In a historic decision, the National High Court of Brazil decided that when funds are not available for seizure in the banking system, judges can directly send letters to cryptocurrency exchanges to investigate if debtors have crypto and seize it. National High Court of Brazil Establishes Cryptocurrency May Be Seized for Debts Cryptocurrency is being […] Source
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEXs) continue to challenge the dominance of centralized platforms, even as a recent $6.2 million exploit on Hyperliquid highlights risks in DEX infrastructure. A cryptocurrency whale made at least $6.26 million profit on the Jelly my Jelly (JELLY) memecoin by exploiting the liquidation parameters on Hyperliquid, Cointelegraph reported on March 27. The exploit was the second major incident on the platform in March, noted CoinGecko co-founder Bobby Ong. “$JELLYJELLY was the more notable attack where we saw Binance and OKX listing perps, drawing accusations of coordinating an…
Paypal has announced the expansion of its cryptocurrency offerings with the addition of chainlink (LINK) and solana ( SOL) for users of both Paypal and Venmo. Starting in the coming weeks, users will be able to buy, hold, sell, and transfer these new tokens directly within their accounts. May Zabaneh, Vice President of Product for […] Source
The crypto exchange OKX is dealing with more regulatory issues. Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) slapped the exchange with a €1.054 million fine ($1.155 million) for multiple compliance violations, including “failing to adequately assess” money-laundering/terrorism-financing risks associated with its products. The FIAU, which probed the exchange in 2023, also claims OKX didn’t conduct reliable customer risk assessments (CRAs). “The company was found to have failed to carry out a CRA upon establishing a business relationship for around 50% of the customer files reviewed as part of the compliance examination.…
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is under renewed regulatory scrutiny in Europe after Maltese authorities issued a major fine for violations of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws. Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) fined Okcoin Europe — OKX’s Europe-based subsidiary — 1.1 million euros ($1.2 million) after detecting multiple AML failures on the platform in the past, the authority announced on April 3. While admitting that OKX has significantly improved its AML policies in the past 18 months, the authority “could not ignore” its past compliance failures from 2023, “some of which were…
The crypto exchange founded by billionaire twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss may soon witness the end of its legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its now-defunct cryptocurrency asset lending program. In January 2023, the securities regulator filed a lawsuit claiming that Gemini and cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital violated securities laws through the Gemini Earn program, which allowed participants to lend their crypto assets to earn interest payments. The SEC filed the suit shortly after Genesis halted withdrawals in November 2022 with approximately $900 million…
Paul Atkins, Donald Trump’s nominee for chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), advanced through the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. According to a Reuters report, the committee approved Atkins in a 13-11 vote, with all Democrats opposing the nomination. Atkins, a former SEC commissioner, is known for his deregulatory stance and ties to the cryptocurrency industry. The nomination now moves to the Senate floor for final confirmation. If confirmed, Atkins will succeed Acting Chair Mark Uyeda, who has led the SEC since January. Atkins has pledged to…
April 3rd, 2025 – Próspera ZEDE, Honduras Public sale of governance token commences April 16, with a listing to follow in May; near-term upgrades include Base chain integration, wallet expansion, and DeFi aggregator support. Stabull Labs LLC, operator of the stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) decentralised exchange (DEX), Stabull.Finance, has announced the upcoming public sale of its governance token, STABUL, launching on ProBit Global Exchange on Wednesday, 16th April at 03:00 UTC. Stabull is a DEX optimised for stablecoins and RWA’s, utilising off-chain price oracles to ensure accurate pricing of…
The US Treasury Department sanctioned eight cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to Russian crypto exchange Garantex and the Yemeni political and military organization the Houthis. The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight crypto addresses that data from blockchain forensic firms Chainalysis and TRM Labs had linked to the organizations. Two are deposit addresses at major crypto platforms, while the other six are privately controlled. Visualization of transaction flow related to OFAC sanctions. Source: Chainalysis The addresses in question reportedly moved nearly $1 billion worth of funds linked…
Coinbase’s legal representatives say the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) hasn’t been cooperating with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Coinbase has been attempting to leverage FOIA to uncover instances of the FDIC asking banks to freeze crypto services, known as “pause letters,” but the top US crypto exchange says the regulator hasn’t been complying with its information requests. Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, claims the pause letters were part of “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” an alleged attempt by Biden Administration government regulators to stifle the crypto industry.…