2021-5-19 07:32 |
The Indian government is reportedly forming a group to regulate cryptocurrencies, moving away from a blanket ban
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Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, who headed the committee that drafted India’s cryptocurrency bill, says that the government should not ban cryptocurrencies but regulate them instead.
2021-5-10 11:30 | |
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The growth of cryptocurrencies over the past couple of years has pushed many countries towards stricter regulations, while some have moved to ban the asset class altogether. Thailand is one of the forThe post Thailand's central bank planning to regulate stablecoins this year appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-3-19 18:30 | |
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The Nigerian cryptocurrency community has been turning to peer-to-peer exchange platforms to continue trading.
2021-2-12 14:41 | |
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Pakistan seems to realize the potential of digital assets in the financial future as the country seems geared up for formulating a new framework to regulate cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. This is highly bullish since Pakistan was among the very few countries that in mid-2018 blanket banned digital assets in any form.
2020-11-14 21:42 | |
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Abkhazia, the self-governing but disputed territory of just 245,000 people sandwiched between Russia and Georgia, has lifted its two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining. The ban came into effect in December 2018 after a surge in mining activity left the region facing an energy crisis.
2020-10-4 16:20 | |
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The President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, has indicated that the nation will lift its de facto ban on crypto mining. A Russian publication reported that Aslan’s government had plans to regulate and optimize on crypto mining.
2020-9-20 14:50 | |
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Several European countries have united to advocate regulations that could greatly restrict stablecoins and asset-backed cryptocurrencies, according to a report published by Reuters this week.
2020-9-12 04:46 | |
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This week, Central banks got recommendations to heavily regulate, if not ban, stablecoins. The recommendations were outlined by the Financial Stability Board (FSB). This organization makes recommendations about financial systems to central banks and finance ministers of G20 member countries.
2020-4-19 21:51 | |
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Central banks are concerned about the widespread adoption of stablecoins threatening the global financial system. As they make recommendations to heavily regulate or even ban them, the Crypto market now faces its biggest threat yet.
2020-4-16 16:21 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is interested in regulating digital currencies and has already started drafting a policy framework. This move came weeks after India curbed the ban imposed by the reserve bank of India on banks and financial institutions preventing them from dealing with individuals and businesses dealing with cryptos. Bitcoin has also […]
2020-3-17 22:49 | |
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China’s stance on cryptocurrencies and digital assets seemingly hasn’t changed much. However, when it comes to handling Facebook’s Libra, battle lines may be drawn fairly soon. More specifically, the central bank is closely monitoring this situation.
2020-1-28 07:00 | |
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India’s supreme court heard the crypto case in detail over three consecutive days this week. In addition to intense arguments against the central bank having the power to ban crypto, the judges learned how other countries regulate this new sector, the amended EU directive, the FATF guidance, and less invasive crypto measures.
2020-1-18 10:35 | |
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for blockchain adoption really has everyone optimistic that the Chinese central government might also look to regulate crypto trading. However, those hopes came crashing down as the news of the crackdown on crypto service providers in China followed just a few days after the President’s much-talked Blockchain adoption speech. Peckshield, […]
2020-1-13 17:48 | |
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The UK government says the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is firmly within its right to regulate the crypto space, amid reports of a potential ban on cryptocurrency derivatives. Per a report from Finance Feeds, the government highlighted the FCA’s independence, placing it outside the ambit of the executive.
2019-10-23 09:30 | |
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The courtroom battle between India’s bitcoin exchanges and the central bank appears to go in favor of the former. In a hearing today, the Supreme Court judge asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that why it chose to ban bitcoin trading when it could regulate it.
2019-8-20 18:00 | |
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India’s finance minister has broken silence and talked about the crypto draft bill and report her department is examining which propose to ban cryptocurrencies. While she views the report as “very futuristic and well-thought-out,” the crypto industry sees it as flawed and incomplete.
2019-7-31 10:15 | |
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Since the Indian government unveiled a draft bill to ban cryptocurrency, the crypto community has ramped up its efforts to influence the government’s final decision. The community has plans to reach out to parliament members to show them how flawed the crypto recommendations the government is examining are.
2019-7-29 12:15 | |
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India – that has proposed a total ban on crypto yesterday – had planned to regulate digital currencies at first but the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has forced the inter-ministerial cryptocurrency committee to prohibit the digital assets.
2019-7-27 13:13 | |
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The central government initially wanted to regulate the bitcoin sector but changed its stand due to objection from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), reports Business Standard. The Indian daily claimed that Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, who was heading the interministerial committee to study cryptocurrencies, favored regulating them.
2019-7-23 16:00 | |
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Noted Australian finance commentator, Peter Switzer believes bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are too volatile to be useful. The founder of the Switzer Financial Group advised governments in a July 8, 2019, blog post quoted by Micky, to either ban or tightly regulate cryptocurrencies.
