Regulation

Reports of conflicting debates over crypto guidance rise from SEC.The crypto regulations in the US are rumored to be...

China’s digital currency approach will favor its domestic retail system and prevent the dollarization of the economy according to...

A Peruvian regulator authority said on October 26 that studies currently performed on local crypto exchanges will keep on...

The U.S. Department of Justice, or DoJ, recently publicized an investigation into Visa's ongoing acquisition of fintech company Plaid.  "Today,...

Victims of cryptocurrency crime do not warrant any special fund to compensate them for their losses, the European Union’s...

Source: Adobe/SL-Photography A leading Peruvian regulator has stated that the coronavirus pandemic will not derail the government’s plans to...

At the 2nd Bund Summit held on Oct. 25, Bank of England fintech director Tom Mutton stated that while...

On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the departure of William Hinman by the end of this...

According to an official announcement, INX has signed a term sheet for the acquisition of OpenFinance, which operates as...

Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs has appointed former U.S. Treasury and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) heavyweight Ari Redbord...

The Central Bank of Kenya, or CBK, has reportedly started discussions with international central banks to explore the possibility...

It’s important to make a distinction between blockchain technology, innovation, and the benefits it has brought from cryptocurrencies, although...

Stuart Hoegner, general counsel for Tether and cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, is pushing back against claims the stablecoin operator has...

US regulators ongoing war with financial crime A proposed amendment will require businesses to divulge foreign transactions valued over...

Crypto adoption on the rise in the world  There is need for a crypto registrar  Years ago, it would...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Federal Reserve are looking to get more information on smaller transactions than...

It is reported that five banks have shown interest in considering CryptorubleThe new regulation says that the crypto traders...

DOJ publishes 83-page report detailing plan regulate cryptocurrency usage DOJ already seizing crypto accounts used by hackers and charging...

The ease of laundering money in the U.S. before 1970 boggles the mind. Prior to the Bank Secrecy Act...

FinCEN mandates crypto exchange firm to gather more user information  Transactions worth over $250 to be scrutinized  The United...

There has been a hot political debate underway on who should take responsibility for countering North Korean hacks targeting...

Law360 (October 23, 2020, 9:12 PM EDT) -- Two complementary Congressional bills recently introduced seek to provide legislative clarity...

A line from immortal comic strip Calvin & Hobbes goes “a good compromise leaves everybody mad.” When it comes...

PBoC seeks to revise banking law to legalize digital yuan and ban yuan-pegged tokens We're sorry but www.theblockcrypto.com doesn't...

Philippine central bank governor Benjamin Diokno has announced that the institution's "exploratory" study of central bank digital currency study...

Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email PayPal is looking at acquisition possibilities for cryptocurrency companies, including bitcoin custodian...

Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the Russian parliament’s Financial Markets committee, had some good news for blockchain fans in...

Source: Adobe/flowertiare California-based liquidity provider Ripple is considering leaving the US, and some of the potential destinations to which...

Tokenization has given rise to the “Internet of Value,” an era in which financial assets — or any assets...

From the companies implementing decentralised finance, 35% are collaborating with an existing consortium, platform, application or service. 24% are...

Russia's public officials will be mandated to declare all private crypto assets holdings from New Year’s Day, 2021.The requirements...

Fnality: The project formerly called Utility Settlement Coin is close to launch We're sorry but www.theblockcrypto.com doesn't work properly...

Earlier today, PayPal confirmed that it would be adding crypto payments to its global platform over coming months. The rollout will...

The NAC Foundation has accused the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of misconduct in an ongoing case.  According to...

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has imposed a hefty civil sanction on the operator of two Bitcoin...

The Central Bank of the Bahamas has announced the country’s “Sand Dollar” — a state-backed virtual currency — is...

Lau: Great to have you on. Ok, so the Blockchain Research Institute, co-founded by yourself and your dad, Don...

Recent comments from Jerome Powell, the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, show the American government is not especially...

At the time, the shadow banking system that McCulley described was largely involved in products like derivatives and complex securitized assets, as...

As part of DC Fintech Week, a digital conference on the governmental side of the financial technology sector, several...

On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report on crypto assets like central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)...

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who once said Facebook’s Libra token would risk the "monetary sovereignty of states,”...

The rapid global rise of crypto assets as a new asset class has seen governments and regulators around the...

In cryptoland, the fall tends to be regulators’ open season. As unprecedented as it’s been, 2020 is no exception...

People in Turkey are increasingly turning to bitcoin as the local currency, the Turkish lira, recently hit another record...

Cryptocurrencies have irreversibly changed the world, though it seems to plan on doing in equal good and evil. According...

The legal team for a crypto firm facing possible securities law violations is asking for the case to be...

Quick take 1 minute read Libra, the yet to be released cryptocurrency project from Facebook has just brought...

In January 2020, the European Union released its Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive to increase transparency while tackling fraud, money...

