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Following the appointment of the new prime minister in the UK, who is a pro-crypto-enthusiast, the lower parliament house of the state assembly votes in favour of regulating virtual assets as per the Financial Services and Markets Bill.
2022-10-27 07:27 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) wants to create a better standard for regulating new technologies in the financial industry. According to Xinhua News Agency, the regulations will apply to 17 different categories in the fintech industry, including blockchain, AI, and cloud services.
2019-11-21 17:50 | |
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The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has recently talked about crypto regulation in Europe. According to the institution, the European Union (EU) has the potential to become one of the leaders of the crypto market.
2019-11-15 23:22 | |
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Financial markets advocacy group AFME says Europe must establish a common approach to regulating crypto assets if it wishes to stay ahead of the game
2019-11-14 11:52 | |
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Finland’s crypto regulation is now in full effect. The first five crypto service providers have been approved to legally operate in the country, the Finnish financial regulator confirmed to news.
2019-11-5 14:20 | |
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Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology are becoming increasingly prominent in the financial sector, particularly in the derivatives market. Now, it may be Ethereum’s turn to shine. The U.
2019-10-11 21:56 | |
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Cryptocurrency adoption has seen a significant boost in 2019, where major financial institutions like Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, and ING have either tested their stablecoin or are pondering over launching one.
2019-10-6 00:16 | |
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Libertarianism and Bitcoin go hand in hand as the latter complements and strengthen’s the former’s vision. Prominent Bitcoin supporter, libertarian and ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees, featured in Peter McCormack’s podcast to contrast the U.
2019-9-26 20:30 | |
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Earlier today, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority [FINMA] released guidelines on regulating stable coins. The guideline detailed how the regulatory authority will classify and regulate stablecoins based on its nature.
2019-9-11 17:53 | |
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The Netherlands’ central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), a member of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), has announced plans to start regulating bitcoin-linked businesses from January 10, 2020, according to a Reuters report on September 3, 2019.
2019-9-3 21:00 | |
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De Nederlandsche Bank to regulate crypto companies starting from January 10, 2020 The move came under the fifth European anti-money laundering directive De Nederlandsche Bank would begin regulating companies that offer cryptocurrency services, starting from January 10, 2020, announced the Dutch central bank on Tuesday.
2019-9-3 18:59 | |
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Nelson Minier, Head of OTC trading at Kraken crypto exchange, spoke on NASDAQ’s TradeTalk on his switch to the crypto industry, Wyoming’s progressive adoption of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin’s volatility and the overall progress of blockchain technologies and associated cryptocurrencies.
2019-8-26 18:15 | |
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Following the announcement of Facebook Libra – a crypto project aimed to replace the US dollar and other fiat currencies, the United States has been up in arms regarding Libra, Bitcoin, and the rest of the cryptocurrency landscape.
2019-7-31 23:00 | |
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Following President Trump’s derisive tweet about Bitcoin, U. S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin held a briefing on regulating Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra because of their use in criminal activity and the threat they pose to the financial system.
2019-7-16 23:13 | |
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An Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank (ECB), the financial institution responsible for administering monetary policies within the Eurozone, has opined that financial watchdogs across the globe must now fast track the process of regulating bitcoin (BTC) and other blockchain-based digital assets, as more and more institutions like Facebook join the bandwagon, reportsRead MoreRead More.
2019-7-8 13:35 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international organization focused on preventing money laundering and financial terrorism, finalized its recommendations on regulating cryptocurrencies. The new standards will require crypto exchanges to identify their users and share that data.
2019-6-25 09:45 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force’s [FATF] recommendations on regulating cryptocurrencies has taken the crypto-community by storm. According to the released document, virtual asset service providers would be required to implement AML/CFT requirements, just like traditional financial institutions.
2019-6-23 23:30 | |
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a non-governmental and self-regulatory organization (SRO) in charge of regulating member brokerage firms, has been reluctant to approve the application of nearly 40 firms looking to offer crypto-related services in the region.
2019-6-19 21:00 | |
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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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Finland’s president has approved a law to regulate cryptocurrency service providers including exchanges, custodian wallet providers, and issuers of cryptocurrencies. The law will enter into force next week.
2019-4-28 06:05 | |
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Leading up to the G20 summit in June, the Financial Stability Board has detailed how the European Union and its member countries are regulating crypto assets, who the regulators are in each country and the scope of their oversight.
2019-4-12 09:14 | |
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Leading up to the G20 summit in June, the Financial Stability Board has detailed how the European Union and its member countries are regulating crypto assets, who the regulators are in each country and the scope of their oversight.
2019-4-12 09:14 | |
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The Financial Stability Board has detailed how its member countries regulate crypto assets, who the regulators are, and the scope of their oversight. Most countries have more than one government body monitoring and regulating different aspects of crypto activities.
2019-4-8 10:34 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — an intergovernmental organization founded to develop policies against money laundering and terrorism financing — is even more squarely setting its sights on regulating, supervising, and monitoring providers of services for digital assets.
2019-3-25 07:00 | |
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It’s Monday which means it’s Moonday Morning and time to catch up with the top news from over the weekend. Let’s get to it. 1. Canadian financial regulators are learning from the QuadrigaCX debacle and are taking action to begin regulating cryptocurrency exchanges to mitigate the risks associated with virtual currency exchanges.
