Tag: Issuing

Republican Senators Cruz, Hagerty, Scott, Budd, Braun File Bill to Ban Fed From Issuing a Digital Dollar

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Manta Network Hit by DDoS Attack Day After Issuing MANTA Token Issuance

Manta is the latest in a rising cohort of new blockchains that offer faster transactions at lower costs than popular networks, such as Ethereum. These newer networks are usually backed by prominent funds and extensively market their blockchain in crypto circles on X and other social media platforms, hoping to capture market share and fees, which bolsters the value of their tokens. Source

UK financial watchdog restricts Binance partner from issuing crypto ads

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has placed restrictions on peer-to-peer lending platform Rebuildingsociety, the firm with whom crypto exchange Binance partnered for compliance with the regulator’s marketing regime.  In an Oct. 10 notice, the FCA said Rebuildingsociety was not authorized to “approve the content of any financial promotion for a Qualifying Cryptoasset for communication by an unauthorised person” and needed to withdraw any existing approvals. The notice suggested that Binance may no longer have a U.K. partner in compliance with the FCA’s marketing requirements, which went…

Japan to allow start-ups to raise funds by issuing crypto instead of stocks: Report

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The Japanese government reportedly plans to permit start-ups to raise public funds through the issuance of crypto, assets, such as currencies, instead of stocks, local media has reported.  According to Japanese financial news site Nikkei.com, this updated system is specifically applicable to a category of funds known as Investment Business Limited Partnerships (LPS). So far, Japan has lagged behind the rest of the world on embracing digital assets. However, this has been changing in recent months. Japan’s primary financial regulatory authority, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), made a significant move…

Circle Considers Issuing Stablecoin in Japan Under New Rules

Stablecoin issuers will have to abide by tough rules. Stablecoins must be pegged to the yen or other legal tender and guarantee holders the right to redeem them at face value. Only licensed financial institutions like licensed banks, registered money transfer agents and trust companies will be able to issue stablecoins. Source

District Court Judge Denies Binance Motion to Restrict SEC from Allegedly Issuing Misleading Statements

Binance and its legal team filed a motion to have the SEC stopped from stating that CZ and the exchange had commingled users’ funds. The ongoing litigation between Binance Holdings Limited and the United Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is slated to have a huge impact on the cryptocurrency industry in the region. Crypto firms that operated in a similar manner as the Binance ecosystem – including staking as a service, crypto custodial services, and token listing for trading – clearly understand whatever the court rules for the exchange will…

Issuing digital euro, or ‘Cash+,’ is probably a duty, French central banker says

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The digital euro holds something in store for every stakeholder, Governor of the Banque de France François Villeroy de Galhau told commercial bankers on June 22. Disintermediation is not in the works, he said at the Global Official Institutions Conference hosted by French multinational bank BNP Paribas. Before addressing the euro central bank digital currency (CBDC), Villeroy de Galhau began with an explanation of why the banking crisis earlier this year did not affect the eurozone. He credited European regulation and supervision for keeping its banking system safe. He noted,…