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Kraken Starts Requiring Info on Self-Custody Crypto Wallet Ownership in the UK

Kraken, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has started requiring additional information in the U.K. regarding transactions of self-custody wallets made to and from its accounts. Kraken sent an email to some…

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Hester Peirce: US crypto laws can’t assume ‘everything is a financial asset’

Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce discussed a possible United States crypto legal framework, giving a reminder that not all uses are financial.

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Gate.io to enter Hong Kong following city’s $6.4M budget allocation to Web3

Gate’s founder called Hong Kong a “hub,” meanwhile, the city’s financial secretary said the region “must keep up” with the “huge potential” of Web3.

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SEC’s ‘one-dimensional’ approach is slowing Bitcoin progress: Grayscale CEO

Grayscale’s chief was the latest to take a swing at the authority for its so-called “regulation by enforcement” actions.

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Finder.com sued by Australian regulator over its crypto yield product

ASIC claimed a crypto yield-bearing product from Finder’s registered exchange was unlicensed, the firm disagreed but refused to say if it would fight the suit.

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