# Regulation News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation?page=98 Page 98 of 123. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Former OpenSea Product Manager Found Guilty of Insider Trading with NFTs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/9941) By Michaella Nuenay | Regulation Published: 2023-05-05T12:25:05.000Z Updated: 2023-05-05T12:25:05.000Z Nathaniel Chastain Convicted of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering for Illicit Profits [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/9941.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/9941.json) ## [House Financial Services and Agriculture Subcommittees to Hold Joint Hearing on Digital Asset Markets](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9940) By Michaella Nuenay | Regulation Published: 2023-05-05T12:22:59.000Z Updated: 2023-05-05T12:22:59.000Z May 10th Hearing to Address Regulatory Gaps in Wake of SEC and CFTC Actions [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9940.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9940.json) ## [Crypto regulation, taxes emerging as key issues in 2024 US presidential race](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/9930) By Michaella Nuenay | Regulation Published: 2023-05-04T06:08:57.000Z Updated: 2023-05-04T06:08:57.000Z Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins other potential candidates in calling for greater regulation of the cryptocurrency industry. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/9930.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/9930.json) ## [Blockchain Association Leaves New York to Focus on Federal Crypto Policy](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9926) By Michaella Nuenay | Regulation Published: 2023-05-04T05:46:21.000Z Updated: 2023-05-04T05:46:21.000Z The Blockchain Association, a trade organization representing the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, has announced it will leave New York due to the state's "aggressive" approach to cryptocurrency regulation and … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9926.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9926.json) ## [French Senate Approves Groundbreaking Law Prohibiting Social Media Influencers from Endorsing Cryptocurrencies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9934) By Marthon Guanzon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-04T05:39:29.000Z Updated: 2023-05-04T05:39:29.000Z The French National Assembly's Economics Committee passed a law prohibiting social media influencers from endorsing high-risk financial services like cryptocurrencies. This legislation aims to promote transparency and… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9934.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9934.json) ## [Crypto Mining Faces Regulatory Scrutiny Over Environmental Impacts](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9919) By Marthon Guanzon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-03T17:16:09.000Z Updated: 2023-05-03T17:16:09.000Z Concerns about pollution, economic impacts, and energy consumption have led to proposed taxes on cryptocurrency mining companies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9919.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9919.json) ## [Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Opposes Central Bank Digital Currency, Supports Cryptocurrencies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9917) By Marthon Guanzon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-03T08:34:29.000Z Updated: 2023-05-03T08:34:29.000Z DeSantis' Latest Proposals Aim to Counter "Woke Politics" and Protect Individual Freedoms [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9917.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9917.json) ## [US SEC Criticizes Binance.US and Voyager Digital Over Securities Regulations](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9915) By Marthon Guanzon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-03T07:27:49.000Z Updated: 2023-05-03T07:33:12.000Z Regulatory Body Questions Binance.US's Unlicensed Operation and Voyager Digital's VGX Token Sales During Bankruptcy Hearing [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9915.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9915.json) ## [Former OpenSea employee on trial for insider trading of NFTs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9912) By Michaella Nuenay | Regulation Published: 2023-05-03T04:10:15.000Z Updated: 2023-05-03T04:10:15.000Z A former product manager at OpenSea, Nate Chastain, has been charged with insider trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and is currently on trial. Chastain allegedly used his position to purchase NFTs that would be fe… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9912.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9912.json) ## [Global Law Enforcement Takes Down Dark Web Marketplace Monopoly Market, Seizes Millions in Cash and Crypto](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9910) By Michaella Nuenay | Regulation Published: 2023-05-03T04:05:38.000Z Updated: 2023-05-03T04:05:38.000Z The SpecTor operation resulted in the arrest of 288 vendors and the seizure of $53.4 million worth of cash and crypto, primarily from dark web drug markets, as part of a broader crackdown on illicit crypto transactions. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9910.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9910.json) ## [CryptoLaw Founder Accuses SEC of Exploiting Legal Uncertainty in Crypto Cases](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9909) By Michaella Nuenay | Regulation Published: 2023-05-03T04:02:27.000Z Updated: 2023-05-03T04:02:27.000Z Ripple lawyer John Deaton argues that the regulator is pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a security and exploiting legal ambiguity, with potentially "enormous" economic and legal consequences. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9909.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9909.json) ## [UK Regulators Collaborating with A16z, Coinbase, and Polygon on Crypto Regulations Following US Lead](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9900) By Sonny Kwon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-02T08:46:43.000Z Updated: 2023-05-02T08:46:43.000Z Crypto companies in the United States are warning against heavy-handed regulation, hoping that the United Kingdom takes a different approach. Web3 firms, including a16z, Coinbase, and Polygon, are urging the U.K. Trea… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9900.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9900.json) ## [Poloniex Settles Sanctions Violation Charges with $76M Fine](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9898) By Sonny Kwon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-02T08:34:18.000Z Updated: 2023-05-02T08:34:18.000Z US crypto entity, Poloniex LLC, which was previously affiliated with Poloniex crypto exchange, has agreed to pay $7.59 million to settle allegations of sanctions violations with the US Treasury Department's Office of … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9898.