Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
The Hong Kong securities regulator has labelled the crypto platform Bybit an unlicensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP). The regulator has also added Bybit’s products to its alert list of suspicious investment products. The Hong Kong regu...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 1 month ago
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a warning
to the public regarding a purported virtual asset trading platform (VATP)
operating under the name "MEXC."MEXC's Unauthorized Operations Highlight Regulatory
BreachThe SFC's caution com...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
A South African regulator has said it plans to issue licenses to 60 crypto platforms by the end of March. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has said it is still processing the more than 300 applications it received late last year. South African...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 month ago
Hong Kong's SFC has issued a public warning against the unlicensed virtual asset trading platform Bybit, advising caution for potential investors. (Read More)
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
According to a recent Reuters report, South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has approved 59 operating licenses for crypto businesses. This significant development comes as Africa’s most industrialized economy takes prog...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 1 month ago
South Africa is planning to license approximately 60
cryptocurrency platforms by the end of March. According to a report by
Bloomberg, this initiative by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)
underscores the nation's proactive approach toward...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 1 month ago
The crypto
exchange OKX has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license through its local
subsidiary, OKX SG. This new authorization allows OKX to provide digital
payment...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 month ago
On Wednesday, European crypto exchange Bitstamp announced it had received an In-Principle Approval (IPA) license in Singapore. This license comes as the exchange’s first crucial step for navigating the strict regulatory landscape of the country.
Bit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Alchemy Pay, the leading fiat-crypto payment gateway, proudly announced another successful Money Transmitter License (MTL) acquisition in the USA, the state of New Hampshire, adding to its existing licenses in Arkansas and Iowa. Alchemy Pay is active...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 month ago
Unlicensed cryptocurrency platforms will not be allowed to operate in Hong Kong starting next June, according to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The commission closed the period for these institutions to introduce their applications to o...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 months ago
Twenty-Four companies have applied for licenses to operate
digital asset exchanges in Hong Kong, marking a move in the city's bid to
establish a regulated hub for the industry. Notable applicants include Bybit,
OKX, and Crypto.com.Hong Kong's Bid to...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
HTX, known until recently as Huobi Global, has stepped back from its efforts to secure a crypto exchange license in Hong Kong. This move signals a significant change in strategy for what is ranked as the world’s fifth-largest crypto exchange by...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
A subsidiary of the German multinational company Deutsche Börse Group has been granted four licenses by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority or Bafin. The licensing of the subsidiary helps to distinguish its product offering “as o...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 2 months ago
Crypto.com applies for Hong Kong license amid regulatory crackdown.
Hong Kong SFC emphasizes swift closure for unlicensed exchanges, urging investor protection.
The outcome of Crypto.com’s application remains uncertain.
In a bid to establish...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 months ago
Crypto Finance AG, a part of the Deutsche Börse Group, the FINMA-supervised provider of institutional-grade investment
solutions, custody, and trading for digital assets has obtained four licenses
from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authori...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 months ago
An Australian federal court has ruled that Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd, operating under its tradename Block Earner, has been offering crypto products without obtaining a necessary financial services license. It was one of the country's first such court rul...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
The region’s securities regulator has said that Hong Kong crypto investors must only use or trade on approved virtual asset trading platforms. The regulator urged crypto investors using platforms not featured on its two lists to close accounts...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 3 months ago
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a notice today (Monday) urging virtual asset investors to invest only through licensed exchanges. The notice came before the deadline of 29 February when all crypto exchanges in Hong Kong mus...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Belarus national Aliaksandr Klimenka with money laundering conspiracy and the operation of an unlicensed money services business. Most of these criminal activities were perpetrated via BTC...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 3 months ago
A Belarusian national is facing charges of money
laundering conspiracy and running an unlicensed money services business,
allegedly at the helm of the notorious digital currency exchange BTC-e. According to a report by the Office of Public
Affairs at...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 months ago
Bybit applies for a VATP license in Hong Kong through Spark Fintech Limited.
Hong Kong’s favourable regulatory environment contrasts with China’s crypto crackdown.
Harvest Fund Management’s spot bitcoin ETF application signals Hong...
Cryptocoins Exchanges / CEX.IO - 3 months ago
Who said nothing ever gets done in Washington? We’re thrilled to announce that CEX.IO has been approved for a Money Transmitter License in the U.S. District of Columbia. Looming large in the minds of Americans with flags, freedom, and full regalia,...