Regulation
Regulation

Cambodian lawmakers propose severe prison time for crypto scammers

The draft bill, yet to be signed into law by the king, marked a significant policy change for Cambodia officials…
Infrastructure

Circle under fire after $285 million Drift hack over inaction to freeze stolen USDC

Prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged faster action by Circle could have limited crypto losses, but freezing asset without legal authorization…
Regulation

CFTC sues 3 states in bid to redefine crypto prediction markets as federal products

Washington has escalated its fight with states over prediction markets, launching lawsuits that could decide whether these platforms operate as…
DeFi

Cambodia Advances Law Targeting Crypto Scam Compound Kingpins with Life in Jail

The draft law would impose prison terms of up to life for those running the scam compounds behind billions of…
DeFi

Crypto market structure bill release pushed back as industries view revised stablecoin yield compromise this week

Crypto and banking industry representatives are viewing revised stablecoin yield compromise language this week. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Regulation

Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country’s reserves are…
Markets

CFTC sues Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut over states' sports prediction market efforts

The CFTC argued in a lawsuit that the Commodity Exchange Act gave it “exclusive jurisdiction” over all swaps, which include…
Institutional

Coinbase wins initial bank regulator nod for trust charter, boosting custody push

Coinbase’s conditional OCC approval moves it closer to operating as a federally regulated crypto custodian, pending compliance and final review.…
Markets

A four-way deadlock is now blocking the US Clarity Act crypto bill — and each side can stop it

The CLARITY Act entered Washington as a bid to impose a durable market structure on crypto. It now sits at…
Regulation

Former FTX head of engineering fined $3.7M to resolve CFTC lawsuit

Singh faced legal action from the SEC, CFTC and US Department of Justice after FTX collapsed in November 2022 but…