As Hong Kong progresses with the adoption of cryptocurrency trading for individual investors, a local official stressed that retail stablecoin trading is not yet allowed. Hong Kong has not adopted regulations for stablecoins like Tether (USDT) or USD Coin (USDC), which means retail investors are not allowed to trade those assets, according to Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and…
While some areas of the crypto space focus on privacy and anonymity, others focus on raising the standards within the space and on bringing in traditional players and more capital in the world of digital assets. At the recent Blockchain Economy Summit held in Dubai, Cointelegraph spoke with Lennix Lai, the global chief commercial officer at crypto exchange OKX. During…
The United Kingdom has an opportunity to capitalize on the departure of Web3 firms leaving the United States due to regulatory uncertainty. But to achieve that, the U.K. will need to follow its own regulatory path, smoothing the requirements for crypto in some regard, according to a think tank. On Oct. 2, the influential conservative think tank Policy Exchange published…
Toncoin (TON), the native token of the TON blockchain, surged 4% in the last 24 hours, topping the crypto market’s gains on Thursday. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) traded at par with yesterday’s price at 27,641 and 1,634 respectively, per CoinGecko data. Yesterday’s rise in TON token’s value comes on the heels of an investment raise by MEXC Ventures and…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s markets regulator, released a second consultative paper on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) mandates on Oct. 5. In the 307-page document, the ESMA seeks stakeholders’ input on five areas of MiCA, including sustainability indicators for distributed ledgers, disclosures of inside information, technical requirements for white papers, trade transparency measures and record-keeping…
The judge presiding over a class suit by EMAX token investors gave them a final chance to file their claims against celebrities who allegedly promoted it. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/emax-investors-final-shot-celeb-promo-suit
THORSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) powered by multichain THORChain, has entered maintenance mode to prevent bad actors from moving illicit funds through the platform. On Oct. 6, THORSwap transitioned into “maintenance mode” as an immediate measure to counter the potential movement of illicit funds. The decision comes after consultation with advisors, legal counsel, and law enforcement, according to the original announcement. Fellow…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has provided guidance to exchanges and cryptocurrency issuers on its interim approach to what it calls value-referenced crypto assets, with a particular focus on stablecoins. On Oct. 5, the umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators published a clarification saying it may allow trading of certain cryptocurrencies that reference the value of a…
The team behind the new friend.tech-inspired protocol Stars Arena has dismissed what it called “coordinated FUD” after patching an exploit that saw attackers escape with $2,000 from the Avalanche-based decentralized social media platform. In an Oct. 5 post on X (Twitter) the Stars Arena account said the exploit was fixed, adding “don’t get this wrong, we are at war.” THE…
The plaintiffs of the EthereumMax (EMAX) investor class action lawsuit have been given a final sh to amend their claims against the celebrities they accuse of promoting the now-defunct cryptocurrency. In an Oct. 3 court order, United States District Court Judge Michael Fitzgerald said he’s giving the EMAX investors a third and final chance to submit an amended complaint. The…
