2019-9-17 13:40 |
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By CCN Markets: When Trump adviser Mike Pompeo addressed crypto regulation during a Tuesday morning interview, he claimed that he didn’t want to start a “viral moment. ” However, at least one of his remarks threatens to spark some blowback from bitcoin investors.
2019-8-21 22:53 | |
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Facebook has had quite a run operating in the completely unregulated, wild world of social media, finally ending with a mea culpa that it needs government regulation in order to manage the massive social and democratic disorder it has created.
2019-8-19 18:00 | |
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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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Peru’s race to evolve its legal system and adapt to the challenges of a “crypto society” has only just begun. In an interview granted to JusticiaTV, the official channel of the Peruvian judicial system, the Superior Judge of that country, Bonifacio Meneses Gonzales, asked Congress to regulate crypto to combat money laundering.
2019-7-25 20:45 | |
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Binance has published a report today, in which the crypto exchange revealed the market insights of its largest institutional and VIP clients. As a result, the participants of the research believe regulation is both a big risk and a key growth driver for the crypto industry.
2019-7-22 14:36 | |
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Binance has published a report today, in which the crypto exchange revealed the market insights of its largest institutional and VIP clients. As a result, the participants of the research believe regulation is both a big risk and a key growth driver for the crypto industry.
2019-7-22 14:36 | |
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Investor and Shark Tank shark Kevin ‘Mr. Wonderful’ O’Leary has dismissed concerns raised against Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra. Speaking on CNBC, the avowed Bitcoin skeptic stated that Libra has the capacity to become accepted and consequently useful with effective regulation.
2019-7-18 18:19 | |
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France’s financial watchdog, the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has announced plans to implement a new set of rules that will govern bitcoin and crypto-based businesses in the region. The regulation is expected to go live later this month, and it takes care of essential pain points like consumer protection, tax remittance and capital requirements, reportsRead MoreRead More.
2019-7-18 09:00 | |
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Rumours of a proposed bill in India that bans cryptocurrency may have been confirmed after Indian blockchain lawyer Varun Sethi posted an alleged first draft of the proposed bill. The “Banning of Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currencies” bill, which proposes to ban or heavily restrict all cryptocurrency-related activity in India, was leaked this […] The post Leaked: India’s Bitcoin Ban Bill Aims to Outlaw All Cryptocurrencies appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-7-16 10:53 | |
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The bitcoin price surged to an intraday high on Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made a crucial comment during his surprise press conference on cryptocurrency regulation. Bitcoin Price Shoots to Daily High During Mnuchin Press Conference The flagship cryptocurrency, which traded down after Mnuchin referred to it as a “national security issue,” suddenly […] The post The Bitcoin Price Surged Because Mnuchin Made This Crucial Remark appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-7-16 22:36 | |
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Steven Mnuchin, the United States Secretary of the Treasury, just concluded an official briefing on crypto regulation and various security issues related to assets like bitcoin and Libra. Echoing the statement released by U.
2019-7-16 21:41 | |
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The US Treasury Department made the surprise announcement on Monday that Secretary Steven Mnuchin would hold a press conference to address cryptocurrency regulation. Mnuchin’s press conference, which began around 2 pm ET, comes amid a flurry of controversy triggered by Facebook’s announcement that it would spearhead a cryptocurrency project, dubbed “Libra.
2019-7-16 21:03 | |
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The U. S. SEC has taken some steps to provide clarity to blockchain companies, but it’s widely believed that the agency has not been active enough with respect to providing regulation. Now the securities regulator is apparently interested in engaging an “enterprise-wide data subscription for blockchain ledger data.
2019-7-6 04:00 | |
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According to local reports, Russia will not go out of its way to ban Libra, a crypto asset created by the Libra Association, an international consortium started by Facebook. Alexei Moisseev, the deputy finance minister of Russia, told publications that a legislative framework for crypto assets will soon be formed and Libra is likely to […] The post Russia Won’t Ban Facebook’s Libra After All, Hints Full Crypto Regulation appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-7-2 17:17 | |
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Gemini, the loudest regulation advocate in the crypto space, is setting its foot in one of the world’s largest financial markets
2019-6-27 20:22 | |
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Seed CX, a cryptocurrency exchange targeting institutions recently announced a partnership with Corvil Analytics. The move is set to enhance Seed CX ecosystem especially in performance and infrastructure tracking for clients.
