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South Korea plans to regulate cross-border stablecoin transactions

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission plans to consult with other jurisdictions, including Japan and the EU, on stablecoin rules.   

South Korea’s government plans to apply foreign exchange rules to cross-border transactions involving dollar-pegged stablecoins. 

On Oct. 8, the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reportedly announced that it was reviewing measures to ensure the soundness of stablecoin transactions. 

The government agency said that apart from being used to transact and exchange within the crypto ecosystem, stablecoins are also used in cross-border transactions. This means that stablecoin’s functions expand to global transfers, which may require different rules. 

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USDC issuer Circle announces HQ move to New York ahead of IPO

2025 could bring stablecoins into the mainstream, after 2024 introduced a "turning point year in crypto," according to Circle's Allaire.

Stablecoin issuer Circle is moving its global headquarters to New York City, ahead of the firm’s planned Initial Public Offering (IPO).

Circle, the issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin USDC (USDC), is moving into “one of the top floors of 1 World Trade Center.”

The move was announced by Jeremy Allaire, the co-founder and CEO of Circle, who wrote in a Sept. 13 X post:

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Australian crypto investors ‘sitting on the sidelines’ for clearer laws: Swyftx CEO

Crypto exchange Swyftx estimates anywhere from two to six million Australians could enter the market if regulated.

Millions of potenial Australian crypto investors are “sitting on the sidelines” until regulations around the market are clearer, says the head of a local crypto exchange.

Jason Titman, the CEO of Swyftx, told Cointelegraph that his firm predicts between two to six million Australians will enter crypto when “the dust has settled on regulation.”

A Swyftx survey found nearly a third of respondents would be more likely to buy crypto if it were regulated, while 41% said they didn’t trust crypto without regulation.

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UK Regulator: 87% of Crypto Firms Fail to Meet Registration Requirements

UK Regulator: 87% of Crypto Firms Fail to Meet Registration RequirementsThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that over 87% of crypto registrations were either rejected, withdrawn, or refused as part of its ongoing efforts to combat fraud and enhance consumer protection. In its annual report, the FCA outlined new marketing rules for crypto assets. The regulator issued 450 consumer alerts against illegal crypto […]

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Trump vows to make US ‘world capital of crypto,’ taps Musk for new task force

 “Instead of attacking industries of the future, we will embrace them,” said Donald Trump about the crypto industry in America.

United States presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has reiterated his support for crypto and endorsed tech billionaire Elon Musk to head a new government task force. 

Speaking at the Economic Club of New York on Sept. 5, Trump restated his support for the digital asset industry.

Trump said that, if elected, he would eliminate a minimum of ten old regulations for one new regulation, before adding:

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RFK Jr drops out of presidential race, while Trump takes lead on Polymarket

Kennedy is set to address the nation from Arizona on Aug. 23 and could potentially reveal more support for Trump's presidency.

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Junior has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential elections in the United States.

Kennedy withdrew from the election race on Aug. 22, according to a document filed to the Arizona Secretary of State.

RFK withdraws from the presidential race. Source: Arizona Secretary of State

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Nigerian activist receives local support in legal fight to use crypto

This lawsuit comes amid the Nigerian government’s increasingly hostile stance toward cryptocurrencies.

Nigerian crypto activist and politician James Otudor has received support from the local cryptocurrency community in his legal battle to secure the right to own, use and trade Bitcoin, Tether and other cryptocurrencies in Nigeria. 

Speaking to Cointelegraph, Otudor shared that while moral support has been overwhelming, his team is not ready to accept financial contributions until systems ensuring transparency are in place. This precaution aims to prevent any potential propaganda from adversaries that could undermine the cause.

A court session on Aug. 9 was primarily an introduction to the case. Otudor highlighted that the Nigerian government’s confusion regarding crypto assets and blockchain technology significantly motivated the lawsuit.

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Tornado Cash sanctions effective, reveal Ethereum weakness: NY Fed

Cooperation with the US Treasury sanctions on Tornado Cash was strongest at the user level and weaker further along the settlement chain.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has released a report on the effect of sanctions on Tornado Cash, the crypto mixer that was blocklisted by the United States Treasury Department in 2022. Sanctions work, by and large, even in decentralized finance, the report concluded.

The report’s findings also apply to Ethereum. The Ethereum network’s resistance to censorship and cooperation shows “fragility,” the report says.

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned addresses associated with the so-called crypto mixer Tornado Cash on Aug. 8, 2022. The move was a response to large-scale money laundering operations it had enabled by obscuring the movement of crypto funds onchain. It was the first time a computer protocol had been sanctioned.

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Canadian crypto exchanges face deadline for CIRO membership

Crypto traders have been on interim rules since March 2021, and it’s time to finalize membership in the securities industry's self-regulatory organization.

Crypto trading platforms (CTPs) in Canada are running out of time to get their paperwork in to become full-fledged investment dealers and members of the Canadian securities industry’s self-regulatory organization, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) reminded their crypto colleagues in a news release.

CTPs facilitate trading of crypto asset securities, derivatives, instruments or contracts. Under a staff notice released in March 2021, CTPs were allowed an interim period during which they could operate as restricted dealers while they worked on obtaining mandatory CIRO membership. Now the time is coming for CTPs to join CIRO finally and conform to its rules, the regulators say:

New CTPs will not be given an interim period before CIRO membership, they added. In addition to obtaining CIRO membership, CTPs are required to register in individual jurisdictions. There are currently 15 CTPs.

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Ripple CEO Slams SEC Hypocrisy and Haphazard Crypto Regulation

Ripple CEO Slams SEC Hypocrisy and Haphazard Crypto RegulationBrad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s inconsistent regulatory practices after the regulator revealed its intention to amend its complaint against Binance concerning the security status of certain crypto tokens. He highlighted the contradiction between SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s statements and the agency’s actions, emphasizing the need for clear, consistent […]

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