4 days ago

U.S. Treasury Department Starts Work on GENIUS, Gathering Views on Illicit Activ...

The new stablecoin law called for the Treasury engagement on detecting illicit crypto activity, so the department is opening a com...

4 days ago

Japan's Financial Regulator to Approve First Yen-Denominated Stablecoin: Report

Approval of JPYC's yen-pegged token could happen as early as the next few months.

4 days ago

Thailand’s Digital Tourist Wallet Rolls Out, With Crypto Link Still Stuck in San...

Bangkok’s push to revive tourism now includes an e-money wallet for foreign visitors, with a crypto conversion feature still under...

5 days ago

State of Crypto: Do Kwon Pleads Guilty

A few years after telling Terra/Luna investors that their funds were safe, Kwon admitted to misleading them.

1 week ago

U.S. Fed Officially Scraps Specialist Group Meant to Oversee Crypto Issues

The Federal Reserve has shuttered the Novel Activities Supervision Program it built in 2023 that was — in part — meant to focus on...

1 week ago

Czech Police Arrest Donor in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Scandal: Report

Authorities detain convicted trafficker Tomáš Jiřikovský in probe over bitcoin gifted to Ministry of Justice, with the case expand...

1 week ago

Trump's SEC Chair Says Agency Is 'Mobilizing' to Update Custody, Other Guidance

SEC Chair Paul Atkins appeared on "Mornings With Maria" to discuss his recently announced "Project Crypto.

1 week ago

Hong Kong Regulator Tightens Custody Standards for Licensed Crypto Exchanges

A regulatory review earlier this year found weaknesses in some exchanges’ cyber defenses, prompting the SFC to set new custody sta...

1 week ago

Wall Street Joins Consumer Advocates to Call for Edit to GENIUS Act on Stablecoi...

U.S. bankers are pushing hard for revisions of the new stablecoin law even before regulators have begun the first steps of writing...

1 week ago

U.S. Blacklists Crypto Network Behind Ruble-Backed Stablecoin and Shuttered Exch...

U.S. officials accused Garantex, Grinex, A7A5 token issuers and executives of laundering ransomware proceeds and evading sanctions...