MENA emerges as world’s fastest-growing crypto adopter -study
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – The Middle East and North Africa are the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency markets, with the volume of crypto received in the region jumping 48% in…
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – The Middle East and North Africa are the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency markets, with the volume of crypto received in the region jumping 48% in…
(Reuters) – Celsius Network’s co-founder and chief strategy officer Daniel Leon has stepped down, the bankrupt crypto lender said on Tuesday, joining a wave of executive departures from beleaguered digital…
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a U.S. regulatory panel comprising top financial regulators, on Monday recommended that Congress pass legislation addressing risks digital assets…
(Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network said on Friday it is not seeking to enforce payment obligations for outstanding loans during its Chapter 11 proceedings and that borrowers do…
By Huw Jones and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Crypto companies were undeterred by initial failure to obtain licences to operate in Britain and were submitting new applications, the Financial…
PARIS (Reuters) – Countries that are slow to build up regulations for crypto assets could create arbitrage risks that players operating globally could exploit, the head of France’s central bank…
(Reuters) – Nasdaq Inc is placing a big bet on the cryptocurrency market, with the launch of a digital assets business that is aimed at tapping institutional investors. The new…
White House Report Bashes Crypto, Boosts Fed-Controlled ‘Digital Currency’ John Hugh DeMastri on September 16, 2022 The White House today criticized the volatility and lack of transparency amongst decentralized cryptocurrencies,…
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -U.S. government agencies must double down on digital asset sector enforcement and identify gaps in cryptocurrency regulation, the Biden administration said on Friday, citing their potential…
(Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator will set up two new offices to deal with filings related to crypto assets and the life sciences sector, the agency said on Friday.…
(Reuters) – Hodlnaut said on Tuesday it has been placed under interim judicial management by the Singapore High Court, after the troubled cryptocurrency lender suspended withdrawals earlier this month. Judicial…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Celsius Network LLC on Tuesday sued a former investment manager, accusing him of losing or stealing tens of millions of dollars in assets…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Monday it would do a virtual stocktake of the country’s cryptocurrency holdings, the first signal from the new centre-left government that it plans to…
By Niket Nishant and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) -Canada’s second-largest pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is exploring legal options over bankrupt crypto lending firm Celsius and…
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) said on Wednesday it would harmonise how banks offer cryptoassets to ensure they have enough capital and expertise in…
By Pete Schroeder and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday issued additional guidance for banks considering activities involving cryptocurrencies, emphasizing that firms must notify the…
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Losses arising from cryptocurrency hacks jumped nearly 60% in the first seven months of the year to $1.9 billion, propelled by a surge in…
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON – Cryptocurrency derivatives trading on centralised exchanges rose to $3.12 trillion in July, a 13% monthly increase, researcher CryptoCompare said on Thursday, as crypto prices show…
SYDNEY – Nearly half of Australian retail investors owned cryptocurrency in late 2021 and more got their information from YouTube videos than from financial advisers, the securities watchdog said on…
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is seeing a surge in clients due to rising inflation and a historically strong dollar that has depressed emerging…
BANGKOK – Crypto exchange Zipmex will release Ethereum and Bitcoin tokens from this week, a spokesperson said on Monday, allowing 60% of its customers to retrieve their digital assets after…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York has given crypto firm Voyager Digital Holdings Inc the approval to return $270 million in customer cash, the Wall Street Journal…
(Reuters) – London-based crypto firm Blockchain.com said on Thursday it had registered as a virtual asset service provider in Italy, the latest in a string of digital asset firms to…
‘Market Crash’: Robinhood Announces More Layoffs As Crypto Trading Tanks John Hugh DeMastri on August 2, 2022 Robinhood, a major player in the retail investing market, will be laying off…
WASHINGTON – A U.S. banking regulator is urging banks dealing with cryptocurrency companies that they need to make sure customers know which of their funds will be insured by the…