2018-12-17 12:01 |
Switzerland's government plans to accommodate the blockchain sector within existing financial laws, but with a few tweaks.
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On December 7, the Federal Council of Switzerland issued a report, providing a legal framework for distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain, stating that the country’s existing rules are well suited to dealing with such new technologies, but there is still a need for some amendments.
2018-12-17 13:01 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has published its draft report outlining new cryptocurrency regulations. The report contains measures in areas that are not currently addressed in existing laws such as hacking incidents, self-regulation, deemed dealers, privacy coins, and margin trading.
2018-12-17 09:50 | |
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The Swiss government has announced a new legislative approach to blockchain regulation in an official report. The document recognizes the technology as one of the most important recent developments for the financial sector in stimulating the country’s economy.
2018-12-16 03:00 | |
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The importance of a robust set of laws to cover the budding cryosphere, particularly vulnerable is the ICO sector, has had a growing voice especially in the last year or so. Now governments are taking note and acting upon it.
2018-12-13 06:43 | |
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Global leaders walked away from the latest G20 Summit with a rough game plan for crypto regulation. This year’s G20 Summit took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 30 to December 1.
2018-12-4 23:44 | |
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The state of Wyoming has passed a blockchain bill that allows banks to provide banking services to blockchain companies in the state. According to the legislative document, the new bill would create a new banking category called the Special Purpose Depository Bank, a group of financial institutions in the state that provide banking services to blockchain-based businesses.
2018-12-3 19:48 | |
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For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront.
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily, we look at the effect of cryptocurrency on video gaming, banking laws and popular media. A leading PC manufacturer wants to enable gamers to mine, a U. S. state has passed a bill to create dedicated financial institutions for cryptocurrency startups, and Bitcoin is on TV again.
2018-12-3 16:30 | |
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In today’s edition of The Daily, we look at the effect of cryptocurrency on video gaming, banking laws and popular media. A leading PC manufacturer wants to enable gamers to mine, a U. S. state has passed a bill to create dedicated financial institutions for cryptocurrency startups, and Bitcoin is on TV again.
2018-12-3 16:30 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has held several meetings to discuss how to best regulate initial coin offerings. In addition to registration requirements, the regulator reportedly plans to amend two existing laws that can be applied to token sales.
2018-12-3 14:15 | |
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission says smart contracts are covered under financial rules in its new primer on the technology.
2018-11-28 14:00 | |
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Market manipulation is rampant, the banks hold all the cards and whales routinely move prices in their favor. Oh, and that probably happens in crypto markets, too. In the latest demonstration that crypto markets are child’s play compared to real financial manipulation, two major banks have settled lawsuits from investors alleging violations of anti-monopoly laws.
2018-11-25 17:30 | |
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Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has released an independent, third-party attestation of its bank account, and according to a top 5 public accounting firm, the stablecoin has its funds in order.
2018-11-22 22:05 | |
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On November 16, 2018, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a public statement clarifying its intent to regulate activities involving the issuance and trading of digital assets.
2018-11-21 01:44 | |
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The North Dakota Securities Department, responsible for the enforcement of the securities laws in the U. S. state, has issued a cease and desist order against Union Bank Payment Coin (UBPC) for allegedly promoting a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO).
2018-11-21 00:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency transactions are getting a policy makeover in Taiwan after the country’s top financial watchdog agreed to curb illegal transfers and crackdown on those in violation of the law. Taiwan’s Crackdown As reported by Asia Times on Nov.
2018-11-7 14:00 | |
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The Taiwanese Government recently amended their anti-money laundering and Countering Finance Terrorism (AML/CFT) laws concerning cryptocurrency regulations. According to an Asia Times article published on November 5, 2018, these revisions and changes will give Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), the ability to crack down on any anonymous cryptocurrency transactions.
2018-11-5 20:00 | |
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The Taiwanese government has amended its laws that regulate cryptocurrency transactions. The revisions reportedly give the country’s Financial Supervisory Commission “the authority to crack down on anonymous virtual currency transactions.
2018-11-5 01:15 | |
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The Taiwanese government has amended its laws that regulate cryptocurrency transactions. The revisions reportedly give the country’s Financial Supervisory Commission “the authority to crack down on anonymous virtual currency transactions.
2018-11-5 01:15 | |
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The crypto boom of the last couple of years was a shot in the arm for many small economies in Europe. This opened the doors for investment and growth in many small countries. Places like the Baltic states grabbed this opportunity by quickly passing a slew of laws to simplify online transactions. Malta was no […]
2018-11-3 18:28 | |
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Taiwan’s legislature has amended the country’s anti-money laundering and terrorism financing prevention laws to include regulatory requirements for cryptocurrency transactions. Taiwan’s Anti Money Laundering Regulations for Cryptocurrency According to Focus Taiwan, the amendments grant the country’s top financial regulator (FSC) the power to clamp down on anonymous cryptocurrency transactions.
2018-11-3 22:57 | |
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has claimed that it will include crypto funds under its regulatory umbrella. The SFC issued a statement on November 1, 2018, laying out its new approach for regulating virtual assets in the future.
