Ripple’s chief legal officer says there’s no “extraordinary circumstance” that warrants the Securities and Exchange Commission being able to appeal its partial loss while the case is still pending.

Kraken’s Canada managing director told Cointelegraph in an interview that attaining restricted dealer status provided a clear regulatory pathway.

Dean Skurka stated that although regulations have increased costs, they have also led to greater interest in crypto from institutions.

According to Jeremy Koven, Canadian crypto firms may have a better regulatory environment than ones in the United States, benefitting users in a number of ways.

The legal team for Binance.US filed a motion for a protective order on Aug. 14, claiming it was necessary to protect the firm from the SEC’s “fishing expedition” during discovery.

Asset management firm Valkyrie filed for an Ether futures exchange-traded fund with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 16.

OPNX CEO Leslie Lamb and executives Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and Mark Lamb were all issued a $58,000 fine for violating marketing regulations in the emirate.

Switzerland, Singapore and the EU have taken the early regulatory lead, but Japan and the UAE are coming on now. Even the U.S. may be awakening.

PayPal will temporarily halt crypto purchases in the United Kingdom starting from Oct. 1, 2023, expecting to reenable the service in early 2024.

The M2 platform will launch later in 2023, allowing UAE-based retail and institutional clients to buy, sell and custody digital assets.