Most Crypto Assets Confirmed As Non-Securities By SEC And CFTC In New Guidance

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday issued joint guidance that clarifies how federal securities laws apply to many crypto assets, a move aimed at ending years of regulatory uncertainty.  The agencies said the interpretation makes clear that the bulk of digital tokens are not securities, […]

Crypto Under Fire: Why South Korea’s Bithumb Penalty Is A Warning Shot To Exchanges Worldwide

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has imposed a 6-month partial business suspension and 36.8 billion won fine on one the biggest Korean crypto exchanges, Bithumb. Related Reading: Crypto Push In Korea: Hana Financial And Standard Chartered Unveil New Deal A New Governance Hit On A Crypto Exchange According to Korean outlet News1, the FIU […]

You Won’t Believe Which Company Is The Top XRP ETF Holder

Institutional interest in XRP exchange-traded funds is still growing, and these ETFS have already taken in more than $1.4 billion in cumulative inflows since launch. Interestingly, the latest regulatory disclosures reveal a surprising name sitting at the top of the list of investors.  Goldman Sachs, one of Wall Street’s most influential investment banks, has quietly […]

Custodia Bank Loses Case For Rehearing Over Fed Master Account – Details

Crypto bank Custodia has lost another legal battle in its campaign to review the Federal Reserve’s position as the final authority over granting master accounts. This development comes after the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected the Caitlin Long-led digital bank’s request for rehearing after an initial favorable ruling for the Federal […]

BIS Warns Crypto Self-Custody Could Become New AML Loophole

A new Bank of International Settlement (BIS) paper argues that self-custodied crypto could become the next weak point in anti-money laundering enforcement if regulators tighten rules around other payment rails without closing the gap around user-controlled wallets. The core concern is straightforward: when one channel becomes harder to use, illicit flows do not disappear. They […]