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Australia Fines Binance Unit $6.9M Over Client Misclassification
An Australian court fines Binance’s local derivatives unit $6.9 million for misclassifying retail clients and compliance failures.
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An Australian court fines Binance’s local derivatives unit $6.9 million for misclassifying retail clients and compliance failures.
Bithumb seeks to extend CEO Lee Jae-won’s term despite AML penalties and ongoing investigations in South Korea.
NYSE exchanges scrap position limits on crypto ETF options, giving institutions more flexibility and boosting market liquidity.
FTX’s bankruptcy estate will distribute $2.2 billion to creditors this month, continuing its multi-year recovery process following the exchange’s 2022 collapse.
More Australians are using cryptocurrency to pay for goods and services, but banking restrictions and payment delays remain a major barrier, according to a new survey.
Ghana’s securities regulator has admitted 11 crypto platforms into its regulatory sandbox following the country’s new digital asset law. The program will test crypto services under supervision before potential licensing.
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority ruled that the NZDD stablecoin is not a financial product, offering regulatory clarity for a token pegged to the New Zealand dollar.
Lawmakers propose legislation to ban prediction market contracts tied to death, war, and assassination, citing ethical and national security concerns.
An Ohio federal court rejected Kalshi’s request to block state oversight of its sports betting contracts, citing lack of preemption under federal commodities law.
Eric Trump echoed criticism of US banks during the ongoing debate over stablecoin yield rules as lawmakers continue negotiating digital asset market structure legislation.
Vancouver city staff say Bitcoin cannot be included in municipal reserves under the Vancouver Charter, recommending council drop the proposal ahead of a vote.
Dubai’s virtual asset regulator has ordered entities linked to KuCoin to stop operating in the emirate without authorization.