Senator Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas, has withdrawn his support for the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act (DAAMLA), dealing a significant blow to the controversial legislation co-authored with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren. The move, announced on July 24, reduces the bill’s backing to 18 senators, complicating its legislative prospects.
The largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin witnessed amplified price activity over the last 30 days. While the brief market crash in July’s first week brought prices sliding down, the token has attempted to regain its previous price levels in the past few weeks. In the last 24 hours, the BTC price increased
WazirX founder Nischal Shetty has planned the recovery of the stolen assets. He revealed the initial details of the stolen crypto funds and clarified that no security breach occurred before July 18, as misinformation was out about WazirX, and that a few wallets hacked, eight days before the hack. Nischal
Coinbase’s UK arm, CB Payments Limited (CBPL), has been fined £3.5 million ($4.5 million) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for breaching a voluntary agreement meant to prevent the onboarding of high-risk customers. The penalty, announced on July 25, highlights significant weaknesses in CBPL’s control mechanisms. In October 2020, CBPL
Speculation has surged on social media, accusing Mystiko Network of significant insider trading during its second airdrop. On July 5 at 16:22 UTC, the official Mystiko-Vault Community Incentives account (0xBc…25d6) distributed 20 million XZK tokens to 1,487 newly created addresses via the Multisender app. Notably, these addresses received gas from
Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth revealed that India will release a discussion paper on its cryptocurrency policy before September. This document seeks stakeholder feedback and will outline potential regulatory frameworks beyond the current focus on anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) standards. According to the local news outlet, this
The crypto market was anticipating the spot Ether ETF launch to bring in a bull run for Ethereum; however, the bears took control over the bulls and pushed the price below $3.4K. Whereas, Bitcoin’s price jumped to new highs after three months of its Spot ETF launch. How long will
In a major downturn for the cryptocurrency market, the total global market cap decreased by 3.83%, settling at $2.31 trillion, with trading volumes falling by 8%. Major cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin dipped below $64,000, while Ethereum saw a sharp decline of 7.37% in the past 24 hours, and its trading volume dropped
Ferrari is extending its cryptocurrency payment options to its European dealer network this month, following a successful U.S. launch. The luxury sports car manufacturer will broaden this initiative to other international markets where cryptocurrencies are legally accepted, according to a Reuters report. The Italian automaker initially introduced crypto payments in
The crypto market witnessed a significant milestone as spot Ethereum began trading on Tuesday, following weeks of back-and-forth on registration statement edits. According to Sosovalue data, spot ETH ETFs recorded inflows within the first 24 hours of trading. While the ETF greenlight was expected to spark a bull run, the
