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Regulation is an extremely strategic point for the evolution and adoption of cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and the entire web3 ecosystem in general. Often denied and criticized by the most extreme members of the community, regulation is considered vital for many crypto activists wishing to see the democratization of blockchain and mass adoption. This considered a hot topic is constantly evolving. As such, Coin Academy will not fail to accurately address crypto regulation news to provide its readers with as much information as possible as quickly as possible.
Tether and Tron Join Forces to Combat Financial Crime
Tether and Tron have launched the T3 Financial Crime Unit, in partnership with TRM Labs, to combat crime…
Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump: A Crucial Crypto Debate
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet for the first time tonight in a crucial presidential debate. Harris is…
Coinbase Shareholders File Lawsuit Over Regulatory Risks
Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the United States, is facing a lawsuit filed by…
Pavel Durov Announces Changes and Content Moderation Focus on Telegram
Pavel Durov Announces Removal of ‘People Nearby’ Feature on Telegram On September 6, 2024, Pavel Durov, the founder…
Chris Larsen Endorses Kamala Harris for 2024 Presidential Election, Reflecting Ripple’s Evolving Political Strategy
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, the American political landscape is abuzz with activity, and the cryptocurrency industry…
Telegram’s Revised Policy: Balancing Privacy and Moderation
Telegram, the famed advocate of free speech in content moderation, is now compelled to revise its policy on…
Japan Plans Tax Reform for Cryptocurrencies from 2025
The Japan Considers Tax Reform for Cryptocurrencies from 2025 Japan, known for having one of the strictest financial…
Uniswap Labs Settles Fine with CFTC for Illegal Derivative Products
Uniswap Labs Pays $175,000 Fine to CFTC for Illegally Offering Derivative Products Uniswap Labs, the developer of decentralized…
FBI Warns of Increasing North Korean Cyberattacks on Web3 Companies
The FBI has issued a warning about an escalation of cyberattacks by North Korean hackers targeting employees in…
Custom Registration Forms: Addressing the Complexity of Digital Asset Securities
The Need for Customized Registration Forms for Digital Asset Securities The commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange…
Binance Executive’s Alarming Health Issues in Nigerian Prison
A Disturbing Video Shows Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s Head of Criminal Compliance, Struggling with Health Issues in Nigerian Prison…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Blocks Platform X and Sparks Debate on Freedom of Expression
Supreme Court Blocks Access to Platform X in Brazil, Igniting Debate on Freedom of Expression The recent decision…
OKX Secures Major Payment License in Singapore
OKX has obtained a major payment license in Singapore, issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, allowing for…
SEC Raises Concerns Over FTX Creditor Repayment Plan
SEC Raises Concerns Over FTX Creditor Repayment Plan The ongoing saga surrounding the FTX bankruptcy has taken yet…
Mette Frederiksen Warns Europe Against Excessive Dependence on Chinese Technology
Mette Frederiksen Warns Europe Against Excessive Dependence on Chinese Technology Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a…
Ryan Salame Withdraws Legal Petition: What’s Next for Him and Michelle Bond?
Ryan Salame Withdraws Legal Petition: What’s Next for Him and Michelle Bond? Ryan Salame, former executive of FTX,…
Russia Tests Crypto for Cross-Border Payments
La Russie has launched a pilot project to use crypto in cross-border payments, following the adoption of a…
Elon Musk Clears Lawsuit Alleging Dogecoin Market Manipulation
The Case against Elon Musk and Tesla for Dogecoin Market Manipulation Dismissed A Manhattan court has definitively dismissed…
Pavel Durov Released and Placed Under Judicial Supervision
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, released from custody and placed under judicial supervision. Accusations against Telegram and Pavel…
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested in France: Balancing Digital Platforms’ Responsibility
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, has been arrested in France and accused of complicity in illegal activities on…
The Arrest of Pavel Durov Sparks Coordinated DDoS Attacks on French Websites
The Arrest of Pavel Durov Sparks Coordinated DDoS Attacks on French Government and Educational Websites in Protest A…
FTX Partner Accused of Illegally Funding Congressional Campaign with FTX Funds
