South Africa’s FSCA To Declare Crypto A Financial Product
South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) released a statement today, 20 November 2020, that they intend to declare cryptoassets "financial products" in early...
Ripple Views London As Potential New Home For Its Headquarters
Earlier this month Crypto firm, Ripple, announced that the company had begun exploring its options outside of the US. In a statement, Ripple outlined...
Ripple Consider Moving Headquarters Out Of United States
As regulators clampdown globally, Ripple is beginning to explore its options outside of the U.S.. As frustration amongst blockchain players grows, the company are...
UK Regulator Clamps Down On Derivative Operators
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story stated that crypto derivative platforms such as BitMEX, ByBit, Deribit, Huobi and Binance would be affected...
VALR CEO Responds To FSCA Executive’s Crypto Criticism
The head of investigations and enforcement at South Africa's FSCA (Financial Services Conduct Authority), Brandon Topham, came out on Wednesday morning with some strong...
BitMEX Owners Charged By USA’s CFTC
Big news for the cryptoasset industry today as the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged the owners of BitMEX – one...
South Africa’s AltCoinTrader Opposes ABSA In Court Interdict
Global Crypto has learned of a developing David and Goliath scenario in the South African crypto industry, wherein crypto exchange AltCoinTrader appear to be...
MTI Release Official Response To FX Choice Closure
As reported earlier this week by Global Crypto, MTI's alleged FX provider FX Choice blocked their account. Global Crypto reached out to MTI the...
India May Ban Crypto (Again)
The government of India is planning to pass a law that effectively bans all trade in cryptocurrency. This law will have a massive effect...
CoinShares Announces Investment In Turkey’s MenaPay
London-based digital asset management firm, CoinShares Ventures, has announced its investment in MenaPay, the first fully backed blockchain-based payment gateway in the Middle East...
