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Singapore’s financial watchdog considers further restrictions on crypto

The Monetary Authority of Singapore may consider “placing limits on retail participation” for investors, as well as introduce rules on the use of leverage for crypto transactions.

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EU Makes Deal on MiCA Legislation to Regulate Crypto Markets

Representatives of key European Union (EU) institutions and member states reached an agreement on the Markets in Crypto Assets regulatory proposal. The progress in the negotiations over the comprehensive legal framework for the Union’s crypto space comes after earlier this week European officials agreed to adopt a set of anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurrency transactions. […]

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Financial Companies Report First Deal With Digital Assets Under Russian Law

Companies Report First Deal With Digital Financial Assets Under Russian Law

Two companies have carried out Russia’s first transactions with digital financial assets as defined by the country’s current legislation. The deal involved the tokenization of debt issued by a third party and its subsequent acquisition. Russian Companies Conduct Issue and Placement of Digital Financial Assets VTB Factoring, a subsidiary of Russian majority state-owned Vneshtorgbank (VTB), […]

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EU agrees on MiCA regulation to crack down on crypto and stablecoins

“Europe’s upcoming crypto-assets policy framework will be to crypto what GDPR was to privacy,” says Circle chief strategy officer Dante Disparte.

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Former Monero maintainer Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni to surrender for South Africa extradition

Court filings hint at authorities allowing Spagni to be in the United States for the Independence Day holiday weekend before being taken to South Africa early on Tuesday.

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CFTC brings $1.7B fraud case involving Bitcoin against South African national

“The defendants misappropriated, either directly or indirectly, all of the Bitcoin they accepted from the pool participants,” said the CFTC.

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Reporting ‘limited progress,’ FATF urges countries to introduce legislation for travel rule

“Countries that have not introduced Travel Rule legislation should do so as soon as possible, and FATF jurisdictions should lead by example,” said the organization.

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OpenSea data breach causes massive leak of users’ email addresses

The NFT marketplace noted that it has reported the incident to law enforcement officials and that an inquiry is underway.

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Russian Parliament Adopts Tax Rules for Digital Assets

Russian lawmakers have approved amendments regulating the taxation of transactions with digital assets. The legislation concerns business operations with cryptocurrencies and tokens. In some cases, the burden for Russian companies will be reduced as compared to foreign entities. Russian Duma Passes Law to Tax Crypto Transactions A bill amending the Tax Code of the Russian […]

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Bill Imposing Fines for Illegal Issuance and Exchange of Digital Assets Proposed in Russia

A bill introducing financial penalties for those who illegally issue or exchange digital financial assets has been filed in the Russian parliament. The legislation has been submitted by the sponsor of another draft law banning their use as a means of payment. New Bill Targets Russian Platforms Issuing and Trading Digital Currencies Outside Law Persons […]

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