We’ve all been hearing a lot lately about the latest crypto regulations, government crackdowns on big crypto exchanges, and politicians posturing about how they’re protecting investors. While everyone's focused on the big players, a far more insidious threat is quietly growing, fueled by artificial intelligence, and it's slipping right through...
As FTX, Celsius, BlockFi and others have shown, the crypto landscape is changing dramatically, no longer revolving solely around Bitcoin’s price. Banks, those once unassailable behemoths of legacy finance, are making bigger forays into the digital asset space. You’d be forgiven for assuming that pursuing profits in a strengthening market...
On the home front, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has just removed significant barriers to bank engagement with crypto. If upheld, this decision will be a sea change in balancing traditional finance with the emerging world of digital assets. This action has been prompting banks...
When the Department of Justice (DOJ) published its memo laying out its strategy for conducting criminal investigations in the crypto space, this announcement has sent ripples of panic across the entire crypto industry. We agree that trying to provide clarity is a good thing, but unfortunately this results in the...
For folks working in compliance, the DOJ’s new crypto enforcement guidance sounds like a real sneak attack. A betrayal to every investor who's lost their shirt on a shady altcoin, a rug pull, or a blatant Ponzi scheme masquerading as "decentralized finance." They’re basically telling them, “Look, we’re not the...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided to sing a different song when it comes to crypto crime. Is that a sign of a full-blown retreat from the digital asset space, or a move to more high-level, strategic thinking? FakeBollinger.com is here to cut through all the fluff and hype...
Major banks in the European Union (EU) are delving into the stablecoin market. This increase in exploration is driven by the recent passing of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, revolutionizing Europe’s financial environment. Societe Generale recently issued its own euro-backed stablecoin, the EUR CoinVertible. At the same time, Dutch...
Let's be frank. To some, crypto might seem like an intimidating and confusing high-stakes poker game. It’s very exciting, but it’s terrifying if you don’t know the rules to that game. And at the moment, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation is dealing the cards in Europe. ING’s potential new...
The financial world is buzzing about ING's latest move: diving headfirst into the stablecoin arena. This is not your average crypto test bed. It’s a decisive action that could change the course of banking in Europe and make waves across the Atlantic. ING's initiative highlights the growing interest among traditional...
Paul Atkins in charge of the SEC? Get ready, because the crypto world is about to get a whole lot more fun. Say goodbye to the Gensler age of litigation and regulatory uncertainty. We could be entering a golden age of innovation. We need to be on guard against the...
