Why the Crypto Executive Order Is a Historical Milestone

Regulation surrounding digital assets now seems to be picking up, but what would such a framework entail and if defined, how would the digital asset ecosystem look?

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Russia Goes Bullish On Bitcoin As Finalized Bill Suggests Adopting Crypto As Legal Tender

Apart from providing the legal framework for the circulation and issuance of cryptocurrencies, the draft bill also introduces requirements for certification, identification, and accounting for entities who would like to open digital asset businesses in Russia.

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Senator Pat Toomey Calls For A ‘Sensible Regulatory Framework’ On Stablecoins To Keep The Dollar Atop

Republican Senator Pat Toomey believes that U. S regulators can find a common ground with regard to drawing up regulations for stablecoins, barely a month since president Biden issued an executive order on digital assets.

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Treasury Secretary hints at regulatory framework to address potential risks in digital asset markets

"Digital asset exchanges and other digital native intermediaries — they should be subject to appropriate forms of oversight,” said Janet Yellen.

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Vietnamese Government Working On Crypto Regulatory Framework

A local Vietnamese news platform report reveals that Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has urged state agencies to create a regulatory framework for the developing digital asset market. The effort would build on work done towards regulation in 2017.

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Bank of Japan official calls for G7 nations to adopt common crypto regulations

The Bank of Japan has warned G7 nations that a common regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies needs to be introduced quickly, as current rules do not take into account the potential for digital assets to be used to skirt sanctions.

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Buenos Aires to Create Digital Identity Platform

The framework is expected to be operational no later than the first quarter of 2023, according to a city official.

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11 companies form Canadian Web3 Council to advocate for comprehensive crypto strategy

The association will champion the creation of a clear digital asset regulatory framework for Canada.

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Vietnamese deputy PM calls for building legal framework for digital assets

Vietnam has had quite a love and hate relationship with the crypto market where it has authorized and banned Bitcoin use on numerous occasions.

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EU Warns That Investors Could Lose All Their Money In The Crypto Market

The EU has released a new warning to crypto users in the region. The regulatory framework of digital assets in the bloc continues to move through the union's legislative process.

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EU Warns That Investors Can Lose All Their Money In The Crypto Market

The EU has released a new warning to crypto users in the region. The regulatory framework of digital assets in the bloc continues to move through the union's legislative process.

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Bitfury CEO acknowledges the benefits of the US executive order on crypto

The crypto regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States has shifted following the executive order signed by the US president. The executive order addresses regulations in the cryptocurrency industry and the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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Dubai introduces new virtual asset regulations and creates regulatory authority for oversight

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulation Law, giving Dubai its first-ever regulations for digital assets. The aim of the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulation Law is to provide an advanced legal framework for governing the virtual assets industry and providing investor protection to enable responsible business growth around […] The post Dubai introduces new virtual asset regulations and creates regulatory authority for oversight appeared first on Invezz.

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Is Biden The Crypto Whisperer? Industry Leaders Weigh In On New Executive Order

The long-awaited executive order on crypto by President Joe Biden is here. In an unprecedented move for a US president, Joe Biden has signed his 82nd executive order since taking office in January 2021, expressly addressing a legal framework for digital assets.

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US Federal Reserve says Russia sanctions highlight need for crypto regulations

The chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has called for a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Powell’s remarks are similar to those of Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank.

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Hillary Clinton calls out crypto exchanges for failing to ban Russian users

Hillary Clinton, the former presidential candidate in the US elections, has criticized the cryptocurrency exchanges that have failed to block and freeze the accounts of Russian users. She has now called for a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets.

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Brazil Took Initiative To Legalize Local Crypto Market

On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Brazil initiated a framework to legalize cryptocurrency in the local market. The initiative could be a milestone for the growth and development of digital cryptocurrencies in Brazil.

