2023-10-17 13:00 |
The European Securities and Markets Authority doesn’t want foreign companies operating via EU “letterbox” entities origin »
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As with any marketplace, the consumer is the ultimate authority. By watching where consumers are putting their money, trends will show what works and what doesn’t. This year, a big trend has been the widespread adoption of meme coins.
2023-6-8 08:16 | |
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Rostin Benham said on May 18 that his agency cannot regulate cash crypto markets. In an interview on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast, Benham said: “[We] don’t have legal authority to police cash crypto markets.
2023-5-19 23:22 | |
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The European Banking Authority doesn’t want private crypto initiatives to threaten monetary policy privileges
2023-5-11 13:40 | |
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The group's policy head doubted a divided Congress can create crypto legislation but said it doesn’t give regulators absolute authority in the interim.
2023-2-15 04:19 | |
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Regulators think options and futures should only be for professional investors, but the Authority for Financial Markets doesn’t yet have powers for a UK-style ban.
2022-5-18 17:03 | |
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"We’re not necessarily looking for more authority without more resources," said Dan Berkovitz in regards to crypto markets.
2021-9-22 00:31 | |
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Singapore’s financial regulator has added Binance to the investor alert list, signifying that the crypto exchange is unlicensed to provide payment services in the nation. The Monetary Authority Of Singapore Adds Crypto Exchange Binance To The Investor Alert List As per a report from Bloomberg, the Monetary Authority of Singapore says Binance doesn’t have a […]
2021-9-3 22:00 | |
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The United States tax authority doesn't seem to be very efficient when it comes to tracking down who owes crypto taxes — for now.
2020-10-31 00:30 | |
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Global exchanges are begging the UK‘s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) not to ban the sale of cryptocurrency-based derivatives. The World Federation of Exchanges said today that there is a need to find a balance between innovation and keeping consumers protected, Reuters reports.
2019-10-7 17:27 | |
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A federal appeals court today ruled to uphold the FCC‘s 2017 repeal of net neutrality laws, meaning Ajit Pai’s rollback of the Obama-era laws will stand. However, the court did offer an avenue for those who wish to try getting it reinstated in their state, because it turns out the FCC doesn’t have the authority to ban that.
2019-10-2 01:45 | |
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Even as WhatsApp readies to launch its mobile payment service in India later this year, the government is concerned about its privacy and security ramifications. “Indian authorities are concerned that WhatsApp‘s payment service might share user data with group companies Facebook and Instagram, compromising the security, privacy and non-commercial information of its subscribers,” according to a report from the Economic Times.
2019-7-26 09:40 | |
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Whenever I claim that bitcoin is the only decentralized cryptocurrency, I get one of two arguments:My X coin is also decentralized. Bitcoin isn’t decentralized because of Core and/or miners.
2019-1-21 21:52 | |
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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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Decentralized exchange Bisq has upgraded its software with an entirely new User Interface (UI) design and the launch of the Bisq Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) on testnet.
2019-1-9 21:05 | |
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A new press release came from the Austrian Financial Market Authority to let retail investors know that trading with Bitcoin Profit could put them at risk. Based on information from the FMA, Bitcoin Profit doesn’t have the proper requisite licenses to function in the area. Right now, services are down on the website, so it […]
2018-11-10 08:47 | |
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As Bitcoin approaches its 10th anniversary, its community, old and new, has begun taking stock of how a decade has come to alter or define the cryptocurrency — and what Bitcoin has done to alter or define the decade.
2018-11-7 19:56 | |
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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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This rather long meme, which has been circulating lately, makes fun of the views of Bitcoin supporters by listing commonly made statements and contrasting them with contradicting statements or developments.
2018-10-4 22:27 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these system to work, it comes with a significant downside: privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-25 19:47 | |
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Travel takes time and energy, but that doesn’t mean intercontinental transactions should too, and yesterday’s announcement that Ripple’s RippleNet is going live in 40 countries is setting a new standard among competitors.
2018-9-20 13:00 | |
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a non-profit watchdog for public brokerage firms in the U. S. , has had its first run-in with the cryptocurrency industry.
2018-9-12 21:15 | |
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Access to personal financial data and the emergence of blockchain technology have been the catalyst for a revolution in the banking sector. At the start of this year, banks within the European Union were ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to grant customers access to their personal data.
2018-7-31 20:42 | |
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Jerome Powell, the current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, has stated cryptocurrencies come up a lot at G7 and other international forums, but the Fed doesn’t have any authority over it. . .
2018-7-19 18:17 | |
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This is it. After months of wheeling and dealing in the UK government, Prime Minister May’s showdown with her own party comes to a head this evening. They’ve already decided that parliament should have a say in what Brexit will look like.
2018-6-21 03:00 | |
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Singapore-based exchange Crypto.com has scored a MiCA license from authorities in Malta after winning provisional approval in mid-January.
Bitpanda has received a MiCA licence from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, allowing it to operate under a unified regulatory framework across all 27 EU member states. The MiCA licence introduces a single regulatory regime for the crypto industry in…
Bitpanda announced it secured approval as MiCA compliant from Germany’s BaFin. Crypto. com revealed its full-MiCA license via X on Monday. Other platforms have also secured the key regulatory registration following full rollout in December 2024.
OKX will use the license to offer localized crypto products and services across the European Economic Area. The MiCA pre-authorization was secured from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
Crypto. com says the MiCA licence allows the exchange to passport its services across the European Union. The firm joins other crypto companies in securing regulatory approval in the EU, including Circle, Borse Stuttgart Digital, MoonPay and Coinbase.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital has become the first German firm to secure a license as a crypto-asset service provider under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulations. The license, awarded by Germany’s financial regulator BaFin, allows the company to provide crypto…
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has secured a license to offer various crypto-related services in Ireland. A Jan. 7 announcement from the company noted that the prominent Asian cryptocurrency exchange has entered the Irish market by securing a Virtual Asset…