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The Federal Court of Australia ruled on Friday that cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's operator in Australia, Bit Trade Pty Ltd, "contravened" with a section of the nation's Corporations Act. origin »
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Australia’s Federal Court ruled against Kraken’s local operator for failing to comply with legal obligations when offering a margin trading product. Australia’s court has ruled that Bit Trade, the operator of the Kraken crypto exchange in Australia, violated regulatory requirements…
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Kraken announces the acquisition of Bit Trade, Australia’s oldest crypto exchange
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Bitcoin and crypto exchange company Kraken announced today that it has acquired Australia’s longest-running crypto service, Bit Trade. This acquisition will allow Kraken to focus in on Australia with AUD liquidity with support for both institutional and retail customers.
2020-1-15 20:09 | |
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Banks in Ireland have welcomed an upcoming reform of the European Union’s anti-money laundering regulations that will affect the crypto space. The Irish banking industry organization voiced support for the changes aimed at disrupting illicit transactions at the union level while calling them “radical.
The European Union is preparing to set up an anti-money laundering agency to coordinate national supervisory authorities. According to a media report based on EU documents, the bloc also plans to impose new rules to increase transparency for cryptocurrency transfers.
European crypto companies are finding themselves in a changing regulatory environment. The new realities they have to deal with stem from the fifth edition of the European Union’s anti-money laundering directive.
Lithuania, one of the Baltic tigers that has in past few years demonstrated it doesn’t shy away from new technologies and the digital economy, is preparing to introduce stricter rules for crypto companies.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is reportedly set to introduce a regulatory framework governing initial coin offerings (ICOs). FSA to Limit Participation Capabilities Citing sources familiar to the matter, local Japanese media Jiji Press reports that the country’s Financial Services Agency is set to introduce regulations on initial coin offerings.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – an international agency which is intended to tackle criminal activity across the globe, is set to issue the first set of rules regarding cryptocurrency regulations in 2019.