Dagestan is named the leader in the number of thefts of electricity for mining, and Mastercard will expand its cryptocurrency and NFT consulting service – these and other important cryptocurrency market news in our daily review.

The SEC is investigating the connection between the US division of bitcoin exchange Binance and two firms linked to the founder of the parent company Changpeng Zhao. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal, citing sources.

If the Ministry of Finance does not reach an agreement with the Bank of Russia on the regulation of the crypto market, the Ministry will submit to the Government a package of bills with a table of disagreements. This was announced by the head of the Department Anton Siluanov, writes “Finmarket”.

Payment company Mastercard announced the expansion of its consulting service focused on new financial technologies, including cryptocurrencies, CBDC and NFT.

More than half of cases of electricity theft by mining farms in the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) falls on Dagestan. This was reported in the Rosseti North Caucasus branch.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia proposes to establish a limit for unqualified investors in cryptocurrencies at the level of 50 000-100 000 rubles. About it writes RIA Novosti.