2018-12-11 00:34 |
With the submission of a government report to India’s finance minister, the country may be closer to regulating cryptocurrency.
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The Indian government panel appointed to recommend cryptocurrency measures has reportedly submitted its report to the country’s finance minister, suggesting a new legal framework for cryptocurrencies.
2018-12-10 03:50 | |
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The government will conduct an analysis of international crypto taxation models before introducing the new rules, Hong Nam-ki has explained.
2018-12-4 14:19 | |
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The Finance Ministry of the South Korean government announced a plan to tax initial coin offerings and digital currencies in accordance with the creation of the taxation infrastructure and international trends.
2018-12-4 14:00 | |
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South Korea’s incoming finance minister, Hong Nam-ki, has reportedly unveiled his government’s taxation plans for cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings. A task force consisting of experts from government agencies and the private sector will be formed to examine overseas cases to establish domestic cryptocurrency tax rules.
2018-12-4 11:15 | |
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South Korea’s incoming finance minister, Hong Nam-ki, has reportedly unveiled his government’s taxation plans for cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings. A task force consisting of experts from government agencies and the private sector will be formed to examine overseas cases to establish domestic cryptocurrency tax rules.
2018-12-4 11:15 | |
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The South Korean government reportedly has plans to tax cryptocurrency and ICOs, despite the lack of a regulatory framework. Cryptocurrency ICO Taxation Policy According to The Korea Times, Hong Nam-Ki, Finance Minister nominee, revealed that the South Korean government is planning to tax cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICO).
2018-12-4 10:03 | |
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The government of South Korea is reportedly planning on taxing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies, according to a document submitted by finance minister nominee Hong Nam-ki, the CryptoGlobe reported.
2018-12-3 19:05 | |
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A minister serving in India recently stated that a local state was working on plans that would help make it possible for local firms to operate without having to rely on the policy frameworks put in place by the National government.
2018-11-26 12:29 | |
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Uganda will seek to regulate crypto assets to prevent criminals from exploiting digital currencies to scam citizens. This comes as thousands of Ugandans have fallen victim to a number of Ponzi schemes, including the D9 Club, which promised to pay members in bitcoin.
2018-11-24 21:00 | |
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An Indian minister has reportedly revealed that a state government is working to protect businesses operating without a regulatory framework in India. They include cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto-accepting merchants.
2018-11-24 23:30 | |
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An Indian minister has reportedly revealed that a state government is working to protect businesses operating without a regulatory framework in India. They include cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto-accepting merchants.
2018-11-24 23:30 | |
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The government of India may provide clarity on cryptocurrency regulation as soon as next month with a new draft bill now in the works. Clarity Soon Citing a counter-affidavit issued by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Quartz reports that the country’s government is likely to provide some clarity on the matter of cryptocurrencies sometime in the next two months.
2018-11-20 16:00 | |
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Thailand's Democrat Party has become the first political party to use blockchain technology to elect its leaders in a primary election, which was held from November 1–9, 2018.
2018-11-14 01:06 | |
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South Korea’s lawyers have lobbied the government to establish a better legal framework around blockchain that would help develop the industry and protect investors. More regulation was also urged in Thailand, where on November 7, 2018, the Deputy Prime Minister has called for more measures to control cryptocurrencies and prevent them from being used to fund terrorism.
2018-11-9 00:00 | |
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According to a report published by the Indian government press center on October 31, India’s secretary of Economic Affairs has recommended that the country’s Ministry of Finance to impose a ban on “private cryptocurrencies”.
2018-11-1 09:36 | |
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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has indicated that the country is considering setting up a comprehensive crypto regulation framework in Malta as the country’s government seeks to improve its competitiveness, diversify its economy and attract crypto businesses to the tiny Balkan country.
2018-10-24 01:00 | |
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A new mining farm was recently opened in the country of Armenia, which is not widely known for mining cryptos. News Armenia, a local news source, has reported that the event was so important that it was attended even by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. The mining farm will be the result of […]
2018-10-21 04:16 | |
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Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities.
