Circle Claims Bragging Rights of USDC Becoming First Regulated Stablecoin in Canada
Pressure mounts on crypto exchanges operating in the country to comply with tighter rules to list stablecoins by the end of this year.
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Vitalik Buterin Donated $1M in Ether to Coin Center Hours After Tornado Cash Victory
Vitalik Buterin donated 30 ETH, worth just over $1 million, to Coin Center on Tuesday night.
The donation came hours after a Coinbase-backed suit challenging U.S. sanctions against Tornado Cash won an appeals court victory.
Coin Center is pursuing its own lawsuit against the Treasury Department’s sanctions in a different appeals court.
Morocco Drafts Regulations for Crypto, Central Bank Governor Says
Morocco has drafted regulations for the crypto sector, its central bank’s head said.
The country will also continue to explore whether or not central bank digital currencies can contribute to the country’s policy objectives.
U.K. Financial Regulator Aims for Crypto Regime by 2026
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it wants to implement a crypto regime by 2026.
Ownership of crypto assets grew by 4% in the past two years, to include some 7 million adults out of the country’s roughly 68 million population.
Another SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February
Another Democratic commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission is following Chair Gary Gensler out the door in January, leaving the agency with a Republican majority as it weighs a likely course shift under the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
UK to Draft a Regulatory Framework for Crypto, Stablecoins Early Next Year
The U.K.’s long awaited crypto rules are starting the legislative process just as the European Union’s take effect.
Binance Boosts Compliance Staff by 34% Year-Over-Year, Citing Industry’s ‘Rapid Maturation’
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, says it expects to have 645 full-time compliance employees on staff by the end of the year — a 34% increase from last November — as it continues to rapidly build out its compliance department.
Bitwise Joins Mounting Race for Solana ETF
Crypto-investments firm Bitwise took a big jump Thursday toward offering a Solana exchange traded fund (ETF) in the United States.
U.S. SEC Loses Crypto Lawsuit Over ‘Dealer’ Definition That Pushed Into Crypto
A Texas federal court has rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent rule expanding the definition of a securities dealer to include a wider swath of firms — including some in the cryptocurrency sector. This adds a significant legal loss to the crypto legacy of SEC Chair Gary Gensler on the same day he announced his January departure.
SEC Distributes $4.6M to BitClave Investors
Some investors in defunct crypto startup BitClave will soon get their money back, plus interest, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).