2018-11-2 00:40 | |
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Aiming to create an SEC and FINRA-compliant U. S. exchange, blockchain-based crowdfunding firm seriesOne and crypto exchange Bithumb have formed a joint venture. According to an announcement made on November 1, 2018, officials behind the venture look to trade security tokens within a “compliant marketplace” and within the context of “other applicable regulatory approvals.
2018-11-1 19:06 | |
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has published a paper on October 18, 2018, arguing that the nation’s existing financial laws should apply to Fintech, cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT) ecosystems.
2018-10-24 23:00 | |
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Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it.
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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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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Under existing cryptocurrency rules in the European Union, EU, as transferable crypto assets used in payments (such as bitcoin) are increasingly considered as investments, it could consider such assets under the EU's MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II) regulations, which came into force in January.
2018-10-22 21:54 | |
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A Hong Kong Stock Exchange research report proposes that blockchain-based financial activities should be governed under existing regulations.
2018-10-22 05:15 | |
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Ever since the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stern warning about initial coin offerings (ICOs) in February 2018, cryptocurrency projects have had to consider different options for distributing their tokens — and funding their development.
2018-10-20 19:31 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinfloor has received a blockchain license from the strictly regulated Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), and is the first crypto exchange to do so since the Gibraltar government instituted its blockchain regulatory laws, according to Finance Magnates.
2018-10-18 22:00 | |
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The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers.
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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In continuation of President Trump’s protectionist laws, Chinese goods are taxed steeply when imported into the US. The latest victim of this economic policy has been crypto mining gear manufactured in China, by the world’s number one mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain.
2018-10-17 21:56 | |
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Trading platforms are the bridge between old and new financial systems, and regulators can oversee them with existing laws, the president of the Dutch central bank has said.
2018-10-17 20:01 | |
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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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Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018.
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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When Tokyo-based Mt. Gox got hacked to the tune of 650,000 bitcoin in 2014, Japan learned early on the tough lessons of cryptocurrency theft. Yet, to this day, despite the country’s ongoing efforts to educate investors and ramp up oversight of crypto exchanges, it still feels the sting of hackers.
2018-9-21 23:45 | |
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Another cryptocurrency heist has shaken Japan. This time, 6. 7 billion yen ($60 million USD) worth of company and user funds have vanished from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange platform Zaif.
2018-9-21 19:30 | |
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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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This week Dutch authorities revealed to the public that the Netherlands’ largest financial services provider, ING, had violated numerous money laundering laws because they didn’t scrutinize unusual transactions and certain accounts.
2018-9-16 21:28 | |
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Industry buzz surrounded Ethereum this week as community members await the next stage of the coin’s development. The protocol also served as the jumping-off point for a new fully regulated stablecoin.
2018-9-16 18:41 | |
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Does a decades-old securities law apply to an initial coin offering (ICO)? In a case that represents the first time securities laws have been applied to cryptocurrencies, a district judge says it may.
2018-9-12 22:09 | |
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In a what appears to be a seismic shift in company ethos, digital assets platform ShapeShift has launched a new loyalty program called "ShapeShift Membership" which will require the exchange users to provide "basic personal details," according to a blog post published September 4, 2018.
2018-9-6 21:20 | |
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Filipino cryptocurrency exchanges could see draft rules outlining their treatment as trading platforms as soon as next week, the country’s financial regulator told local media last week. ‘Regulate Them As Trading Platforms’ As The Manila Times reports September 3, the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to release “draft rules” governing exchanges, which currently operate on a case-by-case approval basis, by the middle of the month.
2018-9-3 22:00 | |
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The regulators have awoken. SEC Director William Hinman introduced novel concepts to the securities law analysis such that sellers of digital assets may have an escape valve.
2018-8-10 22:24 | |
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Coinbase has announced that it has renewed its money transmitter license in Wyoming three years after terminating its activities in the state. The move marks a significant shift in the working relationship between the crypto exchange giant and state regulators following the expiry of the previous license in June 2015.
2018-8-7 23:08 | |
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When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.
2018-8-4 22:49 | |
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The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Token Alliance is producing a new group of guidelines built to help the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets grow responsibly.
2018-7-30 18:38 | |
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What role do privacy tools play in crypto, and how does this discussion develop? Those were some of the questions at a panel I moderated last week at the DC Privacy Summit.
Gobit and ZM Quant were secretly offering market manipulation services to projects that wanted to artificially inflate their trading volume, prosecutors allege.
Decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets has already weathered a debilitating multimillion-dollar hack and the expensive regulatory investigations it spawned. The group may soon take another blow: a six-figure settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Trump believes the US needs to be involved and take the lead in crypto development; otherwise, another country, likely China, will. The post Trump says US must lead in crypto or risk China’s takeover appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The U.K. is set to hold its first election in five years on Thursday and crypto is not a campaign-trail issue.
Juan Tacuri, oe of the top promoters in the Forcount crypto ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based scam that bilked Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – has pleaded guilty to his role in the operation, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
CoinDesk held its annual Consensus conference in Austin, Texas last week, where we heard from lawmakers and regulators, developers, company execs and all sorts of other people in and around this sector.