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The use of crypto in criminal activity has reportedly significantly increased since the AFP made its first crypto seizure in early 2018.

Historically opposed to the idea of using crypto as a payment method, the Bank of Russia has reportedly agreed to allow cross-border payments in crypto due to geopolitical changes.

Sherman said any task force or committee set up to help and protect investors wouldn’t work as long as gullible investors keep investing in meme coins.

The proposed partnership aims to build a crypto-friendly digital city similar to the virtual free zone in Dubai.

Based on an independent investigation, Binance’s security team identified two suspects that may be responsible for orchestrating the virtual heist of $265,000 on KyberSwap.

Some of the biggest flaws preventing present-day cryptocurrencies from mainstream adoption, pointed out by the BIS execs, are bottleneck congestion in DeFi and the reliance on volatile assets.

Resistant to overseeing the space in the past, the agency said it now plans to work on the definition of virtual assets.

In an online panel from the German Bundesblock, local regulators discussed details of upcoming MiCA regulation, along with a brief update on NFTs and stablecoins.

The country has been very active in the Metaverse development since the beginning of 2022, teasing large investments and a regulatory framework.

Cryptocurrency-related adverts in Thailand will have to meet strict rules as the Securities and Exchange Commission looks to emulate foreign standards.

Celsius has motioned for $50 million worth of the total $225 million held in the Custody Program and Withhold Accounts to be released to owners.

The public was invited to comment on whether the regulators should use the term “crypto asset” instead of “digital asset" in proposed changes to Form PF.

The addition of Jill Sommers followed former CFTC commissioner Mark Wetjen becoming FTX US' head of policy and regulatory strategy in November 2021.

The country’s deputy trade minister confirmed the intention, for the first time voiced in last year.

Suspension of withdrawals on Celsius custody contradicts the plain language of the firm's terms of use, a group of disgruntled creditors argued.

The bill requires digital asset exchanges and crypto companies to have a license of operation in the state of California.

The authors see DeFi growing despite barriers such as crypto’s volatility; risks to users and TradFi institutions are inherent in the technology as well as incidental.

More than $283 million of the $2 billion in crypto transactions were reportedly facilitated through illegal remittance agencies.