US industry watchdogs oppose draft bill on crypto market structure
An alliance of industry watchdogs based in the United States has united to express opposition to a proposed draft bill on the crypto market structure...
IRS probes crypto traders using Puerto Rico tax breaks: Report
Prosecutors from the United States and agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reportedly investigating wealthy crypto traders and fund managers suspected of illegally...
What to expect from the first Coinbase-SEC hearing
A pre-motion hearing set to take place on July 13 between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and crypto exchange Coinbase should provide a sense...
US senators reintroduce crypto bill aimed at comprehensive regulation
United States Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand will reintroduce legislation aimed at establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets.The U.S. lawmakers said they...
CFTC case against Digitex futures exchange and CEO results in $16M court order
A United States federal court has ordered Digitex CEO Adam Todd to pay roughly $16 million in disgorgement and penalties related to a Commodity Futures...
European regulator releases consultative paper on MiCA standards for crypto asset service providers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s markets regulator, released a consultative paper on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) mandates on July 12. It...
Blockchain Association calls for investigation into Prometheum over alleged ‘sweetheart’ SEC deal
The Blockchain Association, a United States-based crypto advocacy group, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Inspector General calling...
Google hit with lawsuit over new AI data scraping privacy policy
Google is now facing a lawsuit in the follow-up to its recent privacy policy update that accuses the tech giant of misusing large amounts of...
Celsius files lawsuit to recover $150M from staking platform StakeHound
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network has filed a lawsuit against liquid staking platform StakeHound after the company allegedly failed to return $150 million worth of...
Cboe refiles 5 Bitcoin ETFs to include Coinbase surveillance agreements
Exchange operator Cboe Global Markets has amended five spot Bitcoin (BTC) Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) applications to include a surveillance-sharing agreement (SSA) with Coinbase.On July 11,...