2018-11-14 13:44 |
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the country’s central bank, needs more time to fully understand cryptocurrencies before publishing rules about the space.
origin »2018-11-14 13:44 |
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the country’s central bank, needs more time to fully understand cryptocurrencies before publishing rules about the space.
origin »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 | |
Swiss financial regulator has informally signaled cryptocurrency investments should have a risk weighting ratio of 800 percent of the original amount. FINMA Highlights Bank, Dealer Queries According to local news media outlet Swissinfo, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) revealed the figure in October in response to a query by trustee and accountant association EXPERTsuisse.
2018-11-5 19:00 | |
A South Korean district court has ruled that Nonghyup Bank, a major bank in the country, cannot block transactions to the account of cryptocurrency exchange Coinis based solely on the government’s anti-money laundering guidelines.
2018-11-1 08:35 | |
An arbitration body in China has said bitcoin should be legally protected as a property, despite the central bank's ban on crypto trading.
2018-10-26 09:45 | |
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have weighed in on sovereign considerations and global implications of blockchain and other financial services technologies.
2018-10-15 19:01 | |
The digital currency ETF is a big part of the debate in a recent Bloomberg interview which had JP Morgan’s Asset Management Head of International ETFs, Bryson Lake on the panel. The interview looked at how JP Morgan believes in the latest mover advantage in terms of the digital currency market and ETFs.
2018-10-12 12:00 | |
Instead of loosening rules, it is more appropriate to help virtual currency companies to create banks accounts, Central Bank’s Managing explained.
2018-10-10 19:31 | |
India’s central bank has reportedly denied setting up a unit to research cryptocurrency, blockchain and artificial intelligence as the media reported last month. This unit was supposed to research, draft rules, and supervise new emerging technologies.
2018-9-28 01:05 | |
On September 24, 2018, MIT Connection Science and IBM issued a 41-page joint report on the results of three roundtable discussions on the role of Blockchain in government.
2018-9-27 22:12 | |
We always discuss Bitcoin regulation as a good thing. Generally, like many others within the community, Bitcoin regulation is seen as the next step towards adoption. Whilst many would like Bitcoin to remain as a channel for investment and as a product that can offer huge returns, many more do believe that the future for Bitcoin is within adoption and that adoption can only come through regulation.
2018-9-25 15:30 | |
Following a successful launch in California only a few months ago, the U. S. branch of cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin is adding five new coins to its listings. Those coins include Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Stellar lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC) and 0x (ZRX).
2018-9-20 16:49 | |
Damien Pang, head of the Technology Infrastructure Office at Singapore's central bank talks about the authority's insight on DTL and digital tokens.
2018-9-20 06:06 | |
The government of Mexico has published provisions regarding cryptocurrency. The Bank of Mexico will decide which cryptocurrencies are legal and fintech companies must gain approval from the central bank to operate in the crypto space.
2018-9-15 12:35 | |
Since its implosion back in 2014, the Mt. Gox exchange hacks continue to loom large within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania determined recently it does not have jurisdiction in a case involving Gox victims and a bank closely associated, in effect condemning victims to redress their grievances […] The post Mt.
2018-9-13 09:40 | |
The small Asia Pacific nation of Samoa has declared that cryptocurrency companies in the country must abide by the rules and regulations guiding the operations and activities of financial institutions in the country.
2018-9-6 18:36 | |
The central bank of India has reportedly formed a special unit tasked to track emerging technologies such as those related to cryptocurrencies. Its members will be expected to research, draft rules, and, in the future, supervise the development of digital assets, blockchain and artificial intelligence applications.
2018-8-28 19:15 | |
U. S. -based digital currency exchange Coinbase has filed a patent on a new Bitcoin payment system designed to make cryptocurrency payments safer. The new platform will provide an added layer of security for users’ keys and allow them to make Bitcoin payments directly from their digital wallets.
2018-8-18 00:52 | |
Excoins Exchange enables users to sell and purchase digital assets, utilizing bank transfers and cryptocurrencies. Excoins Exchange ensures the safety and security of client funds by utilizing cold storage methodologies, backed by a trust and smart contracts, in which we have very strict rules and guidelines pertaining to seller selection.
2018-8-6 20:04 | |
Thailand’s central bank has announced the rules under which financial institutions, including commercial banks, and their subsidiaries can engage in cryptocurrency activities. They include securities, asset management, and insurance firms.
2018-8-6 10:45 | |
Fintech businesses struggling to stay inbounds of government rules may soon receive a dose of much-needed guidance via the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
2018-8-3 18:23 | |
Ukraine has taken a positive step towards legalizing cryptocurrencies. A new regulatory concept, one that recognizes coins and tokens as financial instruments, has won support from the members of the country’s Financial Stability Council.
2018-7-21 02:10 | |
The crypto exchange had to bring in the Court of Appeals to re-open its deposit account closed by Banco Estado. The legal ruling raised the issue of violating the right to equality before the law and that is not the first precedent of the kind in Chile.
2018-7-17 23:32 | |
In an ongoing dispute between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges in Chile, an appeals court has finally ruled in favor of one crypto exchange against one of the largest banks in the country. Five major banks have also separately responded to lawsuits against them in court.
2018-7-15 03:35 | |
Many of the world’s regulators are racking their brains on how to come up with relevant rules that could curb crypto’s dark uses without hampering the industry’s growth. However, the Bank of Finland released a report that has been described as a scathing attack on these digital currencies.
2018-7-13 16:04 | |
The Australian retail institution changed its rules in order to rule out usage of equity loans for crypto trading as prices change rapidly and regulators increase scrutiny on virtual currencies.
2018-7-13 13:36 | |
As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name.
2018-7-13 17:16 | |
The Australian retail bank has revised its loan agreements to prohibit borrowers from using mortgages to purchase cryptocurrency.
2018-7-12 15:00 | |
China was one of the most important markets to impose strict rules related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, including a ban on trading the most popular coin in the world. It now looks like China may have helped decimate Bitcoin, and the country seems pretty happy with itself.
2018-7-10 12:12 | |
South Korea has been busy revising its cryptocurrency regulations. The regulators plan to ease the rules on crypto assets in line with G20 policies. While a new crypto classification system has been created, another government agency is conducting an on-site inspection of crypto exchanges following multiple hacks.
2018-7-9 08:15 | |
As war was about to engulf the globe, 23 tons of gold held by the “secret bank that rules the world,” as a respected book calls it, were on the move... The post Banker in Charge of the Institution That Aided Nazis Says Trust Us appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-7-6 15:09 | |
In a letter dated June 28, Sam Woods, deputy governor at the Bank of England who is also the CEO of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the UK’s financial watchdog, provided a reminder to financial firms of their “relevant obligations under PRA rules, and to communicate the PRA’s expectations regarding firms’ exposure to crypto-assets.
2018-6-30 18:29 | |
Banks in South Korea are now required to monitor all accounts held by crypto exchanges following a tightening of anti-money laundering measures.
2018-6-27 12:40 | |