REGULATION
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Dubai regulator fines TON DLT Foundation and 18 other VASPs
Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) has penalized 19 VASPs for carrying out unlicensed virtual asset activities and for breaches of VARA’s marketing regulations. The penalties ranged fro...
Fund Acquisition for US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Can Start Anytime: Sen. Cynthia Lummis
US Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has hinted that fund purchases for the US strategic Bitcoin reserve (SBR) could happen anytime. In a recent post on X , she confirmed that despite legislative red tape...
Qualcomm faces $647M UK lawsuit over inflated royalties
San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm faces a £480 million ($646.8 million) lawsuit in London, filed on behalf of smartphone users. The case claims Qualcomm abused its dominant position to force Apple an...
U.S. Could Fund Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Lummis Says, With Seized Holdings and Possible Government Bitcoin Purchases
The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) is a proposed federal program to hold and manage seized and budget-neutral Bitcoin for national fiscal strategy. Senator Cynthia Lummis says funding can begin im...
Ripple National Trust Bank Is Coming. Big for XRP, Threat to SWIFT. Here’s why
A recent tweet by crypto analyst and investor Xaif drew attention to a video outlining what could become one of Ripple’s most consequential developments to date. It’s its potential evolution into a fu...
EU Plans Transfer Of Crypto, Stocks Oversight Power To Address Market Fragmentation – ESMA Chair
The European Union (EU) is reportedly planning to shift oversight power of key financial market areas, including crypto, from national authorities to a centralized supervisory authority to help boost ...
US Bitcoin ETFs post 2nd-highest inflows since launch on crypto rally
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.18 billion in inflows on Monday, their biggest day since early November 2024, when Donald Trump was elected President of the US....
Ruble Stablecoin A7A5 Surges as EU Prepares Sanctions
The EU accused it of helping Moscow evade Western restrictions. The move also follows similar actions by the US and UK and comes as A7A5’s market cap skyrocketed to around $500 million. At the same ti...
Analysis Firm Warns of “Impending Danger” for Bitcoin and Altcoins
The US government shutdown has disrupted progress in the cryptocurrency sector. Investment bank TD Cowen said this is “bad news” for crypto, noting that the work of federal agencies, particularly the ...
India to Roll Out Sovereign RBI-Backed Digital Currency, Minister Flags Unbacked Crypto
Indian Union Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the nation will introduce a digital currency backed by a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guarantee. The central bank-backed crypto is aimed at faster and ...
India May Favor an RBI‑Backed Digital Rupee, Potentially Prioritizing State‑Guaranteed CBDC Over Unbacked Cryptos
India’s RBI-guaranteed digital currency is a state-backed digital rupee designed to offer faster, traceable payments and sovereign backing to discourage unbacked private cryptocurrencies; the policy s...
Cynthia Lummis Says U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Fundraising Could Start Anytime Despite Legislative Slog
The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve can begin acquiring funds now, but legislative processes are delaying action; Senator Cynthia Lummis says capitalizing the SBR depends on Congress finalizing budget-neutr...