On 19 April 2024, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and other relevant agencies, implemented an order to block access to unauthorised digital asset service platforms.…
On 17 April 2024, an amendment of Data Centers Act of 2023 to Provide for the Regulation of Digital Asset Mining Businesses and Business Utilizing a Blockchain Network (SB 79) was introduced to the Arkansas State Legislature. The Bill requires digit…
On 17 April 2024, an amendment to the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023 to Prohibit Foreign-Party of Controlled Ownership of a Digital Asset (SB 78) was introduced to the Arkansas State Legislature. The amendment prohibits foreign-party-controlled b…
On 12 April 2024, the Ministry of Digitisation and Administration submitted the Electronic Communications Act, which mandates the registration of all data centres operating within the country, to the legislature of Norway. The Act requires data cent…
On 12 April 2024, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the initiation of civil proceedings against blockchain mining companies NGS Crypto Pty Ltd, NGS Digital Pty Ltd, and NGS Group Ltd, along with their sole directo…
On 9 April 2024, the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority closed the consultation on the current approach to the oversight of crypto-asset activities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) purposes. The inq…
On 5 April 2024, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York found Terraform Labs and Do Kwon liable for defrauding investors in crypto asset securities. The Court had previously found they unlawfully offered and…
On 4 April 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) concluded its inquiry into financial transactions in online video games and virtual worlds. The inquiry focused on the growing market of online video games and virtual worlds facilitat…
On 4 April 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) amendments to the Payment Services Act 2019 (PS Act), the Payment Services Regulations 2019, and the Financial Support for Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CF…
On 3 April 2024, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in collaboration with seven central banks from France, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States of America, announced the initiation of Project…