Why the EU Has MiCA and the U.S. Has Securities Law Confusion
Why the EU Has MiCA and the U.S. Has Securities Law Confusion Original Source
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All eyes are on stablecoins: Law Decoded, April 10–17
Last week came in preparation for April 19, when the United States House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on stablecoins. The hearing will include information collected by various federal government agencies over the last year. Among the participants are Jake Chervinsky, the chief political officer at the Blockchain
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Bittrex Receives Wells Notice From SEC for Alleged Investor-Protection Law Violations – Regulation Bitcoin News
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March, signaling a potential lawsuit. The SEC’s enforcement division sent the Wells notice prior to Bittrex deciding to wind down its operations in the United States. ‘Lack of Regulatory
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South Korean Prosecutors Reveals Do Kwon Sent Funds to Local Law Firm before TerraUSD’s Fall
After Kwon was arrested, the prosecutors indicated that he had paid the law firm before the collapse. As the legal battle between Do Kwon and South Korean prosecutors continues, the prosecutors stated that the CEO of Terraform Labs Do Kwon transferred some money to a law firm before TerraUSD and
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Do Kwon Retained Law Firm in South Korea Before Terra’s Collapse: Report
South Korea and the U.S. have requested the extradition of the Terraform Labs CEO after his recent arrest in Montenegro. Kwon is facing criminal charges in both countries after his $60 billion crypto ecosystem came crumbling down, hurting the industry globally. Original Source
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Do Kwon’s Terraform Sent $7 Million to Law Firm Before Collapse, Report Unveils – Bitcoin News
Prosecutors investigating failed blockchain firm Terraform Labs have found out that its Singapore office sent millions of U.S. dollars to lawyers just before the crash of its cryptocurrencies. According to Korean media, the transfers suggest that co-founder Do Kwon was aware of the imminent collapse. Terraform Labs Transferred Large Amounts
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High Hopes for EU’s MiCA Law With Final Vote Imminent
“A crypto asset service provider, a CASP, will be a brand in the European Union… a kind of stamp of approval of the sector,” Rok Žvelc, a European Commission staffer who formed part of MiCA’s drafting team, told a Brussels event on March 30. “Investors will know that if they
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Texas’ gold-backed digital currency project: Law Decoded, April 3–10
The topic of central bank digital currencies is in the crossfire of United States politicians, with figures like Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz trying to prevent them from existing. But what about a statewide digital currency? The first of its kind, a gold-backed state-based digital currency project has appeared in
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Russian Law Enforcement Prepares to Seize Crypto Assets, Seeks Permission to Set Up Wallets – Bitcoin News
Russian investigators are pressing the parliament and government in Moscow for permission to open their own cryptocurrency wallets. This would allow law enforcement agencies to seize digital assets during criminal cases and eventually sell them, something that authorities in the United States and Europe already do. Russian Prosecutors Lobby for Powers
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How digital assets can comply with Islamic financial law
Islamic banking and finance is a system based on the principles of Shariah, or Islamic law, which, among many other things, prohibits the charging or paying of interest on loans and emphasizes ethical and equitable financial transactions. One of the more notable traits of Islamic banking is its prohibition on charging
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