A “fast track” option for licensed crypto firms in France to get regulated under the upcoming Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) laws has been mulled by the country’s financial regulator. In a statement published on April 21, the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) welcomed the approval of MiCA and outlined how French regulation will proceed during…
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Regulators in the United States have choked out the cryptocurrency sector to the point of death according to Bitcoin (BTC) bull and billionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya. “Crypto is dead in America,” he boldly claimed in an April 22 episode of the All-In podcast. Palihapitiya’s comment came in response to the news that cryptocurrency exchange…
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Surveillance software has been successfully implemented on Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents’ cell phones to ensure he does not breach the conditions of his bail, with a Judge approving of the measure. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers requested an extension on April 19 for the enforcement of the FTX co-founder’s recently revised bail conditions, citing difficulties in finding the required…
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Coinbase has filed a narrow action in a United States federal court seeking to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide a “yes or no” response to a July 2022 petition. The petition requested the SEC propose and adopt clearer regulatory guidelines for the cryptocurrency industry in the U.S. In the July 2022 petition,…
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Republican lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee have released a draft of a bill focused on payment stablecoins rather than overseeing other aspects of digital asset markets. A senior Republican committee staffer involved in drafting the legislation told reporters on April 24 that they had narrowed the scope of a stablecoin bill…
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Bitcoin and select altcoins are at risk of falling below their respective support levels and starting a deeper correction. Source link
OpenAI faces another hurdle in its quest to continue doing business in the European Union as German authorities have launched an inquiry into the company’s privacy practices and GDPR compliance. As reported by AFP, regulators in Germany are demanding answers concerning the company’s intentions and ability to comply with the strict data privacy laws enshrined…
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Ordinals Finance, an Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that allows users to lend and borrow inscriptions, has been accused of performing an exit scam, also known as a “rug pull.” In an April 24 press release seen by Cointelegraph, blockchain security firm CertiK reported that the protocol’s developer pulled 256 million Ordinals Finance (OFI) tokens…
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The United States Treasury Department has identified over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency traders who assisted North Korea’s Lazarus Group in converting stolen crypto into fiat currency. Crypto traders in China and Hong Kong have been sanctioned by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). In addition, a China-based banker was sanctioned for coordinating some of the…
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The Markets in Crypto-Assets Act, also known as MiCA, was finally passed by the European Parliament. Source link