2019-6-25 22:42 | |
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Ben Mezrich, the author of the Winklevoss-twins inspired "Bitcoin Billionaires," is calling out Mark Zuckerberg on Libra. In an interview with CNBC, Mezrich, who was peppered with questions on everything from crypto wallets to bitcoin regulation, observed a foreshadowing between the events that transpire in "The Social Network" and the current dynamic in crypto, saying: […] The post 'Bitcoin Billionaires' Author: Zuck Is Trolling Winklevoss Twins with Libra appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-6-26 19:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra seems to have unsettled governments everywhere. The governor of Banque de France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, is the latest to announce reactionary measures designed to contain the digital currency.
2019-6-22 19:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: The China Ledger quoted Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) as saying that blockchain technology is mature, but regulation needs to allow for it. Binance CEO Changepeng Zhao took the opportunity to expand on the idea including the government’s role in crypto.
2019-6-19 20:35 | |
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By CCN Markets: Facebook’s unveiling of Libra, its cryptocurrency project coming in 2020, has caught the attention of many, including the French Finance Minister. Bruno Le Maire, speaking on French Radio, has said that this new cryptocurrency cannot operate as a sovereign currency.
2019-6-19 12:05 | |
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Announcing the next Storecoin Milestone Token Offering planned for June 20th (MTO) Storecoin — a zero-fee payment and p2p cloud computing platform with early backing from Ari Paul of BlockTower, Anthony Pompliano, Matt Ocko, AlphaBit Fund, Ari Nazir of Neural Capital, and more — is launching its long-awaited Milestone Token Offering on Thursday, June 20th at 12 pm PT.
2019-6-15 21:29 | |
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By CCN Markets: One of Africa’s largest insurers, Old Mutual, has announced it will no longer cover crypto mining equipment due to lack of regulation. After researching the industry, the Pan-Africanist financial group discovered a number of reasons that prompted it to make the decision that will not sit well with crypto miners.
2019-6-14 11:31 | |
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TAGZ is Australia’s first fully licensed and regulated Dual Gateway Exchange based in Australia and registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). Our focus is to protect our users by actively monitoring trading activity on our platform and saying goodbye to flash crashes, pump & dumps, spoofing, fake volume aswell as securing against possible data security breaches.
2019-3-28 10:35 | |
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There is a common motif within the crypto markets that the advent of “do-no-harm” regulation would allow for an influx of institutional, corporate, and public funds that will help propel Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies higher.
2019-3-23 01:00 | |
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Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems.
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
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As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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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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Steven Maijoor, who chairs the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has shown support for further regulation of crypto assets. Maijoor said he would like to see financial instrument regulation applied to cryptocurrencies in line with Europe’s securities laws, ostensibly to “help protect investors.
2019-2-28 19:22 | |
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European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) chairman Steven Maijoor has indicated that he supports further regulations on digital currencies. Without the extension of current regulations, it is likely that cryptos can fall outside of the regulation of Europe’s securities laws.
2019-2-28 16:56 | |
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Indonesia’s commodity futures regulator has established a legal framework for operating crypto and digital assets futures markets
2019-2-18 19:02 | |
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The regulators of Malaysia are certainly doing their jobs as they have come up with a brand new regulation for crypto exchanges in the country. Malaysia’s Securities Commission has announced yesterday, January 31, that it would amend its Guidelines on Recognized Markets in order to include cryptocurrency exchanges as well in the list. After amending […]
2019-2-2 16:55 | |
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CoinSpeaker Will Regulation Make ICO Marketing Easier? In various Asian markets, Karnika E. Yashwant, crypto expert and ICO advisor, sees a lot of progress happening for launching ICOs, but not in their governments and shines a light on this phenomenon. Will Regulation Make ICO Marketing Easier?
2019-1-19 11:16 | |
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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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Gemini Trust Co. , a cryptocurrency exchange owned by the Winklevoss twins has released an ad campaign advocating for the regulation of the cryptospace to bridge the gap between the decentralized and traditional markets, The Wall Street Journal reports on January 4, 2018.
2019-1-7 21:00 | |
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The five most traded cryptocurrency markets saw an increase in volume during December, when compared with the previous month. Despite the spike in trading activity posted by the dominant markets, many crypto assets ranked below the top five saw a decline in month-over-month volume.
