Tag: Analysis

TL;DR: Payward has received in-principle approval for a Kazakhstan business covering digital asset trading, dealing and custody in the AIFC. Final licensing conditions remain relevant, and the announcement gives no customer launch date. Kraken parent Payward has moved closer to establishing a regulated business in Kazakhstan, with preliminary approval for several activities rather than trading…

Traders are looking to test the lows as the momentum slows and major support levels present themselves, and then whether the selling pressure will persist or turn to a rally before the end of December. The swift drop in silver prices in October has put the precious metal at a pivotal level, and the metal…

TL;DR: The FCA is consulting on updated financial crime guidance for crypto businesses, including customer checks, blockchain analytics and the Travel Rule. Responses are due December 24, and the guide itself would not create new rules. Crypto businesses preparing for the UK’s expanded regulatory regime have a more detailed picture of the controls the Financial…

TL;DR: New York’s attorney general is seeking $1.3 billion in monetary relief in the NovaTech case and has announced nearly $6 million in promoter settlements. The larger sum is a request to the court, not money recovered for investors. New York’s effort to recover losses from the NovaTech cryptocurrency scheme has reached a new stage,…

TL;DR: The SEC has named tokenization among its fiscal 2027 examination priorities, bringing the systems behind blockchain securities into closer supervisory focus. The staff document sets inspection priorities and creates no new legal obligations. The SEC’s tokenization agenda now includes a practical question for financial firms: can the infrastructure work reliably when something goes wrong?…