Kazakhstan Launches Consultation on Proposals to Improve Crypto Trading

Financial authorities in Kazakhstan are starting a public consultation on draft changes to the country’s framework for digital-asset trading. The proposals include measures to reduce risks in the crypto market and improvements... Read more »

The world must take a ‘collective action’ approach to regulations – India’s Finance Minister

India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, suggested that regulation “cannot be done” by a single country, it requires an international effort, in a recent television interview. Speaking to Rahul Joshi on CNBC-TV18 in... Read more »

Experts Predict Future Regulation of Crypto Exchanges by 2025, With Split Opinion on Similarity to Traditional Finance

Following finder.com’s reports on bitcoin and ethereum predictions, the product comparison site polled 56 specialists in the fintech and cryptocurrency industry to gauge their thoughts on future regulation of crypto exchanges. The... Read more »

CFTC commits to regulating crypto products that are not securities

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) committed to regulating crypto tokens not classified as securities during a conference on Feb. 3. CFTC chairman Rostin Behnam explained the regulator’s stance during the... Read more »

$20K Bitcoin may return, says analyst as US unemployment hits 54-year low

Bitcoin (BTC) fell prior to the Feb. 3 Wall Street open as fresh United States economic data came in “hot hot hot.” BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Think again” over... Read more »

Russia-based Sberbank to launch DeFi platform on Ethereum

Russian leading lender Sberbank has hinted at plans to launch decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on the Ethereum blockchain by the end of May, 2023, Interfax news reports. Sberbank director of the blockchain... Read more »

US Judge Dismisses Customer Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange Coinbase

A U.S. district judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Coinbase and its CEO Brian Armstrong filed by customers of the crypto exchange. The lawsuit alleges that Coinbase sold 79 crypto tokens that... Read more »

Marathon’s first Bitcoin sale in 2 years not the result of distress

The second largest publicly-listed holder of Bitcoin, crypto mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings has offloaded some of its Bitcoin for the first time in two years.  A spokesman told Cointelegraph this was not... Read more »

Mastercard NFT leader steps down and tokenizes resignation letter

Mastercard NFT product lead Satvik Sethi said in a series of tweets on Feb. 2 that he has resigned from that position, which he has held for the past year. Sethi said... Read more »

Indian Government Introduces New Crypto Tax Penalties

The Indian government has introduced new crypto tax penalties, including for non-payment of crypto tax deducted at source (TDS). Much to the disappointment of the crypto community, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did... Read more »