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
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Indian Prime Minister Gives Full Backing To Blockchain Technology Once upon a time, a lot of people in the world did not believe in the potential of the blockchain technology, but this seems to be changing even in countries like India, which had a very negative stance on cryptocurrencies recently, like when the government of […]
2018-10-13 17:02 | |
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Experts Defer as UK Considers Blockchain for Post-Brexit- EU Relations UK’s finance Minister Philip Hammond has hinted that the government may consider blockchain adoption to address UK-Irish border issue post Brexit.
2018-10-11 00:37 | |
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You don’t need to be an agriculture expert to see the writing on the wall. Current farming methods just aren’t working anymore for most farmers of the world. There are 2 billion smallholder farms managing fewer than five acres (PDF).
2018-10-9 20:10 | |
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The Malta Delta Summit held between Oct. 3 and 5 was attended by more than 3,500 blockchain experts and politicians, including Malta’s President, Prime Minister, and government officials; the CEO of Binance cryptocurrency exchange; and more.
2018-10-8 19:59 | |
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The people of Malta and its government have already accepted the crypto world and has even tried to call itself the ‘blockchain island’ of the world. In an address to the United Nation’s General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat has said that he sees blockchain technologies as the tool which can allow Bitcoin and other digital currencies to inevitably gain a widespread appeal and essentially become the future of currency.
2018-10-2 18:00 | |
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The government of Singapore has warned investors to be wary of bitcoin investments purporting to be backed or supported by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Bloomberg reported on September 24, 2018.
2018-9-25 11:00 | |
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This Friday the South Korean Ministry of Science and Information Communications Technology (MSICT) promised support to facilitate the growth of the domestic blockchain industry. Min Won-ki, the Minister of Science held a meeting with blockchain startups as part of the government’s effort to establish contact with organizations in what it has dubbed the 10 key […]
2018-9-22 18:00 | |
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Phishing websites have been using fake news involving the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore as means of aquiring users’ credit card and bank account information. Get Rich Quick Scheme The Singaporean government has condemned two separate websites for trying to acquire bank account and credit card information by distributing false information involving the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore.
2018-9-21 09:00 | |
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Switzerland has been making progress on their technological advancements with blockchain, but they have realized that their current knowledge is not enough to sustain ongoing improvements. In a decision to support their government’s needs, Minister of Finance Ueli Maurer and State Secretary for International Financial Matters Joerg Gasser decided to visit Israel. Since Israel is […]
2018-9-19 05:55 | |
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The newly appointed Finance Minister of Zimbabwe is pushing for the formation of a cryptocurrency unit to help guide government policy relating to the technological and financial innovation. Mthuli Ncube also believes that the nation should pursue investments in the space.
2018-9-17 23:00 | |
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Cardano is not quite done introducing blockchain technology to developing countries. Founder Charles Hoskinson revealed he recently visited Mongolia to discuss ways to use the technology to innovate the country’s government and business sectors.
2018-9-17 18:40 | |
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The appointment of a new finance minister for Zimbabwe may also mark the beginning of a new era as the minister said cryptocurrency may help solve Zimbabwe’s cash shortage problem, a view that is contrary to what the government had believed.
2018-9-17 14:46 | |
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The team of Waves Platform, a decentralized blockchain platform focusing on custom blockchain tokens operations, started discussion with the Maltese government for blockchain use cases. The post ‘Blockchain Island’: Waves Platform Opens Discussions with Maltese Prime Minister appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-9-13 10:54 | |
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The team of blockchain platform Waves announced today that they have met with Hon. Dr. Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta, and representatives of the Maltese government, to discuss potential scenarios for the use of the Waves platform in.
2018-9-12 19:57 | |
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The government of Bahrain has highlighted that blockchain technology could be critical when it comes to improving the financial standpoint of the country. Local news sources suggest that Bahrain is investigating how blockchain could fulfil a number of roles within the economic sector, as well as considering the use of the technology for cyber-security methods.
2018-9-7 11:30 | |
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A Bahraini minister has called on companies and individuals in the country to adopt blockchain technology. According to the minister, this would go a long way in developing the country and combating cyber-crime.
2018-9-7 02:03 | |
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As we reported on July 19, 2018, Bermuda is determined to establish itself as the leading jurisdiction for fintech entrepreneurs, in particular those involved in initial coin offerings (ICOs), digital assets and virtual currencies.
