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In brief Japan plans to ban insider trading in cryptocurrencies under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The move empowers its financial regulators to investigate and penalize illicit trades, extending securities-style oversight to digital assets. Policy experts say Japan’s clarity could trigger “competitive convergence,” pushing other major markets to align on crypto regulation. Japan is…
In brief Regulators want to ban insider crypto trading in Japan, The Nikkei reported. Previously, laws against insider trading didn’t apply to digital assets. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission will be authorized to investigate suspected violations, the report added. Japanese regulators plan to ban insider trading on crypto, according to a report, in a…
In brief Crypto wallet MetaMask will launch a rewards program with over $30 million in incentives for users. The rewards push will begin ahead of the wallet’s upcoming token launch. The rewards will include LINEA tokens from the Consensys Ethereum layer-2 network, Linea. Popular crypto wallet MetaMask is launching a program that will distribute over…
In brief David Klasing, dual-certified tax attorney and CPA, says the IRS has moved from targeting “narrower groups” to broader crypto compliance investigations across multiple exchanges. The Treasury Inspector General reports a 75% potential non-compliance rate among crypto users identified through exchange data, feeding the audit pipeline. Nick Waytula, attorney and head of tax at…
In brief Cloudflare accused Perplexity AI of using “stealth crawlers” to evade bans, rotating IP addresses and mimicking regular browsers to access blocked websites. Cloudflare delisted Perplexity from its verified bots program and deployed new technical defenses to catch and block deceptive scraping. Perplexity denies the claims, calling Cloudflare’s evidence a “sales pitch” and disputing…
A risk-free way to earn with Kraken is back. We’re excited to announce the addition of Kraken Pro to the Kraken referral program – a simple, rewarding way to grow the crypto community while earning rewards. Now, every time you invite a friend to sign up and trade, both of you benefit. [embedded content] Check…
A risk-free way to earn with Kraken is back We’re excited to announce the return of the Kraken referral program – a simple, rewarding way to grow the crypto community while earning rewards. Now, every time you invite a friend to sign up and trade, both of you benefit. [embedded content] Check out how Kraken…
ANLOG, DOGS and NOT are now available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading ANLOG, DOGS and NOT trading will be live as of 15:00 UTC today, Feb 13, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
April 30, 2014 | News Responding to a large and growing client demand, Bloomberg launches with Bitcoin prices for the over 320,000 users of its industry-leading terminal for multi-asset data, news and analytics. At launch, Kraken holds the honor of being the only exchange providing complete Bitcoin market data to the terminal, including the volume…
