Meetings between asset managers and the SEC intensified over the previous weeks, with Gary Gensler’s team meeting with BlackRock and Hashdex representatives.
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CoinList agrees to $1.2M settlement over apparent US sanctions violations
The crypto exchange processed 989 transactions for users in Crimea from April 2020 to May 2022, according to the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Binance, crypto firms optimistic about UAE amid potential US regulatory shift
Ghaf Capital managing partner Feras Al Sadek argued that the UAE’s “regulation by education” sets it apart from other jurisdictions.
Coinbase introduces spot crypto trading for institutional investors outside US
Institutional clients on the Coinbase International Exchange will be able to trade Bitcoin and Ether against USD Coin starting on Dec. 14.
IRS lists 4 crypto crimes among its top cases in 2023
The cases included investigations into the Silk Road marketplace, OneCoin, Oyster Protocol founder “Bruno Block,” and a money laundering scheme using Bitcoin kiosks.
Terra co-founder Do Kwon will stay in Montenegro until February: Report
The Terraform Labs co-founder had been awaiting extradition to either the U.S. or South Korea after a prison sentence in Montenegro for using falsified travel documents.
Democratic presidential candidate blasts Biden and Trump on crypto: ‘Not the right people to lead’
Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips was the sole Democratic presidential candidate to address the Crypto Presidential Forum after Republicans Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson.
More US senators back Elizabeth Warren’s AML bill targeting crypto
The legislation, reintroduced in July, already has the support of several U.S. lawmakers, but critics have suggested it could threaten financial freedom and privacy.
CZ must stay, Do Kwon to be extradited: Law Decoded
A Seattle district court ruled out CZ’s departure to the UAE, and the Montenegrin justice minister plans to grant the United States request for Do Kwon’s extradition.
DOJ unveils extensive monitorship over Binance operations
Binance’s new compliance obligations include cooperation to grant U.S. authorities access to all documents, records and resources upon request.