The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency is establishing a specialized digital assets team and is looking to hire six crypto investigators. These investigators will be responsible for conducting advanced tracing on blockchains and providing specialist advice and guidance to support new and existing investigations. The base salary for the role has been criticized by some […]
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued two circulars to regulate digital asset tokenization, as the city aims to become a leading Web3 hub in Asia. The circulars provide instructions to intermediaries involved in tokenized securities activities and outline the criteria for tokenizing investment products authorized by the SFC. The SFC considers tokenized […]
St. Galler Kantonalbank, Switzerland’s fifth-largest cantonal bank, has entered the world of digital assets through a strategic partnership with SEBA Bank. This move signifies a significant step in the adoption of cryptocurrencies within the Swiss banking industry. SGKB has launched digital asset custody and trading services for select clients, starting with Bitcoin and Ethereum. This […]
The recent alleged scandal involving crypto exchange JPEX in Hong Kong has not deterred the government from pursuing its Web3 vision for the region. Despite the financial scandal and allegations of fraud, the government remains determined to grow the Web3 market. Hong Kong plans to tighten its crypto regulations in response to JPEX’s actions, with […]
Turkey is set to introduce stringent laws governing crypto-assets as part of its efforts to strengthen financial regulations and address concerns raised by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The country aims to be removed from the FATF’s ‘grey list’ of nations with inadequate measures against money laundering and terrorist financing. Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek […]
Turkey is taking steps to tighten its regulation on crypto-assets in order to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The country’s Finance Minister, Mehmet Simsek, announced that the new legislation is aimed at persuading the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Turkey from its “grey list” status. Being on the grey list means that […]
Turkey is taking steps to strengthen its regulation of cryptocurrencies in order to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The country’s finance minister, Mehmet Simsek, announced that new legislation is being prepared to provide clear regulation for crypto-assets. This move is aimed at improving Turkey’s standing in terms of money laundering and terrorist financing, with […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is facing criticism and allegations of corruption in its battle against the US crypto industry. The US Government Accountability Office (US GAO) conducted an assessment of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121), an anti-crypto accounting bulletin issued by the SEC, and found that the SEC did not […]
Turkey is taking steps to regulate crypto-assets in order to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “gray list” of countries that have not done enough to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF placed Turkey on this list in 2021, citing deficiencies in their procedures for freezing assets associated with terrorism […]
October 31, 2023, marked the 15th anniversary of the release of the Bitcoin whitepaper, a document that laid the foundation for the development of the Bitcoin network. Authored by Satoshi Nakamoto, the whitepaper introduced the key concepts and principles of a decentralized digital currency, sparking a revolution in finance and technology.As the cryptocurrency community celebrated […]
