Cryptocurrencies News

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal

BENGALURU (Reuters) – There are some disagreements over restructuring debt for distressed economies, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday at a G20 meeting, adding that banning private cryptocurrencies should be part of discussions.

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has laid out a nine-point action plan for how countries should treat crypto assets, with point number one a plea not to give cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin legal tender status.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new superseding indictment against FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried containing 12 charges was unsealed on Thursday in Manhattan federal court.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday denied crypto-focused Custodia Bank’s request that the central bank reconsider its application to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. banking regulators issued a fresh warning to banks to be on guard for any liquidity risks from cryptocurrency-related clients, cautioning some of their deposits could prove volatile.

(Reuters) – New York and U.S. federal finance regulators have opposed the $1.02 billion deal by Binance.US to purchase assets of defunct crypto lender Voyager, CoinDesk reported on Thursday, citing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – CoinEx was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the cryptocurrency exchange of transacting business without registering with the state.

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency trade association Chamber of Digital Commerce is urging a federal court to dismiss a case brought by the U.S. securities regulator against ex-Coinbase employees accused of insider trading, arguing that the case unfairly labeled several crypto assets as securities.

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s warning shot on Binance’s stablecoin over whether or not it is a security could offer a hint at what type of dollar-pegged tokens may draw regulatory scrutiny, critical information for other digital asset firms

(Reuters) – Coinbase Global Inc reported a loss for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, as trading volumes at the cryptocurrency exchange came under pressure from an industry-wide downturn triggered by a string of high-profile bankruptcies.

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal

(Reuters) – The firm behind Binance’s stablecoin, Paxos Trust Company, is having constructive discussions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after the firm disclosed that the regulator told the company it should have registered the token as a security, according to an internal email from

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese unit of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said on Monday it would allow customers to withdraw deposits of fiat currency and crypto assets beginning Tuesday after months of suspension.

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Tough capital rules for banks holding cryptoassets must be fast-tracked in the European Union’s pending banking law if Europe wants to avoid missing a globally-agreed deadline, the bloc’s executive has said.

By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. partner of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has confirmed that a trading firm managed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao operated as a market maker on its platform.

(Reuters) – Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance is considering ending relationships with U.S. business partners, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former basketball star Paul Pierce will pay $1.4 million to settle charges he unlawfully touted a crypto security, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Friday it has decided to launch a pilot programme in April for issuing a digital yen, moving a step closer to launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a country that lags

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Thursday it would take steps to tackle “vulnerabilities” and data gaps in decentralised finance (DeFi) highlighted by the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX last year.