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9898.json) ## [Coinbase and Crypto Industry Pin Hopes on New Supreme Court Doctrine as Silver Bullet](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9897) By Sonny Kwon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-02T08:32:00.000Z Updated: 2023-05-02T08:32:00.000Z The cryptocurrency industry is hoping to fight back against the recent crackdown by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with a long-shot argument based on the "major questions doctrine" adopted by the Su… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9897.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9897.json) ## [EU Parliament Approves Legal Framework for Crypto in EU](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9890) By Ron Mendoza | Regulation Published: 2023-05-01T14:24:22.000Z Updated: 2023-05-01T14:24:22.000Z The European Parliament has MiCA [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9890.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9890.json) ## [US House Financial Services Committee: Crypto Bill to Come in "Next Two Months](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9885) By Sonny Kwon | Regulation Published: 2023-05-01T11:15:32.000Z Updated: 2023-05-01T11:15:32.000Z US lawmakers are planning to introduce comprehensive legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency sector within the next two months, according to Representative Patrick McHenry, chair of the House Financial Services Com… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9885.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9885.json) ## [South Korea Govt. to start tracking crypto transactions this year](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9878) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-31T07:25:05.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:14:44.000Z Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis estimates that global crypto illicit transaction volume rose to an all-time high of $20.1 billion, up from last year’s estimate of $14 billion. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9878.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9878.json) ## [Arizona senator wants Bitcoin to become legal tender in the state](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9877) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-27T16:29:37.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:14:39.000Z El Salvador is the first country to declare Bitcoin (BTC) legal tender but other jurisdictions appear to be set on following its footsteps and plan on making the world’s largest crypto in terms of market cap also decl… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9877.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9877.json) ## [Crypto ads in South Africa must include warnings of potential loss of capital](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9876) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-26T05:46:50.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:14:35.000Z Influencers may still be hired to convince potential investors but the new code stipulates that he or she must “share factual information only.” [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9876.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9876.json) ## [Crypto to play a major role in UAE’s foreign trade](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9874) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-24T08:42:54.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:14:24.000Z A high-ranking trade official views crypto as playing a major future role in the country’s foreign trade. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9874.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9874.json) ## [FBI seizes Bitcoin worth $3.5M from scammers posing as US law enforcement](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9873) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-23T05:45:55.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:14:19.000Z The scheme, which took place in or around October 2020, involves foreigners posing as agents of American law enforcement. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9873.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9873.json) ## [Russia, Iran eyeing gold-backed stablecoin issuance](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9872) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-19T07:54:17.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:14:14.000Z Should the project pushes through, the newly minted token could be used to settle international settlements according to Alexander Brazhnikov, the Executive Director of the Russian Association of Cryptoeconomics, Arti… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9872.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9872.json) ## [Japan’s regulator wants the crypto sector to be treated similarly to traditional banks](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9871) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-18T07:45:54.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:14:06.000Z Deputy director-general of the Financial Services Agency’s Strategy Development and Management Bureau, Mamoru Yanase, stressed the need to properly regulate the crypto sectors considering its rapid growth in recent ye… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9871.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9871.json) ## [Crypto exchange Bithumb under a special tax investigation by South Korea’s tax agency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9866) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-10T16:27:20.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:13:39.000Z As part of a compliance investigation, NTS tax investigators searched the crypto exchange's offices in Seoul, the nation's capital, on January 10. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9866.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9866.json) ## [Bank of France governor wants to require crypto firms to secure a DASP license](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9863) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-06T05:59:20.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:13:22.000Z None of the 60 AMF-registered firms opted to secure a DASP license. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9863.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9863.json) ## [Indonesia to put up its own crypto exchange this year](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9861) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-05T06:18:20.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:13:10.000Z The decision for setting up a national crypto exchange is part of the government’s broader financial reform which was initiated in December last year. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9861.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9861.json) ## [Italy set to impose 26% on crypto gains with the approval of its 2023 budget law](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9859) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2023-01-03T06:22:27.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:12:52.000Z The new law also allows total crypto losses in a tax period above 2,000 euros to be counted as tax deductions. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9859.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9859.json) ## [California issues warnings against 17 crypto brokers and websites suspected of fraud](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9854) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-29T06:43:07.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:12:24.000Z According to the DFPI, the complainants claimed to have lost anything from $2,000 to as much as $1.2 million in certain instances. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9854.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9854.json) ## [Bank of Russia to test crypto in cross-border payments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9848) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-21T08:08:55.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:11:50.000Z The trials will be carried out with interested companies but it was not mentioned which market participants will take part in the pilot. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9848.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9848.json) ## [Nigeria to recognize Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptos](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9847) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-19T10:30:19.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:11:43.000Z Once the Investments and Securities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill is signed into law, it will allow the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission to “recognize cryptocurrency and other digital funds as capital for inve… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9847.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9847.json) ## [Crypto exchange FTX failed because of rival Binance, Kevin O'Leary tells U.S. Congress](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9846) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-15T16:03:48.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:11:38.000Z The Shark Tank star shared his views on the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX on Wednesday during a congressional hearing titled “Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers,” which was held bef… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9846.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9846.json) ## [CFTC files lawsuit against the co-founder of crypto exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9845) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-14T06:00:47.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:11:32.000Z The regulator alleges that Bankman-Fried and his inner circle took loans from Alameda amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9845.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9845.json) ## [Nigeria plans to tax crypto transactions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9839) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-06T06:47:54.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:09:50.000Z The finance bill, which aims to change the excise and duty statutes, has provisions that would enable the government to levy taxes on crypto and other digital currency transactions, according to Nigeria's finance mini… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9839.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9839.json) ## [Italy plans to impose a 26% capital gains tax on crypto assets next year](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9838) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-05T09:28:46.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:09:44.000Z The ruling coalition plans to give taxpayers the option to declare the worth of their digital assets as of Jan. 1, 2023, and be subject to a 14% tax rate. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9838.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9838.json) ## [FTX’s collapse highlights the need for adequate crypto regulation, says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9835) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-12-01T08:15:18.000Z Updated: 2023-03-18T08:09:15.000Z Yellen compared the recent FTX collapse to the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 and triggered a massive stock market downturn that eventually led to a $700 billion bailout by … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9835.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9835.json) ## [India to start retail digital rupee pilot on December 1](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9834) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-30T15:54:45.000Z Updated: 2022-11-30T15:54:45.000Z The first phase of the retail digital currency experiment will involve four banks including the State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, and IDFC First Bank, and will cover four cities. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9834.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9834.json) ## [Crypto exchange FTX resumes paying employees and contractors who were unpaid since its bankruptcy filing](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9832) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-29T07:51:19.000Z Updated: 2022-11-29T07:51:19.000Z With the company’s announcement, FTX's remaining staff and contractors will soon receive nearly three weeks’ worth of salary, which was probably stopped after the company declared bankruptcy on November 11. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9832.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9832.json) ## [Putin wants a blockchain-based international settlement network](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9831) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-28T15:46:07.000Z Updated: 2022-11-28T15:46:07.000Z The new network envisioned by Putin will be totally independent of banks and the interference of countries, which is harmful to participants. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9831.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9831.json) ## [Japan partners with three megabanks for a pilot of its digital yen in 2023](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9828) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-24T08:48:02.000Z Updated: 2022-11-24T08:48:02.000Z Japan is still undecided on whether or not it will issue a central bank digital currency or CBDC but it has not stopped the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from experimenting with a potential digital yen. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9828.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9828.json) ## [India’s retail CBDC project in its final stages and will undergo pilot testing in December](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9827) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-23T08:15:00.000Z Updated: 2022-11-23T08:15:00.000Z The pilot will eventually involve all of the country’s commercial banks at some point. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9827.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9827.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation.md?page=97) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation.md?page=99)