FTX Partner Michelle Bond Accused of Illegally Funding Congressional Campaign with FTX Funds The scandal surrounding former FTX…
The Arrest of Pavel Durov: A Debate on Freedom of Expression and Communication
The Arrest of Pavel Durov: A Debate on Freedom of Expression and Communication The recent arrest of Pavel…
Pavel Durov Arrested: Impact on Telegram and Crypto Community Support
Pavel Durov Arrested in France, Telegram Founder Accused of Lack of Moderation The digital landscape has been shaken…
US Crypto Platform Kraken Faces SEC Lawsuit
American federal judge William H. Orrick has rejected Kraken’s request to dismiss the complaint filed by the SEC,…
Powell’s Announcement: Imminent Rate Cut as Inflation Stabilizes
Jerome Powell Announces Imminent Rate Cut as Inflation Stabilizes Jerome Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, has…
Kim Dotcom’s Extradition: A Legal Battle with Crypto Implications
New Zealand Justice Minister signs extradition order for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to the United States Kim Dotcom…
Kamala Harris Takes a More Conciliatory Stance towards the Crypto Industry
Kamala Harris, a Democratic candidate for the presidency, seems to be adopting a more conciliatory position towards the…
Former FTX Executive Accuses US Government of Violating Plea Agreement
Ryan Salame: Former FTX Executive Accuses US Government of Breaching Plea Agreement Ryan Salame, a former executive at…
Trump Considers Elon Musk for Cabinet Position
Trump Considers Elon Musk for Cabinet Position Former president Donald Trump, who is preparing for a new campaign…
Mango Markets: SEC Negotiations and the Challenges Faced
Mango Markets, a DeFi platform based on Solana, is currently engaged in a critical negotiation with the SEC.…
SEC Raises Concerns About Solana’s Security Status and ETF Withdrawal
The SEC’s Concerns: Solana’s Status as a Security The SEC has expressed concerns about the status of Solana…
US Government Considers Revising Currency Definition to Include Cryptocurrencies
The US Government Considers Revising the Definition of “Currency” to Include Cryptocurrencies The US government is considering revising…
Franklin Templeton Files for ETF Combining Bitcoin and Ethereum
Franklin Templeton has filed an S-1 form with the SEC to create an ETF that combines Bitcoin and…
Lawsuit Against Terraform Labs Seeking $1.3 Billion in Compensation
The Liquidators of 3AC Sue Terraform Labs for $1.3 Billion in Compensation The liquidators of the cryptocurrency fund…
SEC Files Lawsuit against NovaTech for $650 Million Pyramid Scheme
The SEC Files Lawsuit against NovaTech and Eight Promoters Accusing Them of Orchestrating a $650 Million Pyramid Scheme…
Coinbase Opposes SEC Proposal to Regulate Decentralized Exchanges
Coinbase has voiced its opposition to a proposed rule by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) aiming…
Extradition of Terraform Co-founder Delayed Again in Montenegro
The extradition of Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, to South Korea has been once again delayed in…
US Federal Reserve Cracks Down on Customers Bank for Mishandling Crypto Risks
US Federal Reserve Takes Strict Measures Against Customers Bank for Mismanaging Crypto Risks The US Federal Reserve has…
Ripple Fined $125 Million for Securities Violations by Federal Judge
Ripple Fined $125 Million for Securities Violations by Federal Judge Ripple has been fined $125 million for violating…
Irish DPC Takes Legal Action against Twitter for Alleged Data Violations
Irish DPC Takes Legal Action against Twitter for Alleged Data Violations The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has…
Interest Rate Reductions: Hopes After Market Drop
Some experts see buying opportunities in the current decline, recalling historical rebounds after crises, such as in 2020…
France Becomes First Major EU Economy to Accept MiCA License Applications
France Becomes First Major EU Economy to Accept MiCA License Applications France has become the first major economy…
Montenegro Court Extradites Do Kwon to South Korea
The Montenegro Court of Appeals rejects the US request and decides to extradite Do Kwon to South Korea.…
BitClout Founder Arrested and Charged with Fraud
Nader Al-Naji, the founder of the cryptocurrency social networking platform BitClout, has been arrested and faces civil and…
SEC Withdraws Request to Classify Tokens as Securities in Lawsuit against Binance
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has withdrawn its request to classify several tokens as securities in…
British Hacker Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison for Compromising Coinbase Accounts
British Hacker Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison for Compromising Coinbase Accounts A British hacker, Elliot Gunton, has…
