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UK Government Eyes Crypto Opportunity With ‘Agile’ Legislation
UK Government Eyes Crypto Opportunity With ‘Agile’ Legislation
September 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Little has been heard from Rishi Sunak since losing the Tory leadership race to rival Liz Truss, now Prime Minister of the U.K., earlier this...

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Binance CEO: EU’s Proposed Crypto Reg ‘Strict’
Binance CEO: EU’s Proposed Crypto Reg ‘Strict’
September 14, 2022  |  Regulation

Binance Founder and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao reportedly said the European Union’s proposed regulation of cryptocurrency is “fantastic,” though he does have some reservations about...

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EMEA Daily: EU Lawmaker Says MiCA Crypto Law Could Be Ready in October
EMEA Daily: EU Lawmaker Says MiCA Crypto Law Could Be Ready in October
September 02, 2022  |  International

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, a European Union lawmaker reveals that the text for the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets...

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SEC’s Gensler Changes Tactics; Stablecoin Regulations Around the World
SEC’s Gensler Changes Tactics; Stablecoin Regulations Around the World
August 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler and his predecessor have had a fair bit of luck getting companies in the crypto industry to...

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A Primer on EU Stablecoin Regulations
A Primer on EU Stablecoin Regulations
August 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin regulation in Europe is, in theory, mostly settled under the EU-wide crypto regulatory framework that has largely been agreed upon. The Markets in Crypto...

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NFT Weekly: EU May Be Cracking Down on NFTs; Pudgy Penguins Soar; Fighting NFT Thieves
NFT Weekly: EU May Be Cracking Down on NFTs; Pudgy Penguins Soar; Fighting NFT Thieves
August 16, 2022  |  NFTs

Despite comments to the contrary, it looks like the EU’s big crypto regulation framework will cover NFTs after all. Just because the EU’s various arms,...

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Today in Crypto: DOJ Charges Iranian in Murder Plot Paid With Crypto; EU Official: NFTs to be Regulated Under MiCA
Today in Crypto: DOJ Charges Iranian in Murder Plot Paid With Crypto; EU Official: NFTs...
August 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An Iranian national and member of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been charged with an alleged murder-for-hire plot in which cryptocurrency was...

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Security Firm: Slow Political Response Giving DeFi Hackers a Free Hand
Security Firm: Slow Political Response Giving DeFi Hackers a Free Hand
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks cost crypto investors more than $2 billion in the first six months of the year alone. That’s more than in all...

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Former CFTC Chair: EU’s MiCA Bill May Hurt US Crypto
Former CFTC Chair: EU’s MiCA Bill May Hurt US Crypto
July 28, 2022  |  Regulation

Ex-Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chief Chris Giancarlo has said the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill might end up exporting European crypto...

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