The Royal Bahamas Police announced on Sunday that the crypto exchange FTX is now the subject of scrutiny from government investigators. Authorities are trying to determine whether any criminal misconduct occurred that led...
Hong Kongs top regulator is mulling on the possibility of setting up a regulatory framework that will allow retail investors to trade ETFs with exposure to crypto futures. A Securities and Futures Commission official...
Australias Anthony Albanese-led government issued a clarification on Bitcoins (BTC) treatment. On its first federal budget, the government said that BTC will continue to be treated as a digital asset and not a foreign...
Fearing that Russia might use cryptos such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to evade sanctions, Western governments have already included crypto assets in their restrictions. However, some crypto exchanges continue to...
Japan has identified Lazarus, the North Korean hacking group, to be behind crypto-related cyber attacks in the country for years. The National Police Agency (NPA) and Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan issued a...
As of September 1, Colorado is accepting crypto as payment for any taxes due to the state. With the introduction of this crypto payment option, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, who has demonstrated his dedication to...
While other countries are trying to prevent or limit the crypto products and services that Binance can offer in their jurisdictions, Kazakhstan appears to be bucking the trend and has even granted a permanent license to...
Theres a new crypto scam in town targeting digital currency investors that is increasingly making use of Bitcoin ATMs to allow victims to send their funds to the fake investment scheme. The Federal Bureau of Investigation...
A McDonalds outlet in Switzerland is now starting to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for orders. The outlet is expected to also start accepting Ether (USDT) soon. A branch of the multinational fast food chain McDonalds...
Indian authorities have frozen more cryptocurrencies as part of their ongoing investigations of the mobile gaming app E-nuggets. These include Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USDT, and the Wazirx token. On Friday, Indias...
In the face of escalating sanctions, Russian authorities understand they just cant do without cross-border crypto payment and are now taking steps to make it happen. Bitcoin, the worlds number one crypto by market cap,...
Interpol has issued a red notice for Do Kwon, co-founder of the now defunct crypto firm Terraform Labs. However, Kwon issued a statement that he is making zero effort to hide despite Interpols issuance of the red...
Russian financial officials have started developing a mechanism to make it easier to use cryptocurrency for international settlements in the face of sanctions. A draft law that will regulate cross-border crypto transfers...
It seems that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is bent on going after crypto investors who might have incorrectly reported their income from digital currencies. The tax agency just obtained a court order allowing it to...
Bits of Gold, a crypto exchange based in Israel, became the first crypto firm to receive a license from the Capital Markets Authority. The company announced the milestone via social media posts on September 18. With the...