Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, launched a compliance platform for blockchain applications. The new product includes tools for transaction monitoring and KYC compliance. Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle,…

The Bank of Canada (BoC) suspended the development of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in order to focus on regulating the payments sector and modernizing national payment systems….

In the United Arab Emirates, Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) and the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) agreed to jointly supervise virtual asset service providers (VASP). Dubai’s Virtual…

The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) unveiled a new regulatory regime for digital assets. The initiative aims to establish regulatory clarity for crypto businesses in the region and strengthen the country’s…

A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) emphasizes that public blockchain networks, such as Ethereum, pose new risks to banks’ operations that should be assessed and taken…

Crypto.com users will soon be able to transact in U.S. dollars, euros, and dirhams thanks to the crypto exchange’s partnership with Standard Chartered, which will strengthen the connection between the…

NFT marketplace OpenSea received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in which the regulator claims that non-fungible tokens (NFT) traded on the platform may qualify…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France over the weekend, causing Toncoin (TON) to fall by 19%. Despite the price decline, open interest (OI) in TON surged by 32%….

A class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. against crypto exchange Binance and its ex-CEO, accusing the company of failing to prevent the laundering of stolen assets. Philip Martin,…