Donald Trump Promises to Maintain a National Strategic Reserve of Bitcoin
Donald Trump Promises to Maintain a “National Strategic Reserve of Bitcoin” and “Never Sell” Seized BTC Thousands of…
Joe Biden Withdraws from 2024 Presidential Race, Endorses Kamala Harris
Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he would not seek a second term, abandoning his re-election campaign.…
EU Proposes New Guidelines for Classifying Crypto Assets under MiCA
New Guidelines Proposed by the EU for Classifying Crypto Assets Under MiCA The European Union (EU) has introduced…
Winklevoss Brothers Support Republican Senate Campaign Against Elizabeth Warren
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have each donated $500,000 in Bitcoin to the campaign of John Deaton, a Republican…
The Risks of Supporting Political Candidates Based on Crypto
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has advised against supporting political candidates solely based on their pro-crypto stance, highlighting the…
Donald Trump Selects Pro-Crypto Senator J.D. Vance as Running Mate
Former President Donald Trump has chosen Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, highlighting Vance’s pro-crypto stance and…
SEC Ends Three-Year Investigation into Hiro Systems
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended its three-year investigation into Hiro Systems, the developer of…
Coinbase Drops Request for Gary Gensler’s Personal Communications
A Surprising Request: Coinbase Persuaded to Abandon Its Efforts to Obtain Gary Gensler’s Personal Communications A federal judge…
US Legislators Fail to Overturn President Biden’s Veto on SAB 121 Resolution
US Legislators Fail to Override Biden’s Veto on SAB 121 Resolution Last night, US lawmakers voted 228-184 in…
SEC Decision on Paxos and BUSD
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided not to recommend any coercive measures against Paxos following…
BitMEX Pleads Guilty to Violating Banking Secrecy Act
The crypto platform BitMEX has pleaded guilty to violations of the Banking Secrecy Act (BSA) in the United…
Cboe Submits Filing for Solana Spot ETF by VanEck and 21Shares
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has officially confirmed plans by asset managers VanEck and 21Shares to launch…
North Carolina Governor Vetoes CBDC Ban
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has recently vetoed a bill aimed at prohibiting the implementation of a Central…
Tech Companies Alert SEC to Potential AI Risks
Leading US technology companies, including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, and Adobe, have recently filed reports with the SEC, alerting…
UK Voters Express Concerns about the Future of Cryptocurrencies
UK Voters Express Concerns about the Future of Cryptocurrencies, Urge Legislators to Consider Industry Growth On July 4th,…
Europe’s MiCA Regulation and its Impact on Stablecoins
The MiCA Regulation Imposes Strict Requirements on Stablecoin Issuers and CASPs, Requiring Licenses to Operate in Europe The…
Silvergate Bank Pays $63 Million Settlement for AML Failures and FTX Involvement
Silvergate Bank, known for its support of cryptocurrencies and its provision of services to FTX, has agreed to…
Circle Becomes First Stablecoin Issuer to Obtain EMI License Under MiCA Rules
Circle Becomes First Stablecoin Issuer to Obtain EMI License Under MiCA Rules Circle, the stablecoin issuer, has obtained…
T-Rex Group Seeks Approval for Highly Volatile ETFs Linked to Microstrategy
ETF issuer T-Rex Group has recently filed applications for new ETFs that take long and short positions on…
Jesse Powell Donates $1 Million in ETH to Trump’s 2024 Campaign, Supporting Pro-Crypto Policies
Jesse Powell Donates $1 Million in ETH to Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential Campaign, Supporting Pro-Crypto Policies Jesse Powell,…
EU’s MiCA Regulations: New Rules and Challenges for Stablecoins
EU’s MiCA Regulations Set New Rules for Stablecoins The European Union’s new rules for stablecoins, set by the…
Coinbase Files Lawsuits Against SEC and FDIC for FOIA Non-Compliance in Ethereum Transition
Coinbase Files Lawsuits Against SEC and FDIC for FOIA Non-Compliance in Relation to Ethereum 2.0 and Proof of…
VanEck Files S-1 Form for Solana Spot ETF with the SEC
VanEck Files S-1 Form for Solana Spot ETF with the SEC, Marking the First Request of its Kind…
Julian Assange Pleads Guilty and Will Be Released
Julian Assange Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Will Be Released Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been…
Winklevoss Donations to Trump Returned After Exceeding Legal Limit in Bitcoin
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, billionaires and founders of the crypto exchange platform Gemini, had their donations to former…
