2019-10-11 20:11 |
The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the crypto industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday.
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Three major US financial regulators are warning the crypto industry players to adhere to the country’s banking laws. The warning was given in a joint communique issued on Friday and signed by the heads of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Heath Tarbert, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
2019-10-12 00:33 | |
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Europe is famous for many things, and a variety of regulations that directly or indirectly affect online businesses is one of them. There are strict cookie policies, the infamous GDPR, laws that regulate returns and refunds of online purchases, and whatnot.
2019-9-24 15:01 | |
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The Dutch Central Bank is taking a tougher stance on the cryptocurrency industry, citing new European Union anti-money laundering laws.
2019-9-4 05:00 | |
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The incoming head of U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has highlighted the importance of blockchain as an emerging technology, reports Fox Business. With commentators taking issue with the patchwork of cryptocurrency regulations in the country, the new CFTC chief assures that his department will look into crafting laws that support the industry.
2019-8-5 17:00 | |
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Pro-bitcoin SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says adopting a single global regulatory framework for crypto is an “unwise” approach to governing the budding industry. Peirce says continued communication among the world’s financial regulators is the key to unlocking the opaque regulatory puzzle we find ourselves in.
2019-8-2 15:07 | |
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Changpeng Zhao (CZ) doesn’t believe Trump’s recent anti-crypto rhetoric will have an adverse effect on the industry as a whole, reports CNBC, July 23, 2019. The Binance CEO says the industry has sufficient maturity and censorship resistance to survive any government-led crackdown.
2019-7-24 23:00 | |
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Canada introduces new KYC/AML compliance laws that require cryptocurrency exchanges to register with FinTRAC by June 2020. Regulation of virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies is picking up pace in 2019 as governments and financial authorities impose new laws for the growing industry.
2019-7-11 21:04 | |
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Not too long ago, the blockchain industry worldwide suffered from a severe lack of regulation that made it difficult to do business in several parts of the world and also stifled the growth of the industry altogether.
2019-7-5 23:47 | |
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A recently concluded research conducted by the Binance Research team showed that respondents felt the second biggest risk to the stable growth and development of the crypto industry (the first being a security hack) is a change in global laws and regulations concerning the sector. There are already a few countries not in support of […]
2019-6-25 19:39 | |
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Australia, a market leader in digital asset accommodation has contributed strongly to this space since the bull run in Q4 of 2017. This atmosphere is generally good for the blockchain and crypto industry as more enthusiasts look for regulatory friendly destinations to implement their ideas.
2019-6-24 21:53 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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The regulatory and legal environment around internet-based services and applications has changed considerably over the last decade. When large-scale social networking platforms first became popular in the 2000s, the general attitude toward mass data collection was essentially “why not?”.
2019-5-11 04:03 | |
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By CCN. com: A Manhattan federal judge will have to decide whether crypto is cash in what would be a landmark decision for the budding industry. The ruling would have major implications for what laws and regulations cryptocurrencies are subject to.
2019-4-26 09:08 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the U. S. Department of the Treasury, has imposed its first-ever penalty on a peer-to-peer crypto exchange for violating AML regulations, among other violations.
2019-4-20 23:38 | |
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Bitcoin trader Jacob Burrell Campos was sentenced on April 8, 2019, to serve a two-year prison sentence and to forfeit more than $800,000 “for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
2019-4-13 18:54 | |
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Coinspeaker US Legislators Aim to Exclude Digital Tokens From Securities LawsDefining cryptocurrencies has been an ongoing difficulty in the industry as multiple branches within the United States have different ways to govern it.
2019-4-10 11:12 | |
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Defining cryptocurrencies has been an ongoing difficulty in the industry as multiple branches within the United States have different ways to govern it. However, one ongoing debate is over whether certain tokens should be considered securities.
2019-4-10 02:17 | |
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and a bipartisan group of lawmakers urged the South Korean government to deregulate the blockchain industry. They say the current laws are overly restrictive and therefore, inhibit innovation.
