Government policy, laws and regulation shaping digital assets and the future of money.
Following a lawsuit from the US commodities regulator and its decision to stop some zero-fee trading, Binance’s dominance in terms of trading volume market share has decreased over the last two weeks. Blockchain analytics platform Kaiko stated in a newsletter dated April 4 that Binance “lost 16% market share of trade volume,” bringing its market … Read more
On March 22, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against billionaire and Chinese blockchain entrepreneur Sun Yuchen, also known as Justin Sun, and three of his wholly-owned companies: Tron Foundation Limited, BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., and Rainberry Inc., a business that was formerly known as BitTorrent. The complaint claims that Sun and his … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission sent a Formal notice suggesting enforcement action, according to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. In a blog post on March 22, Coinbase stated that the “legal threat” might be directed against the exchange’s Coinbase Earn staking programme, listed digital assets, its wallet, or Coinbase Prime services. The SEC may take enforcement … Read more
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange with headquarters in the United States, made the proactive decision to speak out about crypto staking after it recently caught regulators’ notice. The corporation reasons why staking cannot be categorically categorised as securities in its appeal to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Coinbase released the “Petition for Rulemaking” on March … Read more
Dubai VARA was the world’s first standalone virtual-asset regulator. What its 2023 framework did, the activity rulebooks, and where it stands in 2026 at 51 licences.