Winklevoss Brothers Contribute Bitcoin to Donald Trump’s Campaign
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss Each Donate $1 Million in Bitcoin to Donald Trump’s Campaign Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss,…
Crypto PAC Supports Pro-Crypto Candidates with $169 Million Dollars
Jump Crypto has added $10 million to the Fairshake PAC, bringing the total funds to $169 million to…
SEC Concludes Investigation into Ethereum 2.0 without Taking Action against Consensys
The SEC Concludes Investigation into ‘Ethereum 2.0’ without Taking Action against Consensys The SEC has closed its investigation…
Hashdex Launches ETF for Bitcoin and Ethereum Spot Exposure
Hashdex Launches ETF for Bitcoin and Ethereum Spot Exposure, Supported by Coinbase Custody and BitGo Asset management company…
SEC Rejects Ripple’s Request to Reduce Penalty, Citing Specific Agreement with Terraform Labs
The SEC has rejected Ripple’s request to reduce the civil penalty imposed by the regulator. Ripple had based…
Binance Execs Have Tax Charges Dropped but Face Money Laundering Case
Revised Tax Charges by FIRS The Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has dropped the tax charges against…
FlowBank Forced into Bankruptcy by FINMA for Violating Capital Requirements
FlowBank forced into bankruptcy by FINMA after serious violation of minimum capital requirements. The Swiss online bank, FlowBank,…
Federal Reserve Policy Update
The US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate between 5.25% and 5.50% at the latest Federal…
Terraform Labs to Pay $4.47 Billion to Settle SEC Charges
Terraform Labs to Pay $4.47 Billion to Settle SEC Charges Terraform Labs has reached an agreement with the…
Challenges Posed by Blockchain Technologies for Law Enforcement
The Innovation Hub for Internal Security of the European Union has recently highlighted the challenges posed by certain…
Ripple Enhances Partnership with Georgia for Digital Economy
Ripple Explores Collaboration with National Bank of Georgia for Digital Economy Ripple, a major crypto player, is intensifying…
South Korea to Regulate NFTs as Cryptocurrencies
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea has issued a new regulatory framework for NFTs, according to…
Former Binance Executives Detained in Nigeria
Former Binance executives detained in Nigeria Two Binance executives, including Tigran Gambaryan, have been arrested in Nigeria on…
Binance to Restrict Access to Unregulated Stablecoins in the EU
Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange, has announced that starting from the end of June, access to stablecoins…
Coinbase vs. SEC: The Battle for Clear Cryptocurrency Regulations
Coinbase’s Battle with the SEC: Accusations of Deliberate Destruction Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is engaged…
Elon Musk and Donald Trump Engage in Cryptocurrency Policy Discussions: Potential Turning Point in Trump’s Campaign
Elon Musk and Donald Trump Discuss Cryptocurrency Policy, Marking a Potential Turning Point in Trump’s Campaign Elon Musk,…
Vitalik Buterin Supports Tornado Cash Developers in Legal Battle
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has transferred 30 ETH, equivalent to just over $113,000, to Juicebox, a crowdfunding…
NYSE Expresses Interest in Integrating Crypto with Regulatory Clarity
Lynn Martin of NYSE Expresses Interest in Integrating Crypto with Conditions of Regulatory Clarity in the US During…
Argentina Learns from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption
Argentina Learns from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption, Seeks Further Cryptocurrency Integration Argentine officials are looking to draw lessons…
Trump’s Promise to Reduce Ross Ulbricht’s Life Sentence
Trump promises to reduce Ross Ulbricht’s life sentence if reelected, potentially freeing Silk Road’s creator after 11 years…
Gate.HK Crypto Exchange Shuts Down in Hong Kong
Gate.HK Crypto Exchange Closes its Doors in Hong Kong Hong Kong-based crypto exchange platform Gate.HK has shut down…
US House Approves Major Cryptocurrency Bill
The United States House of Representatives has approved the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act…
Joe Biden and the White House Oppose Pro-Crypto Legislation
Joe Biden and the White House Oppose Pro-Crypto Legislation The White House has just released a statement indicating…
Donald Trump’s Campaign Embraces Cryptocurrency Donations
The presidential campaign of Donald Trump has officially announced that it will now be accepting donations in cryptocurrency…
WisdomTree Launches Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs on the London Stock Exchange
WisdomTree Launches Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs on the London Stock Exchange Asset management company WisdomTree has recently gained…