2019-4-7 14:15 | |
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The European Union has passed a wide-reaching update to copyright laws. Most of the changes in the EU Copyright Directive are uncontroversial, setting out how copyright contracts are managed and licensed, but Article 13 could have a huge impact on how the material is shared online.
2019-3-31 21:58 | |
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The government of Belarus has used a very interesting strategy in order to make the popularity of Bitcoin grow in the country, which acted as a boost for its tech sector. According to ZDNet, people who worked closely with the president of the country, Alexander Lukashenko, have affirmed that he drafted several pro-crypto laws in […]
2019-3-21 02:54 | |
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Japanese regulators have reportedly approved draft amendments to the country's financial instruments and payment services laws, introducing stricter regulations for margin trading of digital assets.
2019-3-21 21:27 | |
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The Belarus government used the growing popularity of bitcoin as a tool to boost its technology sector, reported ZDNet. The media agency collected quotes from people who were working closely with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in drafting tech-friendly laws.
2019-3-20 16:37 | |
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SEC Asks For Feedback Regarding Crypto Assets Custody The creation of laws by a nation’s government can either enable the growth of an industry or stifle it. This can be seen with states like Ohio accepting Cryptocurrency for tax payment and in places like China banning Cryptocurrency altogether. As such, many of these nations are […]
2019-3-19 20:48 | |
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Japan, arguably the world’s leader in cryptocurrency regulation, is set to drop more rules on the industry by capping leverage trading on cryptocurrency exchanges. Japanese regulators approved on Friday amendments to Japan’s financial instruments and payment services laws that limit the amount of leverage cryptocurrency exchanges may offer users when margin trading.
2019-3-19 14:00 | |
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On March 9–10, 2019, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a two-day event, the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019. Put together by the student-organized MIT Bitcoin Club, the conference welcomed more than just Bitcoin voices from every corner of the industry.
2019-3-15 01:08 | |
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Despite 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s calls over the weekend to break up big tech companies like Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, and Facebook under U. S. anti-trust laws, these tech stocks are doing fine Monday.
2019-3-12 21:33 | |
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A new working group in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts launched by the state’s chief securities regulator is looking to clear up some of the murky regulation for blockchain innovators. The olive branch couldn’t have come too soon as Western U.
2019-3-11 23:45 | |
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Germany wants its blockchain regulations to align with EU laws.
2019-3-9 23:55 | |
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Last week, Bitcoinist reported that Wyoming had become the most blockchain-friendly state in the US by passing four new blockchain laws. But what does this mean for the state, the country, and the industry as a whole? The Emphasis in Wyoming is on Innovation In an article for Forbes yesterday, Caitlin Long, blockchain advocate and Wall Street veteran, laid out her vision of what the acts actually mean.
2019-3-7 23:00 | |
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The Wyoming state government has been expanding its status as a hub for crypto and blockchain technology by passing several new bills this February. According to Wyoming-based blockchain advocate Caitlin Long, the state of Wyoming has recently passed resolution SF0125 on February 14, 2019, claiming that Wyoming “law recognizes property rights in the direct ownership of digital assets.
2019-2-15 22:18 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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Regulators in Malaysia have released an amended set of rules for businesses engaged in trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This move comes as part of the government’s efforts to regulate the industry with laws for initial coin offerings (ICOs) expected later in the year.
2019-2-1 17:00 | |
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This past December, cryptocurrency investors were delighted to hear that lawmakers had put forth a bill – aptly dubbed the “Token Taxonomy Act” – that would change the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 72-year-old definition of securities in order to exclude crypto.
2019-1-28 01:30 | |
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Last week, two of the largest banking regulators within the European Union released reports calling for uniformity in the regulations of crypto assets and Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) across the continent.
