Cryptocurrency regulation and policy
FRANCE IS NOW THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS PLACE TO HOLD BITCOIN — ‘KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER’ BECAME ‘KILL YOUR CUSTOMER’: 90 KIDNAPPINGS AND BEATINGS IN 7 MONTHS
France's Interior Ministry logged 90 violent crypto crimes in 7 months — one every 2.5 days. Chainalysis blames the data leaks....
BRUSSELS JUST GAVE YOU 90 DAYS TO DUMP THE DOLLAR TOKENS IT DOESN’T LIKE — AND YOUR EXCHANGE WILL DO IT FOR YOU
ESMA told every MiCA-licensed EU crypto firm to stop servicing non-compliant stablecoins by Jan 8, 2027. Your exit is "temporary and closely supervised."
1.1 MILLION USERS HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THEIR BITCOIN SINCE JUNE — AND THE REGULATOR JUST SAID NO AGAIN
BaFin refused bitcoin.de's MiCA license. Trading has been frozen since June 12 and 1.1 million customers' coins were already moved to...
CONGRESS FAILED TO PASS THE CLARITY ACT — SO THE CFTC JUST LEGALIZED LEVERAGED CRYPTO TRADING FOR RETAIL AND ADMITTED IT CANNOT MAKE ANYONE USE IT
The Senate couldn't pass the CLARITY Act, so the CFTC wrote the rules itself: Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM would let...
CHINA BANNED CRYPTO FOR 13 YEARS — CHAINALYSIS SAYS SELF-CUSTODY WALLETS GREW 43X ANYWAY
Chainalysis found unique peer-to-peer stablecoin wallets in China grew 43-fold in two years and now drive 59.1% of a $176 billion...
FINCEN JUST KILLED THE DRAGNET FOR YOUR SELF-CUSTODY WALLET — AND TOLD YOU IN WRITING IT’S COMING BACK
FinCEN quietly withdrew its 2020 unhosted-wallet reporting rule and its 2023 “primary money laundering concern” finding on crypto mixing. Coin Center...
THE SEC JUST ADMITTED SELF-CUSTODY IS REAL — THEN BURIED IT UNDER A CONDITION
The SEC proposed new crypto custody rules on Oct 1, letting advisers and funds hold client crypto themselves — but only...
THEY PUT A BITCOIN DEV IN A CELL WITH A MURDERER FOR WRITING CODE — THE MEN WHO STOLE $388 MILLION ARE STILL SWAPPING IT IN THE OPEN
Keonne Rodriguez is serving five years for writing privacy software — he slept on half a mattress next to a man...
The Senate Just Killed the Biggest Crypto Bill in History – And Proved Why You Can’t Trust Washington With Your Money
They took the millions. Then they killed the bill anyway. The U.S. Senate just voted 49-50 to murder the Digital Asset...
THE FED JUST HIKED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS – AND 16 OF 18 BANKERS ARE ALREADY TELLING YOU ANOTHER ONE IS COMING
The Fed raised rates 25 basis points today - its first hike since July 2023 - and 16 of 18 bankers...
‘WE KNOW WHERE IT IS’: THE US IS SEIZING $1 BILLION OF IRAN’S CRYPTO — AND NOT A SINGLE SATOSHI OF IT IS BITCOIN
Bessent says the US will seize $1 billion of Iran's crypto this week. Every cent will be a stablecoin or an...
YOU PANIC-SOLD AT $81,000. MINERS JUST GOT A 78% RAISE FOR STAYING IN — AND NOBODY SENT YOU A MEMO
CryptoQuant: daily mining revenue went from $27 million at July's lows to $48 million this week. Hashprice topped $40 for the...