The legal team for Reginald Fowler said the former minority owner of the Minnesota Vikings is open to a...

Source: Adobe/hues Regulatory uncertainty has been a way of life for crypto exchanges since the get-go. Running a crypto-related...

Law enforcement officials from around the world hav taken action against a major transnational money laundering operation involving cryptocurrency.On...

Law360 (October 16, 2020, 10:01 PM EDT) -- New York's financial services regulator wants to speed up the data...

By Taras Kulyk, Senior Vice President of Blockchain Business Development at Core Scientific There’s no debate that China has historically been...

The New York Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has released a lengthy report analyzing the impact of July’s high-profile...

Major crypto asset exchange OKEx has suspended cryptocurrency withdrawals, announcing that one of the holders of its private keys...

Share Tweet Share Share Share Print Email The central bank of Russia is seeking to place a yearly cap...

The Korea Blockchain Association has called for the government’s new 20% crypto trading tax plan to be delayed for...

According to an Oct. 15 report from The Canadian Press, Timothy Lane, deputy governor of the Bank of Canada,...

There appears to be a disagreement within the top echelons of Japan’s government on the threat that China’s CBDC...

CEX.IO, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the United Kingdom, has received approval from CySEC to operate as a market-making...

United States Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce — better known as “Crypto Mom” — believes the recent action...

Back in March this year, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court revoked a Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

Consensys-backed e-money issuer Monerium thinks the route to a digital euro is simpler than the European Central Bank suggests.The...

Gate.io, a cryptocurrency exchange, has unveiled a pocket-sized solution for crypto holders concerned over the security of their assets....

Last week’s blanket banning of cryptocurrency derivatives by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority ignored 97% of respondents to...

Blockchain forensics firm CipherTrace has published comprehensive guidance to assist law enforcement officials in identifying signs of cryptocurrency use...

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Awaiting parliamentary approval in Spain, a fresh bill draft intends to cut out illegal tax dealings, as first reported...

South Korean lawmakers and bank officials call for new crypto legislation. - Coinnounce Last Modified date - October 13,...

Speaking at the digital LA Blockchain Summit, Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman, Heath Tarbert, said U.S. regulation lags behind crypto...

For years, crypto enthusiasts have fought for continued adoption across the world. However, one of the primary hurdles for...

Countries representing the world’s largest economies said in a draft of a statement that they would initially oppose the...

SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce has said that the booming DeFi Sector would prove to be a hard nut to...

The operator of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, 100x Group, has hired a seasoned Anti-Money Laundering (AML) specialist, Malcolm Wright,...

@nina-wongNina WongCurrently located in the UK, tech junkie, journalist, advocate, and bird lover.Banking and finance instruments have slowly evolved...

As the House of Representatives enters the 2020 election season, the outcome stands to encourage or rein in a...

The U.S. Department of Justice has released an international statement claiming that end-to-end encryption “poses significant challenges to public...

Oct 10, 2020 18:25&nbspUTC | Updated: Oct 10, 2020 at 18:25&nbspUTC By&nbspClark DeFi tokens are around for a number...

Crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace released a study on Oct. 1 reporting that more than half of the world’s cryptocurrency...

In brief Under federal law, Bitcoin is defined as a commodity. But a patchwork of state laws means that...

Some Bitcoin whales say that the US Department of Justice’s willing to make a new implementation regulation in the...

Hester Peirce, commissioner for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affectionately known as “Crypto Mom,” says the...

Should a new bill set to be brought before Congress be passed, blockchain networks’ digital signatures will be both...

Speaking at the online launch event for the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association on Friday — a Chicago-based group...

Locks are only for honest people. If a thief really wants to steal something, a padlock doesn’t present much...

The director of Binance UK, Teana Baker-Taylor, is leaving the cryptocurrency exchange after a relatively brief, half-year stint in...

With Central Bank Digital Currencies a point of focus across the globe, a number of countries' banking authorities have...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner, Hester Peirce says while defi tokens carry some equity-like benefits, she believes that...

The Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework issued by the U.S. Department of Justice stipulates a number of cases where it will...

Quick take 1 minute read Ripple has recently threatened to leave the country of the United States following...

The operator of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has announced a sweep of its top leadership, after United States authorities charged its...

Following the massive indictments against BitMEX and its co-founders including Arthur Hayes for facilitating money laundering on their platform,...

Just three months after a landmark decision declaring digital assets trading is permissible under Islamic law, and religious scholars...

As least 75 crypto exchanges have closed down due hacks, scams or simply disappeared for unknown reasons so far...

Speaking at the LA Blockchain Summit conference on October 6, Ripple co-founder, Chris Larsen, slammed the United States for...

Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis says the future of finance has to do with digital technology The European Commission, the...

Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency said the future of cryptocurrency regulations is in the hands of the...

In brief US DEA Special Agent Patrick O’Kain was interviewed at the LA Blockchain Summit. He spoke on topics...