UAE regulators concern over too hastily crypto approvals amid FTX collapse

    As Bloomberg reported, many crypto hedge funds operating in the UAE had invested all their client money on FTX, giving them a hard time pulling funds out of the exchange. As a result, UAE officials expressed concerns over the pace of some approvals – that failed to identify meltdowns of FTX and Three Arrows Capital….

    CEXs are “circling the wagons”

    The “Big Chinese Offensive” on cryptocurrencies has led to a colossal outflow of crypto holders’ funds to decentralized crypto exchanges and DeFi projects, as well as over-the-counter platforms. Now centralized cryptocurrency exchanges are looking for a fitting answer to this challenge. Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEX), having felt a threat to their market dominance, are rapidly…

    Third wave: US Regulators vs Cryptocurrencies

    As we anticipated, the American and European financial systems are actively resisting the “new money”. In the US, the Treasury has joined the SEC in its efforts, and in the EU, the opposition comes from the European Central Bank. In mid-September, the US Department of the Treasury was reportedly developing guidelines for stablecoin issuers. Once…

    Crypto industry at the crossroads. Part 1

    The AML / CFT requirements for crypto business are becoming more and more stringent. And as ShapeShift’s recent refusal to cooperate with regulators and transition to DEX status demonstrates, not everyone is ready to accept this. But what comes next? While BTC is growing and trading at around the $ 40,000 mark, the crypto industry…

    DeFi becomes a controversial issue for regulators

    Decentralized finance (DeFi) has at this point become such a significant part of the crypto world that it simply can no longer avoid the attention of various regulatory bodies. On the other hand, government regulators still cannot even deal with conventional cryptocurrencies. And since DeFi is much more difficult to figure out, it would be…

    Mark Cuban warns: Banks should be scared of DeFi

    Legendary billionaire investor Mark Cuban said on Sunday that the U.S. government and regulators should start getting behind crypto innovations, like decentralized finance (DeFi). In other ways, the U.S. will “lose the next great growth engine that this country needs.” Cuban outlined his mind in the blog post named “The Brilliance of Yield Farming, Liquidity…