2018-8-23 23:03 | |
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South Korea is planning to invest nearly $900 million next year to accelerate the development of blockchain, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
2018-8-17 22:56 | |
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South Korea will invest heavily in emerging technologies in 2019, one of which is blockchain technology. The move was announced by the country’s Finance Minister, Kim Dong-yeon, during a recent cabinet meeting.
2018-8-15 17:00 | |
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TravelbyBit, a cryptocurrency payments firm that makes it easy for tourists to pay with digital currencies such as bitcoin is among the 70 startups given grants by the government of Queensland, Australia, as announced on August 1, 2018, by Innovation Minister Kate Jones.
2018-8-4 20:00 | |
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According to reports out today, local authorities in Queensland are alleged to be piloting a programme that could see the adoption of a number of cryptocurrencies within the state. The currencies in question include Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Dash and NEM.
2018-8-3 14:00 | |
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Australia’s Queensland state government has awarded a $100,000 grant to a crypto travel experience startup, a government official announced on Wednesday. The company, TravelbyBit, designs “tourist routes” on which travelers can spend crypto, and also provides a crypto payments platform for merchants.
2018-8-3 09:20 | |
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According to Forbes, Malta, the European island between the North African Coast and the central Mediterranean Sea, has become a globally-recognized country for its business-friendly and innovative regulations in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.
2018-8-2 14:23 | |
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The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area. Thus far, they have given over $8 million in Australian dollars ($6 million USD) to roughly 70 different companies that will work to inspire innovation and create new ideas within the region’s travel space.
2018-8-2 00:27 | |
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According to Forbes, Malta, the European island between the North African Coast and the central Mediterranean Sea, has become a globally-recognized country for its business-friendly and innovative regulations in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.
2018-8-1 20:36 | |
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Lykke has signed an agreement with the Access to Information (a2i) Programme of the Prime Minister’s Office of Bangladesh for the joint development of blockchain technology to power digitized public services.
2018-7-31 13:18 | |
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Months after speculations surrounding the government’s role in the investigation of a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Seiko Noda, the country’s internal affairs minister, has denied her involvement.
2018-7-25 12:00 | |
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Japan’s Internal affairs minister Seiko Noda spoke a few hours ago at a press conference, clarifying her stance on some suggestions that she may be linked to some exchanges that were under investigation by Japanese agencies.
2018-7-21 02:45 | |
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Japan’s Internal affairs minister Seiko Noda has denied her involvement in a government investigation into the operation of a non-registered cryptocurrency exchange, local news outlet the Asahi Shimbun reported July 19.
2018-7-20 08:31 | |
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Japan’s Internal Affairs minister has denied her participation in a government investigation into the operation of a unregistered crypto exchange
2018-7-20 05:28 | |
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Bitcoin Press Release: Cryptocurrencies were created as a citizen’s answer to an establishment’s shortcoming. The 2008 recession caused havoc across the world, destabilized economies, cost jobs and destroyed lives.
2018-7-11 10:43 | |
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Neil Walsh, chief of the cybercrime and anti-money laundering arm of the United Nations' department on drugs and crime, has stated that the "anonymizing and pseudo-anonymizing" aspects of cryptocurrencies have made it extremely difficult to combat terrorist financing, money laundering, and cybercrime.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled with crypto exchange Bitqyck and its founders Bruce Bise and Sam Mendez over what the SEC believed was an unregistered token sale that raised $13 million.
Yesterday, August 28, Paige Thompson was indicted after allegedly hacking Capital One and 30 other entities. Along with being charged with wire fraud and computer fraud and abuse, court documents state Thompson used Capital One's cloud servers to mine cryptocurrency.
Federal court has entered case-ending sanctions against Craig Wright in the long-running court battle between Wright and the estate of his deceased developer partner, Dave Kleiman. Judge Bruce E.
The Central Bank of Brazil has adopted the International Monetary Fund's crypto classification guidelines, meaning traded cryptocurrencies within the country will be classified as non-financial products and, as such, will be counted as goods on the central bank’s balance sheet.
Westwood, California, resident Kunal Kalra has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange and ATM. Kalra allegedly took part in $25 million worth of trading without obtaining a money-remitting business license or implementing any anti-money laundering processes.
Last week, six members from the US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee met with Swiss regulators, including the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner and the Financial Market Supervisory Authority, to discuss Facebook's Libra project.