Crypto-politics
The securities regulator wants to hire staff for market surveillance and enforcement investigations. Feb 4, 2025, 1:04 p.m. UTC What to know: Hong Kong's SFC wants to add eight roles to support its crypto regulation regimes. Hong Kong started licensing crypto firms…
Scaramucci also described Trump's official memecoin as "bad for the industry." Feb 4, 2025, 11:14 a.m. UTC What to know: Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of investment firm SkyBridge Capital, said he expects pro-crypto regulation to be drafted in the U.S. by November.…
Andean “Andy” Medjedovic, 22, has been on the run from authorities since 2021. Feb 4, 2025, 3:12 a.m. UTC U.S. prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old Canadian man with stealing a combined $65 million in crypto through two separate decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks…
Such a fund could be a vehicle through which the government might accumulate bitcoin. Feb 3, 2025, 6:34 p.m. UTC What to know: The U.S. president signed an executive order directing the creation of a sovereign wealth fund. The Treasury and Commerce…
The suit alleges that Pump.fun has made nearly $500 million in fees from helping users generate memecoins. Jan 30, 2025, 9:36 p.m. UTC What to know: Memecoin factory Pump.fun has been hit with another class action lawsuit accusing the company of violating…
Menendez is a former senator from New Jersey and a Democrat. Updated Jan 30, 2025, 1:17 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 30, 2025, 12:57 p.m. UTC What to know: Menendez was convicted on charges of bribery last year. He had co-sponsored a bill pressuring El-Salvador…
Authorities in Spain say they've arrested 23 people and seized $26.4 million thanks to assistance from T3. Updated Jan 30, 2025, 6:30 a.m. UTCPublished Jan 30, 2025, 6:18 a.m. UTC What to know: The T3 Financial Crime Unit announced it has made its…
Howard Lutnick, President Trump's pick to run the Department of Commerce, is probed by the senator on the Tether connection of his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald. Updated Jan 29, 2025, 6:22 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 29, 2025, 5:47 p.m. UTC What to know: Senator Elizabeth…
The crypto PAC's largesse in Florida special elections — replacing people Trump tapped for his administration, including Matt Gaetz — led to two more victories. Jan 29, 2025, 4:14 p.m. UTC What to know: Crypto political action committee Fairshake is at it…
From Jan. 31, Bitstamp and Crypto.com will no longer offer certain services from stablecoins, like Tether USDT, Paypal USD. Updated Jan 29, 2025, 4:39 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 29, 2025, 11:26 a.m. UTC What to know: Bitstamp said that starting Jan. 31, Tether's USDT…
The investigation is focused on alleged offenses committed in both France and the broader European Union from 2019 to 2024. Jan 28, 2025, 5:55 p.m. UTC French authorities have expanded a probe into Binance, investigating alleged money laundering, tax fraud and other…
The new Treasury Department chief didn't bring up crypto policy at his nomination hearing, but he'll have enormous reach into topics vital to the industry. Jan 27, 2025, 11:08 p.m. UTC What to know: President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the…