2019-11-25 16:42 |
Will the European Union lead other countries in legal approaches to crypto asset legislation?
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The world as a whole is slowly starting to accept Cryptocurrencies and, to a further extent, blockchains into their day-to-day functionality. While countries like Uganda warns against the use of things like Bitcoin, Russia has set out to divide cryptocurrencies into three legal categories.
2019-10-4 01:19 | |
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One of the few countries in the world to ban Bitcoin and cryptocurrency outright has conducted multinational training on crypto crime prevention. Eight Countries Meet For Legal Training According to local news outlet SketsIndo, the Attorney General of Indonesia gathered attorneys from eight countries for a dedicated four-day cryptocurrency course.
2019-10-1 13:00 | |
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Set to introduce GlobalCoin to a dozen countries initially, Facebook has been knee deep in regulatory talks with the US Treasury, the governor of the Bank of England, and Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Mark Zuckerberg's legal pals, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
2019-5-25 18:17 | |
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The Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has shut down cryptomixing site Bestmixer. io. According to local media, Dutch authorities moved to shut down the site on May 22, 2019, as part of a joint operation with police agencies from several European nations, including France, Latvia and Luxembourg.
2019-5-22 21:13 | |
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Sa Xiao, Council Member at the Bank of China Law Research Association, was reported as saying that holding Bitcoin in China is still legal. Xiao added that in addition to that, trading Bitcoin amongst individuals remains legal in the country.
2019-5-22 14:29 | |
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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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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against BitcoinBitcoin’s core value proposition is that it is an uncontrolled, apolitical money.
2019-4-30 20:16 | |
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Even though cannabis businesses have been seemingly booming since the call for legalization in the US and many western countries, many financial organizations have been not treating the booming industry right.
2019-4-20 21:50 | |
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“A statement may be both true and dangerous. The previous sentence is such a statement. ” - David Friedman Freedom of speech is a topic that many internet communities have struggled with over the last two decades.
2019-4-19 04:03 | |
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The days when weed was an underground pastime are over. The game’s changed. Hell, there are whole US states where weed is legal. The same process has happened with 4/20 (AKA that weird weed day).
2019-4-9 14:38 | |
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China, one of the world’s most prominent blockchain and cryptocurrency forces, wants to put an end to “wasteful” Bitcoin mining. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has added cryptocurrency mining to its latest list of industries it wants to restrict, or eliminate, Reuters reports.
2019-4-9 11:17 | |
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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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On March 25, 2019, international peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange platform LocalBitcoins announced through a blog post that it would soon come under the purview of the anti-money laundering (AML) law supervised by the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) of Finland.
2019-3-26 18:00 | |
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The legal certainty over blockchain technology is still evolving in many countries, like Switzerland. Though the technology has clear benefits, it is necessary to find a way to regulate it so that the operators can fall in line with the current laws.
2019-3-23 04:07 | |
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A bill proposed by the Texas legislature will require that all receivers of cryptocurrency in regular transactions verify the identity of the cryptocurrency sender before accepting any payment.
2019-3-12 01:04 | |
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According to a report published by Coin Dance, Bitcoin is legal in 111 countries across the globe. This shows that the cryptocurrency is legitimate in most nations, although a few jurisdictions have openly banned its use.
2019-2-22 19:06 | |
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Blockchain firm Bitfury will develop a bitcoin mining center in Paraguay. The new mining operation is in partnership with Seoul-based research and development firm Commons Foundation.
2019-2-8 23:32 | |
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The Singaporean government has declared that cryptocurrencies aren’t legal tender and has cautioned business owners against accepting it, just as JK Jewellery has announced that crypto would be accepted in their stores.
2019-1-25 02:00 | |
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Singapore Law Ministry Announces The Cryptocurrency Is Not Considered Legal Tender, Warning Companies Not To Accept As Payment Cryptocurrencies have been working to find their place in various jurisdictions as countries around the world categorize them for tax purposes, payments, and more.
2019-1-24 22:08 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) is expanding in the world as a revolutionary technology and many countries are already accepting it and regulating the market. This is the case of Japan or Singapore that are creating legal frameworks for companies and individuals to have a clear landscape where to operate.
2019-1-24 13:29 | |
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Recently, Uzbekistan started to be another one of the countries leading the discussions for how to regulate Security Token Offerings (STOs). The central Asian nation is making an effort to become more crypto friendly since last year and it looks like the efforts are starting to pay off. While the country took its time to […]
2019-1-19 00:09 | |
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A usual reaction when looking for innovation centers is to turn to Silicon Valley, Tokyo, or New York. Yet, when it comes to cryptocurrency adoption, time and again, we’re seeing the smaller countries pick up the torch.
2019-1-15 20:00 | |
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to become the global leader in the infant cryptocurrency industry as its ICO regulations look to be finalized by mid-2019, reports The National, December 24, 2018. Capitalizing on Absence of Competitors While countries like the U.
2018-12-27 08:00 | |
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Considering the significant benefits that can come with using cryptocurrencies, it shouldn’t be surprising that governments around the world want a piece of the pie. While there have been some reservations from policymakers regarding digital currency, an increasing number of countries are exploring the development of national cryptocurrencies to supplement their current legal tender.
