Rostin Behnam, chair of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), spoke at the Financial Industry Association Expo 2023 event in Chicago about the agency’s activity in the crypto sphere and the need for up-to-date legislation. He noted that the CFTC Enforcement Division had collected $6 billion in penalties in fiscal year 2023, with […]
The US Congress passed a stopgap funding measure on October 1, preventing a government shutdown. The Republican Party, which holds a majority in the US House of Representatives, was divided on the issue. After weeks of infighting, Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the stopgap proposal and the bill passed the House with a bipartisan vote. The […]
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange FTX, is set to begin this week. Caroline Ellison, his former girlfriend and head of Alameda Research, is expected to testify against him. SBF is accused of attempting to pay Donald Trump to not run for reelection in 2020. Ellison has pleaded guilty to seven […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has affirmed its plan to summon former FTX clients, investors, and staff as witnesses in the upcoming trial involving Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX executive. The DOJ submitted a letter motion in limine on Sept. 30, to enable them to get the interpretation of the witnesses on FTX’s treatment of […]
An unnamed individual in China was fined 1.06 million Yuan ($144,907) for using a virtual private network (VPN) to access restricted websites as part of a remote work routine for a foreign employer. Chinese law prohibits the use of VPNs to bypass the country’s “Great Firewall” that blocks popular sites such as Google, Wikipedia, and […]
Crypto exchange Huobi Global was hacked on Sept. 24 for $7.9 million, according to blockchain analytics. Meanwhile, a wallet associated with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was flagged sending 400 ETH, worth around $600,000, to Coinbase. In response to the JPEX scandal, Hong Kong’s financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has vowed to step […]
Bybit, a Dubai-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the suspension of services to the United Kingdom in response to pending rules from the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Starting October 1, Bybit will no longer allow new account applications, followed by the suspension of new deposits, new contracts and changes to positions for existing users on […]
This week is set to be an important one for September, with several major developments taking place. From inflation numbers to interest rates, here are three things to watch out for. Today, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance will have an important hearing regarding a case between the two. The SEC has […]
The Japanese government is set to adjust regulatory frameworks, allowing startups to raise funds by issuing digital assets to investors. This decision is part of Japan’s ongoing efforts to diversify capital-raising platforms for its domestic startups, aligning itself with the global trend of embracing digital assets. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has emphasized his government’s commitment […]
XDOGE, a meme coin, has seen a 600% increase in its market cap over the last 24 hours, according to data from DexTools. The token now has over 409 holders and has passed the GoPlus security audit. The team behind XDOGE posted on the social media platform X that they were starting a “new movement […]