2019-1-1 15:00 | |
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UK Regulator Given Total Power Over Crypto 2018 has been a tumultuous year for the cryptocurrency community, as well as the crypto markets. Price fluctuations have been significant, and crypto is projected to end on a particularly low note amid a lasting bear market that some have dubbed the “crypto winter” of 2018. But crazy […]
2018-12-23 21:13 | |
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Crypto Companies Offshoring Is No Escape From Law Despite cryptocurrency’s decline in price, there does not seem to be any changes concerning governments’ efforts to establish a regulatory framework for the industry.
2018-11-28 19:56 | |
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Across the world, countries are looking into regulating cryptocurrencies. Each space is handling regulation a little differently, with Asian markets leading the way towards adoption. Despite the volatility and lack of a regulatory framework, investors are getting involved in the world of digital assets.
2018-11-16 05:40 | |
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In the latter half of 2018, few developments have occupied crypto investors’ headspaces like the industry’s indefatigable pursuit of a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2018-11-9 20:03 | |
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UK Financial Authority Considers Ban On Crypto Derivatives Regulation is coming for cryptocurrencies all over the world. Now, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has affirmed that it will consider whether it will ban the sale of crypto derivatives or not.
2018-10-31 06:58 | |
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Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of the Goldman Sachs-backed cryptocurrency startup, Circle, spoke about the importance of global cryptocurrency industry regulations during a recent interview in London. This sentiment has been echoed by many industry experts and leaders, who all believe that global regulation will be the next evolutionary step for the cryptocurrency markets.
2018-10-23 21:15 | |
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Regulation of cryptocurrencies has been a major problem for countries that want to make use of their unique features. Countries like China and India have a hawkish stance on digital coins and have tried to curb their local crypto markets.
2018-10-23 14:29 | |
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The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) has released a new report suggesting that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recommend to the European Commission that it regulate the cryptocurrency space with existing legislation rather than instilling new rules and laws.
2018-10-23 00:41 | |
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Under existing cryptocurrency rules in the European Union, EU, as transferable crypto assets used in payments (such as bitcoin) are increasingly considered as investments, it could consider such assets under the EU's MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II) regulations, which came into force in January.
2018-10-22 21:54 | |
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The future of crypto seems to hinge on the involvement of institutional investors in the growing markets. This concept is relatively controversial. The nature of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin seem to scream and protest against the concept of regulation, and the idea of centralized and traditional financial powers exerting serious control on the industry and its […]
2018-10-19 11:03 | |
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The former chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Gary Gensler, recently expressed his views on the regulation of cryptocurrency markets. Gensler emphasized his belief in the need for robust consumer protections, and also argued that the majority of initial coin offerings essentially comprise initial public offerings (IPOs).
2018-10-18 09:30 | |
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Like Walmart with pork from China and Maersk with shipping containers, DMG Blockchain Solutions (DMG) is hoping to be the first global supply chain company to manage cannabis products on the blockchain, initially in Canada — and then around the world.
2018-10-18 19:50 | |
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Tether’s peg is slipping, and an exchange-wide firesale has led to major price discrepancies between bitcoin’s BTC/USDT and BTC/USD trading pairs across the market.
2018-10-16 22:06 | |
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The European Union’s securities watchdog has followed suit of its U. S. counterpart SEC, as the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said on October 8, 2018, that it is observing every initial coin offering (ICO) to decide whether it should be regulated or not, according to a report published by Reuters.
2018-10-11 15:00 | |
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Центральный банк Израиля (BOI) сообщил, что начинает эксперимент по выпуску цифрового шекеля — при помощи созданного вместе с центробанком Великобритании сервиса Rosalind.
The introduction of central bank digital currencies could have major implications on the stability, the report said.
Participants will be restricted to using the CBDC only for payment, without an option to store, exchange or send it to other users.
Project mBridge has put together a slick publication with lots of new information to let the world know what the hottest project in CBDC is.
Existing stablecoins aren't fully compliant with relevant regulatory requirements, a report by the Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures said.
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says digitalization is “the most important way” to scale up financial inclusion.
It is unacceptable that unclear or outdated legal frameworks could hinder their deployment, Agustin Carstens general manager of Bank for International Settlements said.