2018-12-6 02:00 | |
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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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A lot of crypto investors these days are considerably worried about the legal aspect of cryptos. They are in a huge grey legal area in many countries, even in the United States, and while entities like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) do not do something about it, the problem will certainly persist for a […]
2018-12-1 18:42 | |
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Introduction Fiat currencies hold different values in different countries. To eliminate the difficulties associated with the fiat currencies and to remove the dominance of banks and Government institutions in the financial transactions, cryptocurrencies were introduced.
2018-11-19 16:26 | |
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The Bitpanda cryptocurrency exchange has announced the launch of Bitpanda Swap, a solution that facilitates the seamless conversion of one digital currency into another. Bitpanda Swap is available to most of the countries across the world, with the notable exception being the US.
2018-11-17 23:55 | |
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Despite a prolonged cryptocurrency bear market and regulatory uncertainties, OKCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is expanding to Latin America launching a new exchange platform headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018-11-15 17:45 | |
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Thomson Reuters (TR) provides trusted data and information to professionals across the legal, tax and accounting, and news and media industries. Operating in more than 100 countries, TR lists its shares on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE).
2018-10-30 00:44 | |
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange GOPAX has become the first blockchain company to attain K-ISMS certification, the official standard in Korea for information security management systems.
2018-10-30 23:51 | |
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Japan has always been a pro-cryptocurrency state. It made Bitcoin legal tender when several other countries were still determining the legal status of digital assets. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan gave the crypto industry self-regulatory status on Wednesday.
2018-10-26 22:29 | |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have weighed in on sovereign considerations and global implications of blockchain and other financial services technologies.
2018-10-15 19:01 | |
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The number of blockchain-related companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein has doubled in the last year, according to a new study published by CV VC. The Zug-based firm, in partnership with Strategy& (PwC’s global consulting arm) and inacta, compiled information about the top 50 blockchain and digital asset companies between the two countries.
2018-10-11 00:18 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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Talk to anyone about the blockchain industry and the conversation usually turns to regulation, or rather, its lack of. However, just as many countries are starting to use existing securities laws as a framework for ICOs, blockchain companies are using existing legal channels to take action on each other.
2018-9-24 19:00 | |
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Japan has been one of the few countries in the world that has been pro-crypto since day one. The country pronounced Bitcoin as a legal form of payment back in 2016, but until 2017 the country did not have regulations for the market and industry.
2018-9-19 09:21 | |
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Japan has been one of the few countries in the world that has been pro-crypto since day one. The country pronounced Bitcoin as a legal form of payment back in 2016, but until 2017 the country did not have regulations for the market and industry.
2018-9-12 09:21 | |
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As we reported on July 19, 2018, Bermuda is determined to establish itself as the leading jurisdiction for fintech entrepreneurs, in particular those involved in initial coin offerings (ICOs), digital assets and virtual currencies.
2018-8-23 23:03 | |
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Launched in 2009, the social networking app Foursquare was hailed as providing a cutting-edge approach for users to share their location with friends. Called a “check-in,” people would reveal their location through their mobile device by selecting the venue they were frequenting at that time.
2018-8-15 17:34 | |
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With Sporadic Regulations and Mining Restrictions Globally, African Lawmakers Decide to “Wait And See” Before Jumping In The technology and potential profit to be made by the cryptocurrency industry is substantial, but the world has yet to come together to utilize it the most efficiently.
2018-8-12 02:40 | |
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Japan has always been a very interesting country when it comes to cryptocurrency and regulation. It is one of the few companies which has made Bitcoin legal tender. The current approach of self-regulating cryptocurrency is still controversial, but the concept continues to gain a lot of traction regardless.
2018-8-8 18:00 | |
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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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The Philippine SEC has introduced the draft rules on how companies can fundraise via ICO whereas all token are defined as securities by default. The regulatory move comes as various countries worldwide are either developing legal frameworks to govern ICOs or are issuing guidelines on how to avoid falling foul of securities rules. Following the
2018-8-3 23:45 | |
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The Philippine SEC has introduced the draft rules on how companies can fundraise via ICO whereas all token are defined as securities by default. The post Philippines Joins the List of Countries Poised to ICO Legal Government appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-8-3 20:51 | |
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Iran could soon join the list of countries where cryptocurrencies are officially legal. This move should come as no surprise as the country has already revealed plans to introduce its own national cryptocurrency in a bid to beat US sanctions.
2018-8-1 15:59 | |
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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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There are over 600 million Africans living without electricity despite an abundance of sunshine and hundreds of thousands of solar projects on the drawing board.
2018-7-17 17:41 | |
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of financial services, asset tokenization has emerged as a pivotal force, promising transformative possibilities for institutions. A recent report, co-authored by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and investment firm ADDX, sends a clear signal of the industry’s direction.
Bitwave announced the acquisition to enhance accounting and enterprise solutions amid improving accounting and tax clarity in the United States.
Venture capital inflows decreased 42.7% as derivatives saw one of the largest liquidation events in crypto.
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