2019-7-9 09:00 | |
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Vancouver has cryptocurrency growing pains. The city’s police labeled Bitcoin ATMs an “ideal money laundering vehicle,” and its mayor has even suggested a complete ban. Experts and local businesses have instead called for federal money services regulations to be changed to include Bitcoin ATMs, reports The Star.
2019-6-5 12:47 | |
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Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services. These and many more such statements exist across the internet.
2019-6-1 21:48 | |
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The Indian crypto community rejoiced when the Supreme Court made a move to understand and regulate crypto. However, the quickness of the hearing’s adjournment shocked the community. A month since the hearing, there are rumors that the government is planning a complete ban on cryptocurrencies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, which has left […] The post India’s Crypto saga: Prominent advocate explains how to own crypto legally in the country appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-5-2 16:30 | |
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The government of India has drafted a bill to completely ban cryptocurrencies and regulate official digital currencies, reports The Economic Times, April 26, 2019. Things Go from Bad to Worse Since its inception, the growth of the Indian cryptocurrency ecosystem has been continually stalled due to government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) diktats.
2019-4-26 19:00 | |
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Several government entities in India have begun talks about drafting a bill to outlaw the purchase, sale, and trade of cryptocurrency in the country and strictly regulate government-approved digital currencies.
2019-4-27 18:14 | |
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India’s government is once again looking to ban cryptocurrencies and regulate official digital currencies. According to a report by India’s Economic Times, the government has kickstarted inter-ministerial consultations on a draft bill, which has reportedly been shared with relevant government departments.
2019-4-26 12:49 | |
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Most countries around the world are scrambling to regulate Bitcoin. Some, like Bolivia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, have even tried to outright ban it. The problem is, no matter what regulators say, there are four major reasons why Bitcoin is unbannable.
2019-4-23 20:00 | |
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A supreme court advocate has explained the limitations of the Indian government’s power to regulate cryptocurrency, determining that the court should not get involved. Meanwhile, the crypto community awaits the government’s regulatory framework and the supreme court hearing of the petitions against the banking ban by the central bank.
2019-3-5 10:35 | |
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Time is running out for the Indian government and the Reserve Bank of India to ignore/wholesale ban cryptocurrency, according to a local publication called Inc42. Last April, as CCN reported, the RBI banned all financial institutions from working with cryptos.
2019-2-26 11:59 | |
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On November 16, 2018, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a public statement clarifying its intent to regulate activities involving the issuance and trading of digital assets.
2018-11-21 01:44 | |
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In 2017, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) placed a ban on traditional banking systems to halt transactions in Bitcoin and other virtual currencies saying that the “Central bank cannot control or regulate Bitcoin”.
2018-11-17 19:04 | |
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The decree announcing China’s blanket Bitcoin ban has been revoked by the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. The same court that announced and imposed the ban back in 2017. Now, China is ready to regulate and regularise the market in the country.
2018-11-10 10:21 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has granted self-regulatory status to the country's cryptocurrency industry, giving the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) authority to oversee the space, according to a Reuters report.
2018-10-25 21:29 | |
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is keen on exploring different ways to regulate cryptocurrency exchange platforms operating in Hong Kong to protect retail investors. According to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) article published on Oct.
2018-10-16 15:59 | |
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One of the complicated issues in overseeing the virtual currency market is to determine which parts of it come under the scope of existing laws, the outgoing head of the Securities Commission explained.
2018-10-16 22:48 | |
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While Russian authorities struggle to define cryptocurrency and decide whether to ban it, regulate it or just ignore it, people buy and sell Bitcoins and other digital money on the black cryptocurrency market to the tune of millions of dollars on
2018-9-12 20:31 | |
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Although gambling remains a multi-billion dollar industry, placing bets is an illegal activity in many jurisdictions. Multiple states in the USA either ban it or heavily regulate it; gambling is only permitted in China in outposts such as Macau; and in most of the Middle-East in remains prohibited on religious grounds.
2018-9-12 22:59 | |
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Following a high-level proposal in July to ban the importation of all cryptocurrency mining equipment into Vietnam, the Vietnamese Customs Department has announced a total ban on all mining rig imports, according to a local news outlet.
2018-8-16 21:58 | |
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Vietnam’s State Securities Commission has prohibited companies from issuing, transacting, or brokering related to digital tokens. The ban follows a previous directive that urged monitoring agencies to scrutinize crypto asset activities.
2018-7-27 13:00 | |
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India’s economy has come close to doubling down on the legalization and regulation of cryptocurrencies because of an unlikely source: gambling. In 2017, the Law Commission of India has decided that it is impossible to ban illegal gambling within its borders outright.
2018-7-26 18:00 | |
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India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has urged the country’s Supreme Court to regulate cryptocurrencies, local news outlet the Financial Express reports July 21. On July 19, the Supreme Court reportedly postponed the final hearing on the RBI’s ban on crypto dealings — originally scheduled for July 20 — to September 11.
2018-7-22 17:22 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India urged the Supreme Court to regulate crypto, following the court’s postponement of a hearing on the bank’s ban on crypto dealings
2018-7-22 14:45 | |
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