The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Coinbase’s payments arm, CB Payments Limited, £3,503,546 for breaching compliance rules by serving high-risk customers despite restrictions. The regulator explained that this marks the FCA’s first enforcement action against a firm facilitating cryptoasset trading. The violations involved significant transactions undetected for almost two years. FCA Fines Coinbase’s […]
Glassnode Study Signals High-Risk Bitcoin Regime, Hints at Early Bull Market Stage
In the wake of the market’s recovery from the FTX collapse, a notable shift has occurred, pushing bitcoin into a high-risk regime, as indicated by the onchain analysis firm, Glassnode. The firm’s latest report notes that this regime typically signals a pivotal phase often preceding the onset of bull markets, where long-term investors begin to […]
Australian Regulator Sues Etoro to ‘Protect Consumers From High-Risk CFD Products’
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed a lawsuit against the crypto platform Etoro. The lawsuit relates to Etoro’s contract for difference (CFD) product which ASIC alleges to be in breach “of design and distribution obligations and of Etoro’s license obligations to act efficiently, honestly and fairly.” The regulator said it wants the […]
Another Big 4 Australian Bank Blocks Payments to ‘High-Risk’ Crypto Exchanges
National Australia Bank (NAB) has joined other major lenders in the country in blocking payments to some cryptocurrency exchanges. The banking institution said it’s introducing new customer protections regarding financial transactions with certain scam-related crypto platforms. Australia’s NAB Bank Intervenes in $ 184 Million Worth of Payments That Raised Scam Concerns National Australia Bank, …