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HSBC UK reportedly cuts credit card payments to Binance

Banks in the United Kingdom continue cracking down on Binance cryptocurrency exchange, with banking giant HSBC reportedly becoming the latest bank to cut payment channels

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Some US lawmakers want Bitcoin miners to be exempted from proposed crypto taxes

Lawmakers in the United States have called for caution regarding implementing a proposed tax policy that could have significant implications for America’s crypto space. As

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UN chooses NFT marketplace host in efforts to fight climate change

The United Nations has selected blockchain platform Unique Network to run a nonfungible token (NFT) initiative in the effort to inspire others to take action

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Regulatory clarity for crypto would take 3 to 5 years, FTX CEO says

Running a successful crypto business requires close attention to the cloud of regulatory changes put forth by governments. Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of prominent crypto exchange

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Singapore grants first regulatory in-principle approval to crypto exchange

Independent Reserve, an Australian crypto exchange founded in 2013, has become the first cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore to receive an “in-principle approval” to operate as

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SEC chair wants robust crypto regulatory regime for the US

Gary Gensler, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is reportedly keen on bright-line regulations for the country’s crypto space. Gensler expressed

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Brad Garlinghouse’s lawyers file request for Binance documents in ‘international’ challenge to SEC lawsuit

The lawsuit between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, now involves major crypto exchange Binance after a recent filing on

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Monero’s former maintainer arrested in the US for allegations unrelated to cryptocurrency

Riccardo Spagni, the former maintainer of the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency, was arrested last month in Nashville, Tennessee on fraud charges tied to alleged offenses in

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NFTs are next for enterprise Ethereum, says ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin

Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are known by the mainstream as digital assets that represent real-world objects such as art, music and fashion, among others. Yet,

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South Korean regulator to reportedly shut down 11 crypto exchanges

South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission, is reportedly planning to shut down a dozen local cryptocurrency exchanges amid fraud allegations. The FSC