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The Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority has granted its Financial Services Permission for cryptocurrency firm Rain to offer brokerage and custody services to residents. In a July 25 announcement, Rain said the regulatory approval will allow certain United Arab Emirates-based institutional and retail users to “buy, sell, trade,
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The Capital Markets Authority also placed an "absolute" ban on all digital asset mining, prohibited the recognition of crypto as decentralized currency, and also warned the public that companies are not allowed to provide any type of crypto-related services. Source
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The Australian financial services regulator has finally canceled the financial license of FTX Australia, the bankrupt crypto exchange's local subsidiary — effective July 14. On July 19, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the cancellation, before noting that FTX Australia will still be allowed to provide limited financial
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s markets regulator, released a consultative paper on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) mandates on July 12. It was the first of three consultative packages the agency expects to publish and concerns technical specifications for crypto asset service providers (CASPs).Entities that are already
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BitOasis said it's working closely with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to fulfil the conditions. Source
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The financial watchdog conducted inspections in conjunction with the South West Regional Organized Crime Unit and the police forces of Greater London, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Source
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Dubai’s cryptocurrency regulator has suspended the license of crypto exchange BitOasis for not meeting mandated conditions within the timeframes set out by the authority.On July 10, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued two alerts saying its undertaken enforcement action against BitOasis and is reviewing the Dubai-based firm.VARA said BitOasis’
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) — Canada’s chief financial authority — has confirmed its trust in the regulated futures market for crypto, which “promotes greater price discovery.” Apart from the United States, the Canadian market hosts several crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). On July 6, the CSA issued guidance to help fund
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The report, citing anonymous sources, comes after the company’s derivatives license was canceled in April, following an investigation into how it classified clients as professional wholesale investors, as they can get fewer regulatory protections than regular retail customers. Source
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Binance Australia is working with local authorities on meeting compliance requirements amid reports alleging that the company’s offices were searched on July 4."We are cooperating with local authorities and Binance is focused on meeting local regulatory standards in order to serve our users in Australia in a fully compliant manner,”
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