The rise came immediately after Bolivia’s central bank lifted a 42-month ban on cryptocurrency payments, allowing financial entities to conduct transactions with digital assets.
Crypto Law Articles
Leveraged MicroStrategy ETFs break $400M as ‘hot sauce arms race’ heat up
The ETFs add leverage to MicroStrategy’s already levered-up Bitcoin strategy, and investors can’t seem to get enough.
Propelled by crypto inflows, US ETF assets hit record $10 trillion
Cryptocurrency ETFs saw inflows exceeding $20 billion in 2024, according to Morningstar.
SEC settles with Rari Capital over DeFi pools, unregistered broker activity
The regulator charged the former DeFi protocol and its co-founders for allegedly misleading investors and unregistered broker activity involving its pools.
Binance exec’s mother pleads with US gov’t to secure his release
Detained in Nigeria for more than six months and with reported deteriorating health, Tigran Gambaryan likely won’t return to court until Oct. 9.
It's time to update the SEC's disclosure process for crypto
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda wants to update the agency’s S-1 disclosure for cryptocurrency firms. His stance is a positive step toward progress.
Real-world asset tokenization is the crypto killer app — Polygon exec
According to Colin Butler, financial institutions that don’t embrace blockchain technology will lose their relevancy and competitive edge.
Some pro-crypto Trumpers suggest he ‘lost their votes’ after token launch
Though many Donald Trump supporters said nothing would stop them from voting for the Republican candidate, others didn’t seem pleased by his latest crypto lending project.
House Republicans demand SEC’s Gensler clarify crypto airdrops stance
US Representatives Tom Emmer and Patrick McHenry gave Gary Gensler until the end of the month to answer questions about the SEC’s approach to crypto airdrops.
California passes package of laws to combat election deepfakes
California governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills aimed at battling deepfake election content while on stage at a conference in San Francisco.
CFTC eyeing Polymarket, betting platforms amid elections, says chair
If an offshore entity’s “footprint” in the US is big enough, they must register their derivative contracts or risk facing enforcement actions, says CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam.
Pudgy Penguins CEO unfazed by SEC actions against the NFT sector
While the SEC focuses on investor protection, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Schnetzler believes that investors should also hold some form of accountability for their purchases.