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Advertising Standards Council of India issues guidelines for cryptocurrency ads

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has issued guidelines on the advertisement framework for digital assets and cryptocurrency firms such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Colorado will accept crypto for taxes starting this summer

The cryptocurrency regulatory framework in the US might not be well established, but this has not hindered the use and adoption of digital assets. Multiple states are rushing to endorse crypto assets and promote their regions as hubs for cryptocurrency trading.

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ICICB Prepares to Enter the Metaverse Arena with the Release of Cosmos, a Virtual Reality Ecosystem That Spans Across Time and Space

Virtual reality is set for a major upgrade with the upcoming release of Cosmos, a Metaverse framework by ICICB Group. The Metaverse has evolved following the release of Cosmos by ICICB Group. The digital and internet ages find themselves at an interesting crossroads in time currently as the emergence of blockchain technology over the past decade have given way to the rise of the Metaverse, a fully-realized digital world that exists in a different dimension than our physical reality.

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Cros Empowers Digital Advertising and P2E Games in the Metaverse

Cros is a decentralized, secure, and tamper-proof layer 2 protocol building a framework for interoperability and collaboration across multiple blockchains. The platform aims to define how Metaverses, Gaming Platforms, DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and other crypto projects will collaborate in the future.

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Crypto Now Legal in India, Here Are Tax Rates

One more country established clear legal framework for digital assets operations and taxation

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Encointer Brings Financial Inclusivity to Web3

 Encointer, a framework for the formation of voluntary, local, and digital community tokens, has been granted a common-good parachain slot on Polkadot’s canary network, Kusama....

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FTX founder urges regulators to create a unified crypto framework

FTX exchange founder and CEO calls out regulators to create a single regulatory framework for digital assets.

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Bitcoin could 'violate the framework' through which digital currency is viewed, if...

Real-world factors often influence Bitcoin prices. At this very moment, crypto investors are struggling to keep their two eyes on a dizzying number of variables: the COVID-19 pandemic, crypto regulatiThe post Bitcoin could 'violate the framework' through which digital currency is viewed, if... appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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US is 'unquestionably' behind the curve on crypto ETFs, says Brian Brooks

Brian Brooks proposed regulators treat crypto in much the same way as traditional financial institutions rather than creating an entirely new body to create a single framework for digital assets.

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Digital Identity of the Future

The Cirus Identification Framework is designed to address the many flaws of current approaches to online identification, data management, data sharing, ad targeting, and data monetization. Here we discuss these flaws and how the Cirus Identification Network overcomes them.

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Ripple Releases Its Proposed Framework For Regulating Cryptocurrencies In The US

Ripple today published a proposal stipulating regulatory standards that would define the trajectory of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. According to an announcement by the San Francisco-based fintech firm, the proposal hopes for a regulatory landscape that taps into the unutilized potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

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A Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation

Today, Ripple is releasing a framework for cryptocurrency and digital asset regulation: A Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation. This approach is designed to offer an immediate and pragmatic way forward that accounts for the dynamic capabilities of cryptocurrency and digital assets.

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Microsoft’s Decentralized Identifier Network (ION) Goes Live on the Bitcoin Network

The new framework for authenticating online identities was launched on the Bitcoin mainnet on Monday. A layer 2 technology, DID is similar to Bitcoin’s scaling solution Lightning network with the exception that instead of payments, it uses the largest blockchain to create digital IDs.

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Australian committee suggests measures to boost the crypto industry

The Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, the panel in charge of reviewing the use of digital assets in Australia, believes the country needs a robust policy and regulatory framework to foster crypto adoption.

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Australia to Push for A Cryptocurrency Framework to Promote Innovation and Investment

The Parliamentary committee chairman reviewing digital assets’ use says they don’t want to “put a new coat on an old hook,” and he is hopeful that crypto will “break the back” of de-banking. The post Australia to Push for A Cryptocurrency Framework to Promote Innovation and Investment first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Sri Lanka reveals plans to look into 'digitizing economy' via blockchain, crypto

Sri Lanka has approved a policy proposal on blockchain technology and its applications in Sri Lanka. The framework is aimed at digitizing the economy and will cover digital banking and crypto-mining.

