Block Fined $40M Over Cash App’s Crypto Compliance Failures and 169K Ignored Alerts
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New York hits Block with a $40 million fine and mandates independent oversight after major compliance failures in Cash App’s bitcoin and fiat transaction monitoring. NY Regulator Unleashes Oversight Blitz on Block After Missed Red Flags and AML Gaps New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced on April 10 that Block Inc. will […]

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US Lawmakers Push for Crypto Clarity With Urgent Call to Overhaul Securities Laws
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In its first 2025 market structure hearing, Congress moved to overhaul securities laws, aiming to rein in SEC overreach and unleash a new era of U.S. crypto innovation. Congressional Hearing Sounds Alarm on SEC Overreach and Crypto Exodus U.S. lawmakers gathered in Washington on April 9 as the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and […]

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Samson Mow Sees Bitcoin Surging as Tariffs, Rates, Capital Flight All Hit at Once
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Bitcoin is poised for a major surge as escalating U.S.-China tensions, rising tariffs, and dwindling trust in U.S. debt send investors searching for alternatives. Samson Mow Expects Bitcoin to Go ‘Much Higher’ Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow, who serves as chief executive officer of the bitcoin infrastructure firm JAN3, commented on social media platform X this […]

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Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule
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US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed a joint Congressional resolution overturning a Biden-era rule that requires decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to report to the country’s tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service. The rule would have required DeFi platforms, such as decentralized exchanges, to file their gross proceeds from crypto sales and include information on those […]

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Economist Jim Rickards on Tariffs: The Best Policy in the World
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Jim Rickards, economist and author of the best-selling book “Currency Wars,” explained that tariffs are extremely good for the U.S. to the detriment of other countries. In a recent podcast, Rickards stated that contrary to the idea of tariffs being a sales tax for the American people, it primarily affected the dynamics between the importer/distributor […]

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Digital Asset Manager 21shares Files for Dogecoin ETF
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The multi-billion-dollar asset manager follows in the footsteps of competitors Grayscale and Bitwise and has been endorsed by the Dogecoin Foundation. Dogecoin Foundation Backs 21shares for Dogecoin ETF Swiss-based 21shares, a $7 billion crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) management firm, filed for a spot dogecoin ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday. […]

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SEC drops suit against Helium for alleged securities violations
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, developer of decentralized wireless network Helium, for allegedly issuing unregistered securities, Helium stated in an April 10 blog post.  Filed in January 2025, the lawsuit was among the SEC’s final enforcement actions against a cryptocurrency developer under former Chair Gary Gensler, […]

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HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services
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Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). HashKey was granted approval on April 10 after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) provided regulatory guidance on staking services to Licensed Virtual […]

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HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services
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Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). HashKey was granted approval on April 10 after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) provided regulatory guidance on staking services to Licensed Virtual […]

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