Regulation

On January 9, reports circulated that the cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Korea announced plans to sever its relationship with its parent company Huobi Global. According to the statement shared by News1, Huobi Korea will change its name to divorce itself from Huobi Global, as they have been facing a lot of problems due to domestic regulations. Huobi Global is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2013 by Du Jun and Leon Li, the company’s current CEO. At the time, Huobi was one...

The Gemini Exchange in New York – headed by the Winklevoss Twins – has halted all withdrawals, sparking rumors that the company could be next in a long line of crypto firms to file bankruptcy. Gemini Exchange Halts All Withdrawals The move is a direct result of the collapse of FTX, which came crashing down in mid-November. Michael Barr, an official with the Federal Reserve, is calling upon Congress to regulate crypto once and for all due to the company’s failure. In a...

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The state of Oregon has put out a notice to all its residents warning them that investing in crypto could be a costly mistake. Oregon to Investors: Avoid Crypto The warning stems from the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) and comes fresh off the heels of the FTX collapse, which arguably sent ripples throughout the space and caused many analysts, traders, and industry heads alike to be stunned with surprise. Nobody expected what has been labeled the industry’s...

The FTX collapse is going to go down as one of the biggest flops to ever occur in crypto. The event has caused several politicians to enter the regulatory call factory, one of which is Joe Biden. Joe Biden Wants the Crypto Space Regulated Thinking he can somehow make a difference, Biden recently voiced support for newfound digital currency regulation to ensure that what happened with FTX never happens again. Biden initially sought to get the ball rolling on such a...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen – who despite being a renowned economist couldn’t predict that the U.S. was headed for its worst inflationary period in over 40 years – has stated that the fall of the FTX exchange is exactly why the country needs to focus on crypto regulation. Janet Yellen Discusses Crypto Regulation In a recent interview, Yellen mentioned: The recent failure of a major cryptocurrency exchange and the unfortunate impact that has resulted for holders and...

The government of Australia has hinted it’s going to be implementing cryptocurrency regulations in 2023. The announcement comes on the heels of the FTX collapse, which will likely go down as one of the biggest embarrassments of the crypto space. Australia Could Regulate Crypto Next Year Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has stated that regulators are eager to ensure crypto traders remain protected. Chalmers acknowledges that digital currency trading in Australia is...

The House Financial Services Committee has said that it is opening an investigation into fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its disgraced head executive Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX Will Be the Subject of a Congressional Inquiry The announcement came from Maxine Waters, a democrat from California that heads the committee. She stated that the team also expects Bankman-Fried to testify on what occurred and hinted that Congress is using what happened with the company to get...

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has approved a bill of crypto industry regulations most recently passed by the nation’s Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The bill, signed into law on Thursday, will take effect in 180 days, by which time crypto companies in the region must adapt to the new rules.  Having passed through Parliament in late November, the bill would make it possible for crypto firms to register in the country and establish physical offices. These include firms...

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