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2022 has proven to be a regulatory disaster for Thailand’s largest crypto exchange as it has faced multiple enforcement actions and fines worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Jerome Powell acknowledged that DeFi will start to reach more retail customers, highlighting the need for regulation.

The cryptocurrency exchange has been holding workshops for law enforcement worldwide since hiring a prominent IRS cybercrime investigator to head its anticrime unit.

"We’ve got to move, pick a regulator, and give the market the certainty and guardrails it deserves," said House Representative Josh Gottheimer.

Meeting international Anti-Money Laundering standards is the latest in a series of measures Japan has taken in recent months to improve its cryptocurrency regulation.

Revolut had been the last "holdout" out of the 12 companies originally granted FCA temporary registration to continue offering crypto services in March.

The latest discovery in the long-drawn Terra ecosystem saga contradicts many of Do Kwon’s early claims.

Russia is currently in the pilot phase of its CBDC development and is expected to complete the development by early next year.

Some governments can negatively impact Bitcoin's environmental footprint by banning BTC mining, according to new data from Cambridge.

The state Department of Financial Protection & Innovation says the crypto-interest account is an unqualified security; Nexo has limited the accounts since the BlockFi settlement with the SEC.

Do Kwon told his more than one million Twitter followers that he had not seen his name on Interpol’s Red Notice list, but not all names are made available to the public.

Executive board member Fabio Panetta says it would undermine financial stability if the ECB were unprepared to use distributed ledge technology, but that’s the best he can say for it.

Singapore's largest bank expanded crypto trading for accredited investors only, aligned with financial authorities' views.

The views of the NSA whistleblower, who has been in Russia since 2013, seemingly clash with those of President Vladimir Putin, who has often worked against promoting decentralization.

“Index investing can be boring, but it saves you from the worst possible outcomes.”

The key objectives of the project are to identify and understand innovative business models, use cases, benefits, risks, and operational models for a CBDC in Australia.

Dave Ripley says he doesn't see a reason to register with the SEC as an exchange because Kraken does not offer securities to users.

The plaintiff, Veritaseum believes that other centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges may have also unlawfully used the patent to facilitate crypto payments, trading, and staking services.

The findings come from the Annual Australian Crypto Survey, commissioned by Australian crypto exchange Swyftx.

The Markets in Crypto-Assets framework stands to get in the way of Circle's Euro Coin and other digital assets. Policymakers should revise the proposal.