Bybit opens European HQ in Vienna after securing Austria’s MiCA license. The MiCA license allows Bybit to serve all 29 European Economic Area countries. Bybit plans 100+ hires and collaboration with local universities in Vienna. […]
Crypto lobby group the DeFi Education Fund and the Uniswap Foundation have said the Securities and Exchange Commission should be hands-off on regulating decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The May 27 letter to SEC Crypto Task […]
Australia’s markets regulator has filed civil proceedings against Liang “Allan” Guo, the former director of Blockchain Global. Guo will face the court on “allegations relating to multiple breaches of his directors’ duties,” the Australian Securities […]
A second person suspected of being involved in a high-profile crypto kidnapping case in New York City is expected to turn himself in to police, according to several reports. The second man is a Swiss […]
American banking and financial industry advocacy groups have petitioned the Securities and Exchange Commission to repeal its cybersecurity incident public disclosure requirements. Five US banking groups led by the American Bankers Association asked the regulator […]
President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after speaking at a private event for top investors in his $TRUMP memecoin while standing behind a lectern emblazoned with the official presidential seal — a move that may […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signaled support for a bill recently passed by the state House of Representatives that would establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. In a May 22 X post, Abbott posted a Techstory […]
Crypto perpetual futures contracts could receive regulatory approval in the US “very soon,” says outgoing Commodities and Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Summer Mersinger. Perpetual crypto futures “can come to market now,” Mersinger told Bloomberg TV […]
Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance has reportedly endorsed the creation of a dedicated body to regulate blockchain-based financial infrastructure in the country. The Pakistan Digital Assets Authority (PDAA) will serve as a regulatory body to oversee […]
Haliey Welch, better known as the “Hawk tuah girl,” says the Federal Bureau of Investigation briefly probed her after her “memecoin disaster” — the failed launch of a token in her image that she promoted. […]
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