This approval designates Binance as a licensed broker-dealer in Brazil, allowing it to acquire Sim;paul, a São Paulo-based investment platform authorized to distribute securities and issue electronic money. Binance became…
This new restriction adds to China’s series of regulations against cryptocurrency activities. The country views digital assets like bitcoin (BTC) as a potential threat to the nation’s financial stability. Since…
he regulations will limit public offers of crypto assets to authorized crypto platforms. Following the publication of its Discussion Paper on the proposed regulations, the FCA issued a statement on…
The fine was a consequence of the operator’s unlawful issuance of a margin trading product that included a credit facility to over 1,100 customers. The product allowed users to borrow…
The FSCA said it has received 420 CASP licence applications, of which it approved 248 and declined nine.
While 106 applicants have voluntarily withdrawn their applications after engagements with the FSCA…
The Rules, introduced in 2022 and revised 27 September 2024, will be effective from 30 June 2025. The amendment adds new provisions and removes one, stating the justification for each…
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…