UK banks HSBC, Nationwide to ban crypto purchases with credit cards: Report
United Kingdom banks HSBC Holdings and Nationwide Building Society are banning cryptocurrency purchases via credit cards for retail customers. They join a growing list of...
Binance custody partner clarifies Singapore licensing plans
Amid various reports about Binance trying to revive its crypto licensing plans in Singapore, the crypto exchange has come out to set the record straight....
BlockFi execs, Gemini named in proposed lawsuit by a disgruntled investor
An investor with nearly $2 million worth of funds frozen in bankrupt cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed a class action complaint against its founders, two...
Decentralized finance to be examined at inaugural CFTC tech advisory meeting
The United States commodities regulator is set to take a close look at the decentralized finance (DeFi) space at an upcoming meeting of its tech...
US lagging on CBDCs could spell ‘trouble’ — Crypto Council policy head
A cryptocurrency researcher and former CIA analyst believes the United States government’s relatively slow start on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) development may result in...
United States CBDC would ‘crowd out’ crypto ecosystem: Ex-Biden advisor
The creation of a United States digital dollar would “crowd out” the cryptocurrency ecosystem and protect the national security of the U.S. according to a...
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange moves toward offering crypto trading
A draft for the approval of an expansion of crypto trading activities to non-banking members has been published by the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)...
France on the verge of passing stringent crypto firm licensing laws
The French National Assembly has voted in favor of legislating stricter licensing rules for new cryptocurrency firms in order to harmonize local laws with proposed...
Coinbase launches grassroots campaign for pro-crypto policy in the U.S.
Coinbase has launched a grassroots political campaign to promote pro-crypto policies, according to a Feb. 28 Twitter thread from the company.The company said that the...
War had no impact on Ukraine’s regulatory approach to crypto, Kyiv lawmaker says
Ukraine continues working on cryptocurrency legislation a year after Russia’s invasion. According to Yurii Boiko, commissioner of Ukraine’s National Commission on Securities and Stock Market...