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Continue ReadingThe board of the International Organization of Commissions, or IOSCO, recently unveiled a write-up on stablecoins as they may overlap with current market regulations, including securities laws. Listing several other…
Continue ReadingThe International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) thinks global stablecoin initiatives might be subject to securities laws, according to a new report. Published Monday, the 31-page examination of regulatory issues…
Continue ReadingIn this roundup, we cover crypto regulatory developments amid the global crisis effected by the coronavirus outbreak, bank closures, interest rate cuts, and plunging stock markets. Through it all, governments…
Continue ReadingIn 2019, cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses saw more regulation than any year prior. G20 finance ministers, central bank governors, and regulators cracked down hard on the bitcoin industry. However, during…
Continue ReadingThe government of India is reportedly discussing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies with the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and the Securities and Exchange Board of India…
Continue ReadingThe Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Canada (FINTRAC) has announced it will soon implement new anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulations. The laws including updated guidelines…
Continue ReadingOn March 10, major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced it has partnered with crypto forensics firm Chainanylsis following the passing of new Korean crypto regulations. Bithumb will employ Chainalysis’s…
Continue ReadingSome of the internet’s biggest companies — the likes of Amazon, Google and Facebook — were created from the ruins of the dot-com bubble. Likewise, the crypto ICO bubble seems…
Continue ReadingTo combat the alleged risks associated with crypto assets and their networks, Her Majesty’s Treasury, the United Kingdom’s finance and economics department, has added additional measures. The new Money Laundering…
Continue ReadingOn Feb. 26, Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan stated that his administration will strengthen its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) policies regarding cryptocurrencies. In his recent budget…
Continue ReadingHong Kong may soon bolster its policing of the cryptocurrency sector to better conform with international anti-money-laundering norms, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in his annual budget speech Wednesday. Promising…
Continue ReadingRegulators should aim to influence public behavior rather than rule with an iron fist when it comes to emerging industries such as blockchain. Two Israel-based academics, Hada Jabotinsky and Nassim…
Continue ReadingSince the new German crypto regulation went into effect, financial institutions in Germany have been preparing to offer crypto custody services. Among them is Boerse Stuttgart, the country’s second-largest stock…
Continue ReadingCrypto market sentiment has been overwhelmingly bullish so far this year. A number of events have strengthened the store of value narrative but, according to a poll, that could change…
Continue ReadingU.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is proposing rules that will clarify the status of crypto assets within the financial system. Bloomberg intends for these to offer greater government oversight as…
Continue ReadingThe 2020 U.S. Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg addressed the subject of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICO) in his recently published Financial Reform Policy. Bloomberg wants more “regulatory oversight” when…
Continue ReadingRecent reports show that major marijuana companies are running out of money, and businesses in Canada are especially in danger of becoming illiquid. Major producers in the weed-friendly nation have…
Continue ReadingLegislators in Brazil have gotten support to regulate the crypto market following allegations of fraud at Atlas Quantum, Zero10, and Trader Group last year, and February saw some of the…
Continue ReadingU.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave his testimony on cryptocurrency before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Mnuchin said crypto is a “crucial area” that the Treasury has spent a…
Continue ReadingEPayments Systems Ltd, a United Kingdom-authorized electronic money institution, must suspend online payment operations due to the Financial Conduct Authority’s anti-money-laundering (AML) procedures. EPayments has released a short statement on…
Continue ReadingIndia has developed a somewhat paradoxical relationship with cryptocurrencies, blockchain and other emerging technologies. On one hand, the Indian government is a huge proponent of distributed ledger technology, with several…
Continue ReadingDespite the large number of crypto-centric companies founded and based in the U.S. — like Coinbase, Kraken, and so on and so forth — American regulation hasn’t been all too…
Continue ReadingThe United Kingdom’s major financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is looking to hire a specialist with a cryptocurrency background. Specifically, the FCA is seeking an intelligence associate with…
Continue ReadingAndrew Yang, who is running for U.S. president in the 2020 election, has explained what his priorities will be regarding cryptocurrency under his administration. He said that crypto investors are…
Continue ReadingAndrew Yang, who is running for U.S. president in the 2020 election, has explained what his priorities will be regarding cryptocurrency under his administration. He said that crypto investors are…
Continue ReadingCoinbase Custody and Bison Trails have joined the Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), a lobbying organization hoping to push regulators to clarify the legal treatment of staking services. Announced Thursday,…
Continue ReadingDemocratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang said the US needs a consistent legal framework for cryptocurrencies if it is to be a market leader. Speaking to Bloomberg on Thursday, Yang said…
Continue ReadingGreater regulations and enforcement can deter some crypto crimes, blockchain forensics provider Chainalysis said in a new report. The firm’s 2020 “State of Crypto Crime” report, published Wednesday, offers analysis…
Continue ReadingLast week saw a whole host of world leaders — including United States President Donald Trump and Prince Charles of Wales, along with a number of other prominent dignitaries —…
Continue ReadingRecent information reveals that Ripple spent a significant amount in 2019 to try and shape crypto and blockchain regulations in the US through lobbying. Ripple spent $170,000 on lobbying in…
Continue ReadingThanks to the EU’s most recent money laundering directive, a small business called Post-a-coin, which sold cute postcards pre-loaded with tiny amounts of bitcoin, is being forced to shut down.…
Continue ReadingFinancial regulators in Malaysia have published guidelines for crypto initial exchange offerings (IEOs). As part of the move, initial coin offerings (ICOs) by individual token issuers are no longer permitted…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea remains the third-largest crypto exchange market by volume, just behind the United States and Japan. Despite that, throughout the past three years, the government of South Korea has…
Continue ReadingMore than half of financial advisors in the U.S. are too spooked by regulatory uncertainty to initiate or expand their cryptocurrency investments, a new study by Bitwise Asset Management found.…
Continue ReadingIn this roundup, we cover EU-wide crypto regulations and individual countries’ new digital asset rules including Austria and the U.K. We also cover numerous crypto regulatory developments in the U.S.,…
Continue ReadingEuropean crypto companies are finding themselves in a changing regulatory environment. The new realities they have to deal with stem from the fifth edition of the European Union’s anti-money laundering…
Continue ReadingThe European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive mandates that member states start regulating crypto assets by Jan. 10. Crypto exchanges and custodial wallet providers are now covered by the same…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has pledged to invest roughly $8 million into the Busan blockchain zone. The region was recently declared “regulation-free” by the national government and modeled after…
Continue ReadingBithumb, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, could invest more than $8 million into South Korea’s regulatory sandbox. Via its daughter company GCX Alliance, Bithumb has shown intent to…
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