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South Korean Lawmaker Faces Investigation over Suspicious Crypto Transfers

  • Kim Nam-kuk reportedly owned about 800,000 WEMIX coins in early 2022.
  • Court dismissed prosecutors' request for search warrant, Yonhap reports.
Monday, 08/05/2023 | 15:11 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
FinTech

Australia Signals It Won’t Tolerate Scams: Regulator and Ombudsman Join Forces

  • APRA and AFCA are seeking an efficient financial system.
  • The move is a partial shift in accountability towards consumers, a fintech expert stated.
Friday, 28/04/2023 | 14:33 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation

The Role of Self-Regulation in the Cryptocurrency Industry: Where do we go from here?

  • Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Friday, 31/03/2023 | 15:25 GMT by FM Contributors
CryptoCurrency

US Regulators Charge FTX’s Senior Executive Nishad Singh with Fraud

  • Associates Caroline Elison and Gary Wang pleaded guilty in December last year.
  • Samuel Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to eight count charges in early January.
Tuesday, 28/02/2023 | 20:51 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
FinTech

Over 1,000 Institutions Shun Swiss Regulator's License Application

  • The Swiss regulator received 1,699 FinIA license applications in 2022 and granted 670.
  • FINMA says unlicensed portfolio managers and trustees may be fined as high as CHF 250K.
Monday, 30/01/2023 | 19:29 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX

CySEC Alerts Investors to Additional Unauthorized Websites

  • The websites have not been registered under Cyprus' markets law.
  • Last week, CySEC flagged seven unauthorized websites.
Monday, 30/05/2022 | 16:12 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX

US SEC Flags 58 Unregistered Firms, 11 Impersonators, 1 Fake Regulator

  • SEC says inclusion in list does not mean violation of US federal securities laws.
  • The list is regularly updated by the SEC’s Office of Market Intelligence, Others.
Tuesday, 26/04/2022 | 13:42 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation

UK FCA Says ‘Poor Quality’ Paperwork Is Delaying Authorizations

  • The British watchdog said that it was committed to improving its processes generally.
Wednesday, 24/11/2021 | 19:54 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Interviews

"XRP is Not Centralized": Ripple SVP Addresses Crypto Community Criticism

  • Marcus Treacher addresses concerns of XRP centralization and explains Ripple's growth strategy.
Friday, 27/03/2020 | 09:21 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
Regulation

EU Regulators Ban Short-Selling Amid COVID-19 Volatility

  • The FSMA in Belgium and the FMA of Austria have both implemented emergency measures.
Thursday, 19/03/2020 | 12:41 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CySEC Impersonators Target Traders

  • Fraudsters are asking for money so they can 'retrieve' funds lost to forex brokers
Monday, 12/08/2019 | 12:57 GMT by David Kimberley
Brokers

OneTRADEx Enters Into Administration

  • A statement from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority suggested the broker was unable to meet financial obligations
Monday, 22/07/2019 | 10:23 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

FCA Advises Traders to Avoid Forex 'Education' Firm

  • Bucketlist Traders, which provides courses and trading signals, has apparently been providing services illicitly
Tuesday, 18/06/2019 | 14:29 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

ASIC: Some Brokers Making "Deceptive" Claims About AFS Licenses

  • Commissioner Cathie Armour also said Australia is providing brokers with an opportunity for regulatory arbitrage
Tuesday, 04/06/2019 | 08:47 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

Bank of France has "Great Interest" in Stablecoin Initiatives

  • Speaking in Paris, Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the coins could be used to trade in tokenized financial markets
Tuesday, 14/05/2019 | 13:39 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

SEC Commissioner: Crypto Market Requires More Clarity From Us

  • Hester Peirce compared the US regulator's approach to Jackson Pollock splashing paint across a canvas
Friday, 10/05/2019 | 09:42 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

Boston Fed Weighs Up Regulatory Blockchain Nodes

  • The regulatory authority says that it will have to think outside of the box as more firms begin using the technology
Wednesday, 01/05/2019 | 08:57 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

CryptoTrader Flagged by Austrian Financial Market Authority

  • The firm has likely been providing phoney crypto brokerage services
Friday, 01/03/2019 | 16:42 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

SFC Increases No. of Regulated Corporations by 10 percent in 2018

  • The Hong Kong regulator also issued fines totalling $290,000
Friday, 22/02/2019 | 11:37 GMT by David Kimberley
News

Israeli, UK Regulators Co-Launch Network to Promote FinTech

  • The Global Financial Innovation Network will bring together 29 financial bodies from across the world
Thursday, 31/01/2019 | 10:41 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

Hong Kong SFC Says Yingda Securities Likely Tricking Investors

  • The firm has been lying about having an SFC license to broker futures contracts
Friday, 25/01/2019 | 12:09 GMT by David Kimberley
News

FCA Flags ALPH Capital Cryptocurrency Clone Scam

  • Scammers have been pretending to represent the Anglo-Italian investment manager
Friday, 18/01/2019 | 13:58 GMT by David Kimberley
Brokers

FX-Ignoble: MFSA Slaps FxNobels on to its Warning List

  • Reports suggest the unregulated broker has been scamming its 'customers'
Thursday, 17/01/2019 | 16:52 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

BaFin Document Reveals Retail Traders' Lack of Knowledge

  • Complaints to the German regulator show that many traders don't understand pricing.
Wednesday, 16/01/2019 | 11:49 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

BaFin: ICOs "Represent a Special Challenge" for Regulators

  • In a document discussing 'black markets' the regulator also went after unlicensed CFD and FX brokers.
Tuesday, 18/12/2018 | 15:47 GMT by David Kimberley
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