2019-3-18 12:36 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force has finalized its requirements for the supervision and monitoring of cryptocurrency service providers. The inter-governmental body has reportedly urged all of its 35 member countries to regulate crypto exchanges in the same manner they regulate commercial banks.
2019-3-1 15:47 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force has finalized its requirements for the supervision and monitoring of cryptocurrency service providers. The inter-governmental body has reportedly urged all of its 35 member countries to regulate crypto exchanges in the same manner they regulate commercial banks.
2019-2-28 15:47 | |
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Since the Coincheck theft and the Mt. Gox collapse, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan has been tightening their restrictions and making regulations clearer. To close a loophole found in the regulations, they may soon be regulating another part of the industry – unregistered investment firms that use cryptocurrency, rather than cash. Sankei Shimbun […]
2019-1-9 13:38 | |
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Four Cryptocurrency Websites Blacklisted By French Financial Regulators For Providing Unauthorized Offerings AMF—the Financial Markets Regulator, which also happens to be the agency in charge of regulating the stock market in France has announced that it is officially blacklisting four websites dealing with cryptocurrencies.
2018-12-15 20:59 | |
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For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront.
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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Taiwan’s legislature has amended the country’s anti-money laundering and terrorism financing prevention laws to include regulatory requirements for cryptocurrency transactions. Taiwan’s Anti Money Laundering Regulations for Cryptocurrency According to Focus Taiwan, the amendments grant the country’s top financial regulator (FSC) the power to clamp down on anonymous cryptocurrency transactions.
2018-11-3 22:57 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has claimed that it will include crypto funds under its regulatory umbrella. The SFC issued a statement on November 1, 2018, laying out its new approach for regulating virtual assets in the future.
2018-11-2 00:40 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong appears set to adopt a new approach to regulating the local cryptocurrency trading market. This announcement comes after the FSC chairman, Carlson Tong Ka-shing, said that Hong Kong needed a more robust regulatory framework for cryptocurrency trading.
2018-11-1 16:30 | |
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The Handelsblatt reported on Oct. 28th that the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), German’s financial regulator opts for a coordinated international effort in regulating initial coin offerings (ICOs) although it is unsure if it will ever become a “niche topic.
2018-10-30 12:59 | |
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The Securities and Markets Stakeholders Group (SMSG) that advises the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recommended regulating most cryptocurrencies and ICO tokens under existing financial rules, but said more clarification is needed.
2018-10-22 17:51 | |
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A group that advises the EU's securities watchdog has recommended regulating most crypto assets under existing financial rules.
2018-10-22 16:10 | |
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Ever since the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stern warning about initial coin offerings (ICOs) in February 2018, cryptocurrency projects have had to consider different options for distributing their tokens — and funding their development.
2018-10-20 19:31 | |
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In March of this year, Mexico was lauded by tech experts for becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law regulating fintech, thus unlocking the potential of blockchain technologies to solve entrenched problems relating to political transparency and financial inclusion.
2018-10-20 02:14 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force announced plans to set forth rules regulating cryptocurrency in line with its global AML/CFT standards. This move is geared towards eradicating the use of digital currencies for money laundering and financing terrorism.
2018-10-19 23:04 | |
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Hong Kong’s financial watchdog is looking to tighten investor protection by regulating cryptocurrency trading platforms. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), however, is limited by its legal regulatory reach of securities only, according to Carlson Tong Ka-shing, the outgoing chairman.
2018-10-16 02:30 | |
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The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation of the Middle East. Home to around 1. 23 million people and a very forward thinking population. Interestingly, Bahrain has a very powerful political position as a result of its location, therefore, cryptocurrency adoption in Bahrain could turn out to have a very significant impact.
2018-10-14 23:00 | |
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The BIS study suggests that cryptocurrency markets rely on regulated financial institutions to operate, bringing cryptocurrencies within reach of national regulation.
2018-10-25 03:00 | |
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Smart Valor, a blockchain company in Switzerland has recently been given the approval from the country’s regulators to function in the local financial market. Instead of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) regulating the Swiss blockchain company, they will instead be regulated by the local Financial Services Standards Association (VQF).
2018-9-6 12:30 | |
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The Canadian government has postponed the release of its final regulations for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. The final published regulations were due this fall, but the government now says they won’t be published in the Canada Gazette until late 2019.
2018-8-28 20:18 | |
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The commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), Toshihide Endo has declared that the regulatory body prefers to pursue a more measured approach to regulating the country’s cryptocurrency space.
2018-8-24 21:55 | |
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The new commissioner of Japan's top financial regulator has spoken of the need for balance when regulating the country's cryptocurrency industry.
2018-8-23 17:00 | |
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ConsenSys, the Ethereum production studio based in the U. S. , launched ConsenSys Ventures last year selecting Kavita Gupta to run two funds of $50 million and $100 million.
2018-8-6 17:40 | |
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When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.
2018-8-4 22:49 | |
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The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Token Alliance is producing a new group of guidelines built to help the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets grow responsibly.
2018-7-30 18:38 | |
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More than two weeks after Amazon announced it had scrapped plans to build part of its second headquarters in New York following opposition from local politicians, an aide to U. S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said that AOC would welcome the online retail giant back to the Empire State as long as there’s community involvement.