2025-4-2 12:45 |
North Korean (DPRK) IT workers are ramping up their corporate infiltration efforts into tech and crypto firms, with a focus on Europe. Since its last report in September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group has observed a rise in DPRK IT… origin »
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The Fed's proposal could reshape financial access, fostering innovation and competition by enabling more firms to directly engage with payment systems. The post Fed proposes limited-access master accounts, potentially benefiting crypto firms like Ripple and Anchorage appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2025-10-21 19:14 | |
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The integration of stablecoins by major tech firms could revolutionize global payment systems, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. The post Apple, X, and Google hold talks with crypto firms on stablecoin integration appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2025-6-10 17:17 | |
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The association was formed after the country’s Justice Ministry proposed AML amendments for crypto firms that could result in penalties, including up to two years in prison.
2024-6-14 22:49 | |
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Suggested fines the securities watchdog suggested for Terraform Labs and Ripple are out-of-line with what it has collected from crypto firms in the past.
2024-4-25 23:24 | |
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The government has said it won't extend certain regulatory exemptions reserved for foreign TradFi firms to crypto.
2023-11-17 18:05 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority has blocked Binance's chosen ad approver and added 221 firms to its warnings list since a new crypto marketing regime took effect on Oct.8.
2023-10-25 14:55 | |
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Only three compliance firms are licensed to approve crypto firms according to new advertising rules in the UK. The post Compliance Firms Boosted by New UK Crypto Rules appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-10-24 19:15 | |
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Luno, Bybit and PayPal have recently withdrawn certain services from the U.K. – just ahead of tough new promotions rules for crypto firms coming into effect.
2023-10-4 10:22 | |
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The financial regulator expressed its frustration at the lack of engagement from crypto firms in a strongly worded letter.
2023-9-22 20:00 | |
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France has imposed new rules on crypto firms to comply with the upcoming EU MiCA regulation
2023-8-10 21:30 | |
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Crypto firms have faced immense pressure to deal with and comply with ever-changing regulations. Around 400 firms in a European region may see the exit door following strict compliance requirements.
2023-5-10 17:46 | |
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Estonia's new laws impose hefty startup and compliance fees, which may have driven out 200 crypto firms from the Baltic nation. The post Estonian Crypto Clampdown Drives out 400 Firms appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-5-9 14:05 | |
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Reports reveal that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) hit an all-time high in Q1 2023. Are crypto firms looking for an exit? The post Are Crypto Firms Selling Themselves Due to Lack of Venture Capital Interest? appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-4-18 18:54 | |
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The new proposed advertising rules in the UK could subject executives of crypto firms to up to two years in prison for failing to meet certain promotion requirements. Crypto firms would need eiThe post UK crypto firms could be jailed for 2 years for violating advertising laws appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-2-7 12:30 | |
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating several crypto firms it alleges that their advertisements were deceptive or misleading.
2022-12-7 16:06 | |
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As crypto firms continue to collapse in the wake of FTX, one group in particular has been benefitting: bankruptcy lawyers. The post Bankruptcy Law Firms Boom as Crypto Firms Go Bust appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-12-3 22:00 | |
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The MAS reportedly asked crypto firms about their owned tokens, top lending and borrowing counterparties, loans and top tokens staked via DeFi.
2022-8-26 12:34 | |
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The current downtrend of the crypto market has negatively affected financial institutions, particularly those dealing with digital currencies. Currently, some firms are beginning to feel the heat from a different angle.
2022-6-22 12:00 | |
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The regulatory agency asked crypto firms to adopt methods to ensure greater risk assessment for potentially problematic transactions.
2022-4-29 00:25 | |
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Crypto firms in the United Kingdom could be forced to cease operation by next week as the deadline for registration with a foremost financial regulator in the country looms. The post Crypto firms face critical deadline in the UK appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-3-25 09:00 | |
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We asked several industry participants if Wall Street incumbents might start making deals for crypto companies, and some predicted the opposite.
2022-3-11 19:26 | |
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Because DeFi tokens offer some kind of return, the watchdog needs to have oversight on them, said the Chair, as “the public is not as protected as it could be.” The post Gary Gensler Says SEC is “Going to Use the Enforcement Tool” If Crypto Firms Do Not Register first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-12-2 17:07 | |
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In the first quarter of 2021, a glut of upper-class institutions, including Tesla and MicroStrategy, spent large sums of money to acquire Bitcoin. It appears the hype has cooled off since. However, the interest in crypto and blockchain-based firms have received a boom instead.
2021-8-2 17:37 | |
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Following the notice by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to cryptocurrency companies in January, the FCA published a warning to consumers against 111 crypto firms in the UK. The list which is to serve as a reference to consumers, to guide their relationship with crypto firms, comprises all crypto firms that are yet to register […]
2021-6-26 14:56 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) head of enforcement and market oversight, Mark Steward, warned of 111 unregistered crypto asset firms. The post UK Finance Watchdog Warns Against 111 Crypto Asset Firms appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-6-23 14:30 | |
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As per a press statement shared with Bitcoin Exchange Guide, money services businesses based in the United States, composed of crypto firms, will in the near future enjoy easy regulatory processes.
2020-9-15 21:01 | |
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Hawaiian regulators have launched a digital currency sandbox that waives the state’s infamous double-reserve requirement for participating crypto firms.
2020-3-19 23:36 | |
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New York’s Financial regulator, NYFDS, has given crypto firms registered within this state one month to have submitted a preparedness plan for the COVID-19 pandemic. The watchdog sent out letters to crypto entities it regulates which was followed by a state of emergency declaration by New York’s Mayor, Bill De Blasio. These firms are required […]
2020-3-14 16:38 | |
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Regulated crypto firms in New York City have been asked to draft detailed plans outlining how they will cope with the coronavirus outbreak
2020-3-13 13:29 | |
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NYDFS is asking all crypto firms operating in New York to prepare detailed plans in case day-to-day operations are disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
2020-3-13 12:00 | |
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Tokenomica, a Malta-based bitcoin/cryptocurrency exchange company, announced today that it has received a €1. 5 million investment from Wise Wolves Group; and the firms will partner to develop a facility for the automated issuance, offering, and trading of tokenized assets.
2020-3-13 15:46 | |
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Remote bitcoin events have been boosted by the postponement or cancellation of real world crypto conferences due to the coronavirus outbreak. With many employees now working from home where possible, firms have begun switching to virtual meetings, prompting renewed interest in VR equipment and hinting at the decentralized future of crypto meetings and events.
2020-3-13 06:30 | |
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The blockchain project Celo and the Silicon Valley mobile payments team behind it, cLabs, have formed an alliance with over 50 heavy hitters. Rivaling that of the Facebook-led Libra Association. Many investors and blockchain firms, including Anchorage, Coinbase Ventures, Bison Trails, Andreessen Horowitz, and just announced, cold storage crypto wallet Ledger are committed to promoting […]
2020-3-12 20:28 | |
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The announcement comes a week after the country's supreme court overturned a two-year banking ban for cryptocurrency firms.
2020-3-10 13:00 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India reportedly plans to return to the supreme court to ask for a review of a ruling that overturned its ban on banking access for crypto firms.
2020-3-7 16:26 | |
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Zabo, which claims to be able to link bank accounts to crypto wallets directly, raised $2.5 million from Moonshots Capital and other firms to build out its engineering team and customers.
