Crypto-politics
Coinbase CLO Condemns US Treasury Statement That Tornado Cash Ruling Is Moot Grewal cautions that without a final court ruling, there is no guarantee that Tornado Cash will not be sanctioned again in the future. Omkar Godbole | Edited by Nikhilesh…
SEC Reconsiders Its Relationship With Cryptocurrency On Friday, the SEC's Cryptocurrency Task Force held a roundtable to discuss how the cryptocurrency world interacts with securities laws. Author: Nikhilesh De Updated Mar 21, 2025 11:29 PM UTC Published Mar 22, 2025 12:30…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is “serious” about developing effective cryptocurrency policies, commissioners say at a roundtable The Securities and Exchange Commission's first meeting on cryptocurrencies began with participants reassuring their intention to create effective policy. Jesse Hamilton, Nikhilesh De…
South Korea Set to Sanction BitMEX, KuCoin, and More: Report The Financial Intelligence Service (FIU) has identified several exchanges that are not registered as targets for sanctions Author: Jamie Crowley | Edited by: Stephen Alpher Updated: 21 March 2025, 16:48 UTC…
US Government Lifts Sanctions Against Tornado Cash Tornado Cash has been sanctioned multiple times over allegations of assisting Lazarus Group in money laundering. Author: Nikhilesh De Updated Mar 21, 2025 19:34 UTC Published Mar 21, 2025 14:53 UTC What you need…
Crypto's Fairshake Political Action Committee Gives Republicans Last-Minute Funding Ahead of Florida Elections A major campaign is investing $1.5 million in a special election in Florida that could have a significant impact on the Republican Party's majority in the House of…
Trump Administration Explores Blockchain for Foreign Aid as Part of USAID Reform: Report The initiative aims to introduce blockchain technology into the procurement system to improve security, transparency and traceability of aid distribution. Francisco Rodriguez | Edited by Sheldon Rebeck on…
Australia unveils new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, aims to integrate digital assets into its economy The government's plan will task various departments with exploring different aspects of digital assets, including tokenization and CBDC. Sam Reynolds | Edited by Parikshit Mishra Updated…
US banking agency reduces 'reputational risk' in exams after crypto sector points out difficulties The crypto industry claims that US regulators are using the concept of reputational risks for banks to force them to deny customers access to digital assets, and…
SEC Chairman Nominee Paul Atkins to Meet with Senate Panel Next Week Two key financial regulators in the cryptocurrency space will meet with the Senate: hearings on the nominations of Paul Atkins to the SEC and Jonathan Gould to the OCC…
SEC Says Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrency Mining Doesn't Violate Securities Laws In a statement released Thursday, the SEC staff noted that both individual mining and mining pools fail to meet the first step of the Howey Test. Cheyenne Ligon | Edited by Nikhilesh…
Gotbit founder Alexey Andryunin pleads guilty to fraud using electronic means of communication and market manipulation Prosecutors are proposing that 26-year-old Andryunin be sentenced to no more than 24 months in prison in the United States. Author: Cheyenne Ligon | Edited…