by Jude Ayua
Coinbase has delisted Tether (USDT) and five other stablecoins in Europe, following its final announcement that these stablecoins would be deleted by 13 December 2024. This is because…
Quintenz is a former Republican CFTC commissioner (2017–2021). Before the CFTC, he was Founder and leader of a hedge fund, Saeculum Capital Management. He currently leads policy at a16z Crypto,…
The purpose of the Bill is to align Nigeria’s capital market with current developments and strengthen the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s regulatory framework for “the regulation of securities, collective…
Trump’s choice of Atkins as the US SEC chair shows his resolve to take a lighter regulatory approach toward cryptocurrencies than the current administration under the chair, Gary Gensler. In…
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom government is proposing a regulatory framework for stablecoins by December 2024. On 6 November, the Bank of England (BOE) published a discussion paper which set out…
The FATF travel rule aims to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and the illicit proliferation of weapons. The Directive shows South Africa’s efforts to exit the FATF greylist, which it…
Although Gensler did not mention his resignation expressly during the speech at PLI, there are signs pointing to it. His reputation of “regulation-by-enforcement” at the US SEC during his tenure…
Despite the SEC’s targeting of leading crypto and Web3 companies, Immutable became the first Web3 gaming company to have been issued a Wells notice. In the announcement, Immutable stated its…
Gambaryan’s arrest in February sparked international attention, particularly in the cryptocurrency community. The former IRS agent and US citizen was in Nigeria to address regulatory concerns about Binance when he…
Iyinola Aboyeji, a prominent figure in Nigeria’s financial sector, has called for the release of Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial-crime compliance, who has been detained in Nigeria since February…