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Binance, FTX Expand To Arab Gulf States With New Licenses

Major exchanges are intensifying their efforts to gain a foothold in the Arab Gulf States, and the regulators there seem to be more welcoming these days -- specifically, Binance has secured a license to operate as a cryptoasset service provider in Bahrain, while its rival FTX recently...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Bitcoin & Crypto Miners Set to Face Fresh EU Scrutiny After Rejected Proof-of-Work Ban

The European Union still has its sights set on bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) miners – despite rejecting a proposed rule that would have effectively banned proof-of-work (PoW) mining across the union.Following yesterday’s vote from the EU parliament’s Economic and Monetary...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin & Ethereum Investment Outflows, BTC Mixer Flags Illegal Moves + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Investments newsDigital asset investment products saw outflows totaling USD 110m last week following a 7-week run of...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin and Ethereum Get Support in EU, Ban Idea Rejected

Stefan Berger, a member of the European Parliament in charge of shepherding the MiCA regulation, confirmed that the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) rejected a suggestion that could ban proof-of-work (PoW) consensus protocols such as Bitcoin (BTC),...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Japanese Crypto Exchanges Told to Block Sanctioned Russians’ Crypto Transactions

Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), and the Ministry of Finance have told domestic crypto exchanges to suspend all transactions with Russians and Belarusians who have been hit with international sanctions.Per Nikkei and Reuters, Tokyo is moving...

, by Tim Alper

What Can We Learn from Canadian Crypto Freeze as War in Europe Rages On?

The Canadian Mareva injunction makes similar actions likelier in the future. Other countries might use other powers or laws that are already available to them. Self-custody and peer-to-peer trading services might be a way to protect your assets better. Governments have never really been...

, by Simon Chandler

EU Crypto Industry Calls to Arms as Bitcoin & Ethereum Ban in Cards Again

France-based hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger sounded an alarm about a possible EU-wide ban on cryptoassets that are using the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, calling people to contact members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and oppose the move."At the last possible moment, certain...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

South Korea’s Next President Might Create Parity for Crypto and Stock Market Traders

South Korean media expect the nation’s President-Elect to up the crypto tax limit to impose uniformity with stock market traders – and venture into the unknown with pro-crypto policies. However, this is likely to result in more regulation rather than a laissez-faire approach.As...

, by Tim Alper

Big Short Against Tether, CBDC Giweaway, New NFT Collections + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Investments newsFir Tree Capital Management, a USD 4bn hedge fund, constructed a way to short the most popular...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

As New Crypto Sanction Screening Tool Launched, Tornado Cash Keeps Mixing and FBI Chimes In

As the West is trying close all crypto loopholes that help evade sanctions against the aggressor state, Russia, and its ally, Belarus, Chainalysis is rolling out a sanctions screening tool, while crypto mixer Tornado Cash said they are powerless to comply with Washington’s wishes. In...

, by Tim Alper

Okcoin’s USD 165M Bitcoin Plan, Binance’s Targets, Crypto Lobbying + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Investments news Okcoin said it partnered with Stacks Foundation and venture partners for their new effort, Bitcoin...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Crypto Community is Divided on Biden’s Crypto Executive Order

American crypto traders and investors are likely to face a new raft of regulations after the United Stated President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order entitled: “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.” The document seeks to create a framework of stricter and –...

, by Tim Alper

How South Korea’s Next President Might Change Crypto, Economy & Politics in East Asia

The main opposition People’s Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol has won the race to become South Korea’s next President. Crypto policy was a key battleground in his victory – by less than a single percentage point – over his centrist rival from the ruling Democratic...

, by Tim Alper

Japanese Crypto Exchanges to Enforce FATF’s Travel Rule Next Month

All of Japan’s crypto exchanges will adopt the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s Travel Rule on April 1 – a move that means most of East Asia’s biggest trading platforms will have begun complying with the controversial protocol before the law even obliges them to do...

, by Tim Alper

EU Clarifies Crypto-Related Sanctions on Russia & Belarus, But Questions Remain

The European Union has today extended the scope of sanctions on Russia and Belarus, bringing clarifications on cryptoassets into the mix – but as the full legal text is not available yet, these points remain somewhat unclear.Today, the European Commission said that the member states...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Rally Gets Support From ‘Watershed’ Executive Order, Rising Stock Market

Traders bid the price of bitcoin (BTC) up strongly in the market today even before a new Executive Order by US President Joe Biden laid out plans for what was seen as a positive approach to digital assets. Also, an improved sentiment sent US stock futures higher, helping BTC too.The gains at...

, by Fredrik Vold

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