperson for Binance, which faces U.S. SEC allegations that include operating an unregistered exchange, said the Nigerian company is not affiliated with the firm.

Lagos, Nigeria (Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash)

Opinioni

Are Centralized Exchanges in the U.S. Doomed?

With the SEC’s Binance and Coinbase lawsuits, the agency is signaling it really is now or never to “come into compliance.”

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (CoinDesk screen grab from video)

Politiche

EU ‘Crypto Security’ Debate Turns New MiCA Law on Its Head

Whether to treat crypto as a traditional financial instrument can be a black-and-white issue, but European Union lawmakers appear to favor a spectrum.

An EU study has rekindled a debate over the treatment of crypto as securities (TiNo Heusinger/Pixabay)

Politiche

Treat Crypto as Securities by Default, European Parliament Study Says

Landmark new crypto laws under MiCA may have few short-term benefits without further steps, the report commissioned by EU lawmakers says.

(Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

Politiche

Former Coinbase Employee, U.S. SEC Settle Insider Trading Charges

The SEC brought charges alongside the Department of Justice in 2022.

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Politiche

Come in and Register? These Firms Say They Found an SEC-Friendly Crypto Path

As the industry fights with the U.S. regulator over “impossible” demands, Prometheum Capital and others win approvals to deal in crypto securities.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled fraud accusations with firms associated with Archblock and the TrueUSD stablecoin. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Politiche

International Securities Regulator IOSCO Proposes Policy Recommendations for Crypto

The consultation period for the global standard-setter's first set of detailed recommendations for regulating crypto will close on July 31.

Jean-Paul Servais Chair of IOSCO (International Standards of Accounting and Reporting)

Politiche

Filecoin Price Drops After SEC Asks Grayscale to Withdraw Application to Make Trust Reporting

Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Politiche

DLT-Powered Financial Markets Could Save $100B Per Year, TradFi Study Says

The Global Financial Markets Association called for regulators to be more open to the tech underpinning cryptocurrency.

A new study looks at DLT use in financial markets (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay)