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Europe’s Crypto Regulation Ambition Meets Enforcement Reality

By David E | 1 month ago

MiCA Rollout Faces Real-World Snags The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation was hailed as a world first, promising a harmonized framework for crypto-asset services across all 27 member states...

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MiCA’s Full Enforcement: Europe’s Crypto Market Faces a New Reality

By Loic Dos Santos | 1 month ago

July 1: No More MiCA Grace The European Union’s landmark crypto regulation, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), has now come fully into force as of July 1...

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Clarity Act Faces Tight Senate Deadline as Crypto Market Braces for Volatility

By Loic Dos Santos | 1 month ago

Senate Faces Tight Timeline on Crypto The U.S. Senate is under pressure to address the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act before lawmakers leave for their August recess, with only about 20 legislative days remaining on the calenda.....

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MiCA Deadline Forces Shakeup for 10 Million EU Crypto Users

By David E | 1 month ago

Ten Million Users Face Platform Shuffle On July 1, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory deadline arrives, triggering a major shift for more than 10 million crypto users across the EU...

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Polymarket Faces Bipartisan Heat as CFTC Probes Alleged Fake Bets

By David E | 1 month ago

Senators Press CFTC on Polymarket Tactics On Thursday, June 20, Republican Senator John Curtis and Democratic Senator Adam Schiff sent a formal letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Mike Selig, demanding a closer look.....

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Binance Suspends Key EU Services as MiCA Deadline Hits

By Loic Dos Santos | 1 month ago

Binance Halts New EU Sign-Ups Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has notified users across the European Union that it will suspend several core services starting July 1, 2024...

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Bank of England Scraps Personal Stablecoin Caps, Sets £40B Issuance Limit

By Loic Dos Santos | 1 month ago

Individuals Dodge Wallet Cap, For Now The Bank of England has abandoned its earlier plan to restrict the amount of stablecoins that individuals and businesses could hold...

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Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Gets Permanent Trading Ban in CFTC Settlement

By David E | 1 month ago

Judge signs off on lifetime ban A federal judge in the Southern District of New York has formally approved a sweeping settlement that permanently bars Alexander Mashinsky, former CEO of Celsius Network, from trading or seeking regis This.....

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Illinois Becomes First State to Tax Crypto Transactions, Drawing Industry Fury

By David E | 1 month ago

Illinois Becomes First State to Tax Crypto On Tuesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Digital Asset Tax Act into law, making Illinois the first state in the U.S...

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CME Group to Sue CFTC Over Perpetual Futures Approval, Citing Dodd-Frank Breach

By Loic Dos Santos | 1 month ago

CME’s Legal Gambit Targets CFTC The CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, is preparing to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following the regulator’s approval of perpetual futures products earlier in June.....