In a major development, Japan’s crypto registry has a new addition for the first time since 2022, with Laser Digital Japan clearing the regulatory bar needed to operate as a licensed exchange in the country. The firm, a subsidiary of…
Digital Asset, the company behind the Canton Network, is teaming up with former House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation to test whether blockchain technology can improve how states deliver public assistance. The two organisations announced plans on Friday to…
Ten members of South Korea’s National Assembly, led by People Power Party lawmaker Eom Tae-young, submitted new legislation on Thursday aimed at reshaping how the country’s financial watchdog handles crypto crime, as per local media news reports. The bill would…
Capital.com is expanding into actual crypto ownership for its UAE customer base, moving beyond the derivatives-only model it has relied on in most markets to date. The trading platform, confirmed that its affiliate Capital Vault has obtained a virtual-asset license…
US President Donald Trump gathered crypto industry executives and federal regulators at the White House on Wednesday, using the event to press Senate lawmakers toward passing the CLARITY Act. Officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock…
Federal regulators in the United States have moved against a Florida-based crypto firm and its founder, alleging they orchestrated one of the larger digital-asset Ponzi schemes uncovered in recent memory. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) and the Commodity Futures…
A man with a checkered business history and a past money-laundering investigation in Britain has been identified as the force behind one of the largest single investments ever made into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture. As per a New York…
A federal judge in New York has hit pause on a civil lawsuit brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission(CFTC), putting the case on ice until a separate criminal prosecution over the same conduct plays out. District Judge Andrew Carter…
Every crypto transfer between South Korea’s registered exchanges will soon face Travel Rule scrutiny, regardless of how small the amount involved happens to be. The country’s Cabinet approved this change on Tuesday, amending the Enforcement Decree under the Act on…
Brazil is joining a growing list of countries cracking down on crypto-enabled fraud, with its central bank introducing rules to tackle digital asset scams. The Banco Central do Brasil announced Friday that virtual-asset providers will need to delay qualifying transfers…
