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Crypto Exchange Binance Faces Fine From Dutch Central Bank for Allegedly Operating in Country Without Permission

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The world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume is receiving a registration fine from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank. According to an announcement, the fine will be punishable by the third category – the DNB’s strictest enforcement level. “The violations committed by Binance are punishable with a fine from the third category.  This means that the administrative fine has a basic amount of EUR 2,000,000, a minimum amount of EUR 0 and a maximum amount of EUR 4,000,000.” The Dutch central bank is fining Binance 3.3 million…

Crypto exchange Binance fined by Dutch central bank

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The logo of cryptocurrency exchange Binance displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, on Monday was slapped with a 3.3 million euro ($3.4 million) fine from the Dutch central bank for operating in the Netherlands without registration. The penalty came after an August 2021 warning from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) last year that Binance had offered crypto services in the country without authorization. The company was dealt a category 3…

Binance Fined Over $3.3M by Dutch Central Bank

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Australian central bank governor favors private sector crypto technology

Australian central bank Governor Phillip Lowe said that a private solution “is going to be better” for cryptocurrency as long as risks are mitigated through regulation. Lowe commented at a recent G20 finance meeting in Indonesia. Reuters reported on July 17 that officials from other countries discussed the impact of stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi) on global financial systems. Recent risks associated with stablecoins can largely be chalked up to depegging events. In May, the Terra USD stablecoin UST, which has since changed to Terra Classic USD (USTC), lost its…

Over Half of This Year’s Financial Pyramids in Russia Involved Crypto, Bank of Russia Finds – Bitcoin News

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A majority of the financial pyramids identified in 2022 used cryptocurrencies in one way or another, Russia’s central bank announced in a new report. Amid Western sanctions, Russian scams have stepped up their activities, often claiming to be licensed by foreign authorities to offer access to crypto assets. Russian Pyramids Take Advantage of Western Sanctions and Popularity of Crypto Over 56% of the pyramid schemes in the Russian Federation during the first half of the year, or 537 entities, raised funds in various cryptocurrencies or advertised crypto investments, a report…

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Warns About Crypto Amid Severe Economic, Political Crisis – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Sri Lanka’s central bank issued a warning regarding the use of cryptocurrencies amid a devastating economic and political crisis. The central bank stressed that it “has not given any license or authorization to any entity or company to operate schemes” involving cryptocurrencies. Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Issues Notice About Cryptocurrency The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published a notice about cryptocurrency Tuesday titled “Public Awareness in Relation to the Use of Virtual Currencies in Sri Lanka.” The notice cites “recent development in relation to virtual currency usage in the…

Bank of England’s Cunliffe Warns Crypto Is ‘Prone to Collapse’ — Touts ‘Same Risk, Same Regulatory Outcome’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned that cryptocurrencies are “very vulnerable to sentiment and prone to collapse.” He urged regulators to “get on with the job” and regulate crypto under the principle of “same risk, same regulatory outcome.” Bank of England’s Cunliffe on Crypto Regulation Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank of England (BOE), discussed cryptocurrency risks and regulations this week at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Singapore. The Bank of England executive cautioned: Financial assets with…