2020-3-6 18:15 | |
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With the number of hacks increasing to 12 in 2019, there was very little that an exchange could do to protect its image while also tracking the funds. During such events, exchanges often reach out The post Crypto exchanges and analytics firms do more than trace coins after a hack appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-2 19:00 | |
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In 2019, at least eight exchanges were hacked including Binance, Bithumb, and Cryptopia. Just two months in 2020, Decentralized Lending Protocol bZx was hacked twice in a matter of a few days; the indThe post Hacked crypto exchanges: the role of analytics firms in damage control appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-2 17:00 | |
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For years, crypto financial services firms across the U. S. have been trying their hand at launching publicly-traded Bitcoin funds (ETFs). Unfortunately for these hopefuls, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has long not agreed with these firms’ assertions that the cryptocurrency market is ready for its own regulated, tradable fund.
2020-3-2 10:00 | |
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They don’t need to shut their headquarters; they don’t have headquarters.
2020-2-29 02:30 | |
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The outbreak has complicated tech upgrades, product development, logistics and business travel at crypto exchanges and other blockchain firms in China.
2020-2-29 00:35 | |
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The California-based crypto exchange giant, Coinbase, has admitted to using the controversial facial recognition software developed by Clearview. According to BuzzFeed, which obtained an internal document from the New York-based AI company – Clearview – shows that the company has, so far, partnered with over 2,000 firms and authorities globally through the sale of its […]
2020-2-29 20:46 | |
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis plans to ask financial institutions whether they conducted any crypto trades with foreigners in 2019.
2020-2-26 21:05 | |
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The exchange has opened a fiat gateway for Hong Kong dollars, serving a jurisdiction in which banking services for crypto firms are notoriously tough to find.
2020-2-25 13:46 | |
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According to a report by The Block published on February 21, 2020, a New Jersey-based lawmaker has proposed a new bill that seeks to make it mandatory for all crypto firms to obtain a business license to be able to conduct its business in the state.
2020-2-24 16:00 | |
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A New Jersey lawmaker introduces a bill to regulate the cryptocurrency and digital assets industry. The bill states each virtual asset company must obtain and maintain their operation license with the authorities in the state.
2020-2-22 19:32 | |
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Israeli banks should not deny services to firms involved with crypto, attorney general Avichai Mandelblit said
2020-2-20 06:10 | |
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent out invites to an undisclosed number of cryptocurrency startups and firms in a bid to discuss digital asset tax-related issues in the field on March 3. The reports from Bloomberg Tax and Coindesk state the Washington based conference will have four-90 minute panel sessions to discuss taxes, tech, and […]
2020-2-19 17:31 | |
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The IRS will hold a summit to better inform its thinking around taxing cryptocurrencies next month.
2020-2-19 00:15 | |
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In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Strategy’s Michael Saylor rejected speculation about Bitcoin sales while affirming continued accumulation despite price declines. In other developments, the Justice Department secured multiple convictions for assisting North Korean cryptocurrency operations, and Ethereum…
North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group has been blamed for a $22.8 million crypto heist that crippled UK-registered exchange Lykke, forcing its shutdown and triggering investor lawsuits. The British Treasury’s sanctions office linked the state-backed hackers to thefts of Bitcoin, Ethereum,…
A compromised device from a North Korean IT worker has exposed the inner workings of the team behind the $680,000 Favrr hack and their use of Google tools to target crypto projects. According to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, the trail began…
North Korean IT workers are using fake identities to infiltrate crypto firms and steal millions worth of digital assets through remote job scams, cybersecurity researchers at Google Cloud and Wiz have warned.
An Arizona woman and TikTok influencer has received a multi-year prison sentence for helping North Korean IT workers fraudulently secure remote jobs at over 300 U.S. companies. Christina Marie Chapman, 50, was sentenced to 102 months in prison by a…
Researchers at cybersecurity company Darktrace have warned that threat actors are using increasingly sophisticated social engineering tactics to infect victims with crypto-stealing malware. In its latest blog, Darktrace researchers detailed an elaborate campaign in which scammers were found to be…
Continuing its crackdown on North Korea’s efforts to infiltrate U. S. companies, the Treasury Department has sanctioned two individuals and four entities for aiding malicious IT workers in infiltrating crypto firms.