
Regulation
Brazil court denies “Bitcoin Pharaoh” candidacy in upcoming elections
The so-called Bitcoin Pharaoh was arrested in August last year for defrauding over 27,000 Brazilians in a pyramid scheme that...
South Korea’s Ministry of Science rules out applying old gaming regulations on metaverse
To foster innovation and speed up the adoption of the metaverse, South Korea looks to apply new laws to the...
Thai SEC plots ban on digital currency deposit and lending services
Details of the ban include the prohibition of "digital asset business operators" from taking deposits of digital assets with a...
UK’s ePayments shuts down due to FCA’s AML concerns
ePayments, which had over 250,000 clients, was ordered to freeze operations in early 2020 after the FCA found weaknesses in...
US Treasury issues sanctions against 10 malware-linked Iranians, targets BTC addresses
The Treasury claimed that the group has been targeting American institutions since 2020 with malware including APT 35, and linked...
Uruguay mulls bill giving central bank control over digital asset service providers
The Central Bank of Uruguay could see its oversight capabilities fortified under a proposed bill to enhance the country's AML...