Do Kwon, The South Korean founder of Terraform Labs pleaded not guilty to a nine-count Criminal indictment at a United States Court.  Do Kwon the founder of Terra USD and another crypto asset that lost an estimated $40 billion is facing charges bordering on securities fraud, wire fraud, commodities fraud, and money laundering conspiracy. The…

Morgan Stanley’s retail brokerage arm E*Trade is considering adding crypto trading to the services it offers its clients per report from the information.  A proposed onboarding into crypto trading for Morgan Stanley, a world-leading investment bank with over $1.5 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM) has sparked a lot of excitement and speculation in the…

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by Market capitalization announced that it has secured approval from the Central Bank of Brazil for the acquisition of a locally licensed broker-dealer institution in the country.  Binance announced the development via its official website remarking that the approval marks the firm's 21st global regulatory milestone.  “ In a development…

Alex Pawlowski, Managing Director at Ascent Partner called for a moderate approach and strategic timing from Europe's MICA in its ongoing spat with Tether (USDT). On the 30th of December 2024, Tether the largest stablecoin issuer in the world became officially non-compliant following stringent measures for stablecoins put in place by European Union’s Markets…

The Syrian Centre for Economic Research under the transitional government of Syria proposed a bill seeking to legitimize Bitcoin in the country and Digitize the nation's Local currency.  The Bill titled “ Bitcoin Policy in Syria” looks to accelerate reconstruction, ensure market freedom, and protect Syrian citizens from inflation and currency devaluation.  The Bill also…