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US SEC commissioner recommends creating a clear regulatory framework

After years of ignoring the cryptocurrency industry in hopes that it will go away on its own, the US SEC has finally recognized that digital currencies are here to stay. This has been clear in the regulator’s mind for some time, but unfortunately, most of its efforts went into hunting down ICOs that sold unregistered […] The post US SEC commissioner recommends creating a clear regulatory framework appeared first on Invezz.

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Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Now Fighting for Bitcoin ETF Approval

Former SEC chairman Jay Clayton has had a major role reversal as he now fights for a Bitcoin ETF approval. Clayton Joins Fight for Bitcoin ETF Approval While the newly-appointed SEC chairman, Gary Gensler continues to work toward establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets, his predecessor, Clayton finds himself on the opposite side ofRead More

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Risk Harbor: Parametric risk management platform for DeFi launches on mainnet

Risk Harbor, a permissionless risk management marketplace for DeFi, launched on mainnet today with a $3. 25M seed round co-led by Framework Ventures and Pantera Capital with additional support from Bain Capital Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Coinbase Ventures, and Nima Capital.

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IOTA Inching Closer to Coordicide, Launches the DevNet and a New Digital Assets Framework

In what has been described as “experiencing the future today,” IOTA has launched the IOTA 2. 0 DevNet and a new Digital Assets Framework to begin experimenting with the community. IOTA 2.

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Bosnia And Herzegovina To Draft Crypto Bill In A Move To Regulate Digital Asset

Bosnia and Herzegovina, a European country in the Balkans region could start regulating the crypto environment within its territory. The country is preparing to draft a bill that would help establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies within its territories.

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Nigeria’s SEC says central bank’s crypto ban disrupted the market

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria says it is working with the central bank to create a legal framework for cryptos and digital assets.

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Gibraltar a “Leading Proponent” of Crypto Blockchain Says Minister

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U.S. Congress Tables Bill to Clarify Crypto Regulatory Framework

The US Congress is set to make clarifications to the existing digital asset regulation in the U. S. This development is expected to provide a legal framework for regulating and classification of assets like bitcoin in the United States.

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RSK Infrastructure Framework Launches rLogin, Decentralized Digital Identity Solution

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Digital Tokens Coming to IOTA, Chrysalis Mainnet Launch in March 2021

The IOTA Foundation is releasing the official protocol Request for Comment (RFC) for the Digital Asset Framework. It has also activated asset tokenization on the Coordicide Testnet (GoShimmer), an update on Feb 18 shows.

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IOTA Soars 20 Percent on Release of Digital Assets Framework

IOTA surged over 20 percent after unlocking tokenization with its digital assets framework

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IOTA (MIOTA) gains 10% amidst expectation of digital assets framework

IOTA has announced that its long-awaited IOTA-based digital assets framework will be launched very soon. Dominik Schiener, the company’s co-founder, announced via Twitter. He stated that the firm has already opened a portal for community voting to determine different variants for the framework’s title.

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IOTA Rises 10% as Digital Assets Framework to Launch Soon

IOTA cofounder Dominik Schiener spreads the word that users will soon be able to launch their own digital assets based on IOTA

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Nigeria's SEC suspends planned crypto regulations amid central bank ban

Nigeria’s securities regulator has backed the central bank’s crypto ban by suspending its planned regulatory framework for digital assets.

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Switzerland starts implementing their new ‘blockchain law’

The Swiss regulatory framework around digital assets is now among the most advanced in… The post Switzerland starts implementing their new ‘blockchain law’ appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Gibraltar extends regulatory guidelines for digital asset exchanges

As warnings intensify for the regulation of digital assets across the UK and Europe, Gibraltar is adding to its already regulated digital ledger technology (DLT) framework with the development of a ’10th Core Principle’, specifically for digital asset exchanges.

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