2019-1-16 01:54 | |
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Changes to regulations in the cryptocurrency industry are abound throughout many countries, and it looks like Malaysia is one of the most recent to impose new laws. According to a report from TheNextWeb, the government in Malaysia has decided to impose regulations on both cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs). A statement was just […]
2019-1-15 00:21 | |
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The European Cryptocurrency Exchange, or EUCX (pronounced You See Ex) is a new cryptocurrency exchange with a global focus, based in the Netherlands, filling the European gap in secure and regulated exchanges aimed at the professional retail trader and boutique firms.
2019-1-4 15:03 | |
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The Hong Kong regulatory body is planning to tighten its regulatory grip on the cryptocurrency sector to combat money laundering and fraudulent activities. Money Laundering Fears Prompt Stricter Cryptocurrency Regulations The Hong Kong regulatory body, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) plans to introduce stricter regulatory policies for virtual currency exchanges and startups, according to a report by the Nikkei Asian […] The post Cryptocurrency Regulations: Hong Kong Considers Stricter Laws for the Industry appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-12-17 20:00 | |
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In the absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Russia, lawyers have taken matters into their own hands. A new advisory body of legal experts will look into cases where the current legislation does not reflect the specifics of the growing digital economy and propose solutions.
2018-12-16 22:10 | |
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Canada and its famous city Calgary has long been a significant proponent of cryptocurrencies. With relatively lax sets of laws and regulations regarding the budding crypto markets and blockchain industry, Calgary presents itself as a de facto Canadian safe haven for cryptocurrency enthusiasts.
2018-12-11 03:52 | |
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The state of Wyoming has passed a blockchain bill that allows banks to provide banking services to blockchain companies in the state. According to the legislative document, the new bill would create a new banking category called the Special Purpose Depository Bank, a group of financial institutions in the state that provide banking services to blockchain-based businesses.
2018-12-3 19:48 | |
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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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On November 27, 2018, a California judge turned back the SEC’s request for an injunction against token company BlockVest, a company the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering.
2018-12-1 22:36 | |
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A South African law firm has published a short essay on proposed tax legislation for cryptocurrency in the country. Cox Yeats Attorneys, a Durban-based firm, argues that the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, published by the National Treasury in July, will be bad for the digital asset industry, according to local media reports.
2018-11-26 18:15 | |
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Global private capital platform CapBridge Pte. Ltd. has garnered a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate a security exchange known as 1exchange (also called 1X), which became operational on November 21, 2018.
2018-11-24 21:31 | |
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Having banned the exchanges where cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are traded, the Chinese government is now cracking down on the plants where such currencies are mined. The Yingjiang Administration Bureau for Industry and Commerce, which enforces enterprises and consumer protection laws, issued a notification to the Bitcoin mining facilities operating in China’s Yunnan province.
2018-11-13 13:00 | |
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The Korea Bar Association is calling on the government to put in place laws guiding digital currency and investor protection. Bar Association Calls for Cryptocurrency Laws According to Reuters, South Korean lawyers called on the government to create laws that would enable the development of the digital currency industry and improve investors’ protection in the […] The post Cryptocurrency Investor Protection Laws are Necessary, says Korean Bar Association appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-11-9 16:55 | |
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Aiming to create an SEC and FINRA-compliant U. S. exchange, blockchain-based crowdfunding firm seriesOne and crypto exchange Bithumb have formed a joint venture. According to an announcement made on November 1, 2018, officials behind the venture look to trade security tokens within a “compliant marketplace” and within the context of “other applicable regulatory approvals.
2018-11-1 19:06 | |
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CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert intends to leave the role early in 2021, opening the door for President-elect Joe Biden to name a new top commodities regulator.
Blockchain startup Ripple has shined a spotlight on what can happen when there’s a lack of a clear regulatory framework in which crypto can operate. The company is thinking about leaving the United States for greener crypto pastures where there is greater clarity on the rulebook by which they can operate.
Perfection shouldn’t be the enemy of good when it comes to regulating the cryptocurrency space, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert.
The U.S. commodities regulator has a four-year plan for fostering responsible innovations in the crypto asset space.
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Despite some headlines, CFTC chief Heath Tarbert didn't actually say Libra is a security, even if it is different from commodity bitcoin.
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