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The European Union has been praised for its proposed bill to regulate crypto assets, the Markets in Crypto-assets directive (MiCA), as it was an ambitious attempt to create a new regulatory framework for all unregulated crypto-assets. When Europe proposed it in 2020, it was the...
The U.S. government has said crypto exchanges shouldn’t facilitate transactions for individuals or entities that have been recently added to a sanctions list, including some Russian oligarchs or entities, a Coindesk report said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The Ukrainian government has been buying important supplies, including gas, food and military equipment, using cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reported Monday (Feb. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t about to give crypto lending firms a mulligan for what it says are securities law violations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
The Circle USDC stablecoin has passed $50 billion in total circulation, Coindesk reported Monday (Feb. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Cryptocurrency companies that self-report their violations won’t get amnesty, but could face smaller penalties for their infractions, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal told Reuters Monday (Feb. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
One of the biggest obstacles for institutions, investors, individuals, entrepreneurs in the United States and overseas to use blockchain and crypto assets, either for payment purposes or for other hedging opportunities, is the lack of transparency around how these assets are going to be treated,...
If the President Joe Biden administration gets its way, the latest economic sanction against Russia for invading Ukraine will be a disruption of its cryptocurrency sector, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
More than a dozen years after bitcoin was introduced, securities regulators are discussing global standards for cryptocurrency, The Financial Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
