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1 Oct 2024

Ripple Secures DFSA Approval to Grow Operations at Dubai Financial Hub

Key Insights: Ripple has achieved an important regulatory milestone by receiving in-principle approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). This approval allows the company to expand its blockchain-powered payment services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With th

Priya Nandan3 min
Regulation
1 Oct 2024

Binance Expands in Kazakhstan with Full Digital Asset Trading Facility License

Key Insights: Binance has secured a full Digital Asset Trading Facility (DATF) license from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) in Kazakhstan. This new license allows Binance’s Kazakhstan-based subsidiary to offer a full range of services, including digital asset tradi

Tomas Reiner3 min
Regulation
27 Sept 2024

Ripple vs. SEC Showdown Looms as SEC Weighs Appeal on Programmatic Sales

Key Insights: The ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may be heading toward another pivotal moment, as a former SEC lawyer has suggested that the agency will likely appeal Judge Analisa Torres’s ruling from July 2023 regarding

Tomas Reiner4 min
Regulation
12 Sept 2024

CFTC Announces New Partnerships to Tackle Rising Crypto Scams

Key insights: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated a new effort to address the rising wave of cryptocurrency-related scams, particularly focusing on a scheme known as “pig butchering.” This fraud has inflicted substantial financial losses on American inve

Priya Nandan3 min
Regulation
31 Aug 2024

SEC Targets OpenSea with Wells Notice Over Unregistered Securities Allegations

Key Insights: On August 28, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Wells notice to OpenSea, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. This notice indicates that the SEC is considering enforcement action against the platform, alleging tha

Priya Nandan3 min
Regulation
23 Aug 2024

Kamala Harris Signals Openness to Crypto Innovation in 2024 Campaign

Key insights: On August 21, reports indicated that Kamala Harris’s campaign could take a supportive stance on emerging technologies such as cryptocurrency. Brian Nelson, a former Treasury official working with Harris’ campaign, made this revelation during an interview with Bloomb

Priya Nandan4 min
Regulation
6 Aug 2024

Top Economist Urges Fed to Make Emergency Rate Cut to Avert Turmoil

WisdomTree Investments’ economist Jeremy Siegel decries the US’s no action as behind the market rout witnessed on Monday. Leading economists from the Wharton School of Business are urging the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to consider a rate cut amid the chaos caused by poor economic d

Tomas Reiner3 min
Regulation
25 Jul 2024

ETH Price Sinks 8% Despite Ethereum ETFs Trading—Why?

ETH Price tumbles since SEC approved spot Ethereum ETFs trading. Analysts consider it reminiscent of the Bitcoin case after the spot ETFs debut. The world’s largest altcoin, Ether (ETH), is yet to regain a turnaround since the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved ETH sp

Elena Marsh3 min
Regulation
12 Jul 2024

Bitwise Executive Anticipates Ethereum ETFs Edge Closer to Finish Line

Katherine Dowling, Bitwise’s chief compliance executive claims that ‘very few’ problems in the S-1 filings are witnessing a back-and-forth exchange between the SEC and potential ETF issuers. A list of eight U.S.-founded spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are nearly going liv

Elena Marsh2 min