Regulation news articles
Huobi Global Exchange Gets Green Light to Operate in Australia
Former China-based crypto exchange Huobi Global is free to offer its services Down Under after successfully registering as a digital currenc...
Coinbase Stock Tumbles 20% Amid Regulatory Probe into ‘Unregistered Securities’
Shortly after announcing the first crypto insider trading case, where it identified nine tokens as securities, the US Securities and Exchang...
Blockchain Australia CEO Departs Without a Replacement
Steve Vallas, the CEO of Blockchain Australia, has announced via a LinkedIn post that he will step down from his position, leaving the compa...
Dogecoin Copycat ‘TeddyDoge’ Drops 99.95% in $4.5 Million Rug Pull
The Dogecoin copycat, TeddyDoge (TEDDY), has lost over 99.95 percent of its value over the past few days after suffering what crypto securit...
US Regulator Lists 9 Tokens as Unregistered Securities
In a groundbreaking insider trading case against a former Coinbase employee, US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has i...
Australian Financial Planning Association Backs ‘Crypto Rule Book’
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is showing its support for a “crypto rule book”, calling to regulate crypto assets...
Reserve Bank of Australia Chief: Private Stablecoins May Be Better Than CBDCs
In a recent panel discussion of the G20 finance officials meeting in Indonesia, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe signall...
Australia 5th in Global Crypto Rankings: Report
Australia ranks fifth among the world’s top crypto-friendly economies, according to the latest quarterly global cryptocurrency ranking...
California Regulator Investigates ‘Multiple’ Crypto Lenders for Inadequate Disclosures
California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has announced it is “actively investigating” crypto lend...
Australians Lost Almost $100 Million in 2021 to Crypto Investment Scams
Aussies lost more than A$2 billion to scams in 2021, including losses of A$84 million due to scammers seeking payment with cryptocurrency, a...
US Regulator Sued by Grayscale After Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejection
Historically, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) was the primary vehicle for US institutional exposure to bitcoin. As jurisdictions includin...
Regulation is Good for BTC Price Action, Report
Bitcoin-focused financial services firm New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) has released a report in which it found that increased reg...