FinCEN charts massive surge in ransomware activity reports in H1 2021
The U.S. anti-money laundering watchdog has put out a new report on a surge in ransomware payment activity…
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New SEC Filings Give the Impression US Regulators Approved a Bitcoin Futures ETF
The price of bitcoin jumped over 8% during the last 24 hours after a number of documents stemming…
South African Regulator ‘Welcomes’ Binance’s Decision to Terminate Certain Services in the Country
A South African regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), says it welcomes Binance’s decision to stop offering…
Estonia Considers Revoking Crypto Licenses as Government Mulls Tougher Regulations
Authorities in Estonia are working on new legislation expected to stiffen the rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector.…
Australian authorities target crypto telegram groups to weed out ‘pump and dump’ schemes
Telegram groups that are used to pump and dump all financial products, including any crypto assets, would henceforth…
Jacobi Asset Management claims it will launch the world’s first ‘tier one’ bitcoin ETF
Jacobi Asset Management announced Friday that it has received approval to launch what it calls the world’s first…
CFTC Fines Stablecoin Issuer Tether and Crypto Exchange Bitfinex $42.5 Million
On Friday, October 15, 2021, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had ordered the…
VCs ‘pre-farming’ DeFI projects raises questions about ethics in crypto investing and aidrops
Quick Take Last week a pseudonymous crypto user published evidence suggesting that a VC firm may have been…
US Treasury publishes new sanctions guidance for crypto businesses
The U.S. sanctions watchdog is honing in on the crypto industry. On October 15, the Treasury’s Office of…
BREAKING: Nasdaq listing hints that the SEC may soon approve ETF application from Valkyrie
Vice president of listing qualifications Eun Ah Choi said Nasdaq had certified Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF shares for listing…