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News

What does Kim Kardashian’s $1.26M SEC fine mean for crypto-influencers?

The crypto community is unsettled as SEC fined reality star Kim Kardashian for promoting the cryptocurrency EthereumMax (EMAX)

Brexit

UK data reform bill is on pause: the reason revealed

The UK government has confirmed another pause to draft digital legislation – another look at replacing GDPR is required

Finance & Economics

DOJ objects to Celsius reopening withdrawals and selling stablecoins 

The Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks an independent examiner report on Celsius before the company can reopen withdrawals and sell its stablecoin holdings

Finance & Economics

US senator bill may shield crypto exchanges from SEC enforcement actions 

The Digital Trading Clarity Act of 2022 focuses on providing regulatory clarity around classifying digital assets and related liabilities

News

CFTC files a complaint against Digitex 

The regulator claims Digitex CEO pumped up the price of DGTX tokens in an effort to inflate the company’s holdings 

News

Six States Sue Biden’s Administration over Student Debt Cancellation Plan

The state representatives believe loan forgiveness under Student Debt Cancellation Plan will harm state higher education lending programs and reduce tax revenues

Blockchain & Crypto

UK introduces crypto bill aimed at tackling illicit finance 

The government of the UK has introduced a bill to crack down on money laundering and fraud. It will enable authorities to ‘seize, freeze and recover’ crypto assets

News

CFPB set to regulate BNPL

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is to tighten up regulation of BNPL firms with the same baseline consumer protections that work for credit cards

Blockchain & Crypto

Historic Ethereum Merge took place: what’s next?

The Ethereum Merge has officially marked the network transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism, now SEC should determine whether an asset is a security

Articles

Biden’s student loan forgiveness 

President Biden has recently announced a three-part initiative to help students cover their debts. The plan includes loan forgiveness of up to $20,000. What does that mean for you, and how can you apply for the relief – read below

News

ECB raises interest rates by historic 0.75 point as recession gets nearer

European Central Bank intensifies its efforts to combat inflation while Europe’s economic situation worsens

Finance & Economics

UK includes crypto exchanges in sanctions breaches reporting

Crypto exchanges operating in the UK will be required to report on sanctions breaches in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine

News

Instagram fined €405M over children’s privacy

EU privacy regulators came to a decision on a long-running complaint over Instagram’s handling of children’s sensitive data 

News

MPs request ‘Big Bang’ deregulation to accelerate fintech growth

The group of British MPs calls for the government to broaden its open banking model to facilitate fintech growth 

News

South Korean central bank may allow ICOs again

The Bank of Korea shared its views on ICOs, stablecoins and protecting innovation: a possible ban lift is to come 

News

Singapore to tighten retail crypto trading rules

Despite numerous warnings and limiting measures, Singaporeans are increasingly trading crypto, MAS ponders tightening retail crypto trading policies with “customer suitability tests”