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The Taiwanese FSC has released new Anti-Money Laundering laws that will replace its current regulations and require full compliance of VASPs. origin »
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A new leader of the agency charged with enforcing the state’s securities laws has been chosen, and she seems cautious of cryptocurrency.
2018-8-10 21:36 | |
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Current Securities Laws For Blockchain And ICO Tokens The Chamber of Digital Commerce released a new report, which was the topic of a Bloomberg discussion between Perianne Boring, the Chamber’s founder, and former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins.
2018-8-6 15:44 | |
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Blockpass and Holdex Merge to Develop KYC Compliant ICO Platform Blockpass, a user-centred digital identity validation solution, has partnered with Holdex to establish an IUCO platform that is compliant with KYC/AML requirements.
2018-8-6 20:51 | |
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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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Malta FSA Under Consultation Processes To Inform All About New Crypto And Blockchain Bills With three blockchain and cryptocurrency laws announced by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), many are still awaiting them to come into effect.
2018-7-26 21:09 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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Malta previously released a new set of regulations in a bid to become the first blockchain island in the world. A triad of laws, namely the Virtual Financial Assets Act (VFA Act), the Innovative Technology Arrangement and Services Act (ITAS Act) and the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act (MDIA Act), was passed earlier this month.
2018-7-24 12:59 | |
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Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency.
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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As the unified Parliament sets out to amend one of its most comprehensive financial laws, it sought the help of a study to include new regulations for the emerging alternate financial system that would include use of cryptocurrencies.
2018-7-21 09:43 | |
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If anyone has seen the news in the financial world lately, they can see how popular Malta has been in advancing the crypto industry. There have been three new laws established that deal with both crypto and blockchain, which have modeled the way that other countries are handling the activity. However, by bringing in a […]
2018-7-15 11:43 | |
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For long, money laundering has been linked to terrorism and other numerous criminal activities. This time around, the European Union is taking steps to introduce stricter measures to stem the vice.
2018-7-13 22:27 | |
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Not so long ago, Mark Zuckerberg was summoned by Congress to explain the role Facebook played in the Russian interference of the 2016 US elections. The post Social Platforms Are Getting an Update Thanks to New Data Privacy Laws appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-7-12 14:00 | |
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Members of the European Parliament have cast their votes overwhelmingly in favor of a new directive that introduces stricter countermeasures against money laundering across Europe — a move that will have consequences for crypto investors
2018-7-12 01:07 | |
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South Korea’s National Assembly is reportedly set to witness a whirlwind of legislative efforts around cryptocurrencies in the coming days. Between July 13 and 26, members of a number of Korean political parties are expected to submit bills focused on regulating cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings and blockchain, according to a report from The Korea Times. While
2018-7-12 23:33 | |
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Lawmakers in South Korea are said to be racing to make laws to regulate the sector.
2018-7-12 20:30 | |
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“We are Reshuffling the World Order” Asheesh Birla- VP, Ripple The influence of regulators is good especially in a sector that is still new and developing. Besides, with regulation, investors’ interests are secured.
2018-7-11 17:52 | |
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In May 2018, TokenPay Swiss AG joined with WEG Bank in Germany. The former attained a 9. 9 percent stake in the bank, along with the option to purchase as much as 90 percent, pending regulatory approval.
2018-7-11 01:20 | |
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The European Union’s fifth anti-money laundering directive came into force yesterday but is already being criticized; some stakeholders are calling for further reform.
2018-7-11 00:30 | |
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The Maltese Parliament has passed a series of pro-blockchain bills into law, heralding the launch of a new concrete legal framework for blockchain industry within the island nation. The post Maltese Parliament Passes Pro-Blockchain Laws, Establishing Malta as “Blockchain Island” appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-7-6 03:00 | |
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The Maltese Parliament has passed three bills into law that establish a regulatory framework for the country's blockchain sector, Malta Today reports. Just last week, the Parliament “unanimously voted” to approve these bills in its second reading.
2018-7-5 20:51 | |
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The Parliament of Malta yesterday (July 4, 2018) passed three crucial blockchain laws. These laws are expected to lay the groundwork for the flourishing of distributed ledger technology in the Mediterranean island nation.
2018-7-5 18:50 | |
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Thanks to amendments that the government plans to make to the Banking Act, Bermuda is to become a new destination for fintech innovation. The post Bermuda To Amend Banking Laws Fostering Fintech Growth appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-7-5 16:24 | |
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Cryptocurrency’s legal status in Thailand becomes clearer following new laws that make digital assets and currencies more legitimate. Thailand’s Digital Assets Business Decree defines cryptocurrency as a medium for exchanging “goods, services or any other rights, or to be exchanged for other digital assets, as well as other electronic data specified by the Securities and […] Cryptocurrency Becomes More Legitimate in Thailand Following New Laws was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-7-4 08:29 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking comments on another bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The proposal in question calls for the listing and trading of SolidX bitcoin shares, and stems from the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust, which states it will invest in “bitcoin only.
2018-7-3 17:52 | |
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Huobi, which recently announced it suspended services in Japan, will be setting up a new office in London. Coinbase, which is about to introduce GBP deposits and withdrawals, will open a branch in Portland, on the US West Coast.
2018-7-1 17:45 | |
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In this week’s editions of Bitcoin in Brief we’ve covered a number of interesting developments in the crypto space. Several prominent exchanges have announced plans to increase their presence in new markets and locations, while a newly launched platform aims to rate them according to their liquidity, security, and volume.
2018-7-1 16:20 | |
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The Maltese Parliament has voted into law three cryptocurrency and blockchain bills, making Malta one of the most desirable locations for setting up blockchain enterprises.
2018-6-29 19:38 | |
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Florida, Jimmy Patronis, announced the creation of a new position in the state called cryptocurrency chief on Tuesday, June 26. The new designee will help develop a regulatory framework in the state for cryptocurrencies and look into the current insurance and securities laws and their application on digital currencies and Initial […] Florida Could Now Have a Cryptocurrency Chief for Regulatory Oversight was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-6-27 22:58 | |
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Sheila Bair, a former chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), believes the U.S. should create a wholly new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. She went on to explain: “We are trying to jam crypto trading into state money transmission laws, it just doesn’t work. I think at some point, we will need a federal
2018-6-22 02:29 | |
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A report from Kommersant, a local Russian outlet reveals that Anatoly Aksakov, the head of Russia’s State Duma Financial Market Committee explained that crucial changes will be made in the Country’s draft laws which is meant to regulate Cryptocurrency in Russia.
2018-6-16 11:45 | |
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Thailand: only 5 out of 50 ICO applicants are “ready” to raise funds under new regulations in the country
2018-6-14 18:56 | |
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With crypto scams running rampant across the globe, Human Trust Protocol, aka Hub, is joining hands with Civic, a blockchain identification service provider, to verify users via know-your-client (KYC) data gathered from the Civic secure identity platform (SIP).
2018-6-13 00:23 | |
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New York Times bestselling author Christy Whitman (media features include the “TODAY” show, People, Woman’s Day, Seventeen, Teen Vogue and more) picks up where The Secret left off in Quantum Success: 7 Essential Laws for a Thriving, Joyful, and Propserous Relationship with Work & Money (Simon & Schuster’s Atria/Enliven Books; Sept. 2018). While The Secret […]
2018-6-12 12:15 | |
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Thailand’s Security and Exchange Commission has released a comprehensive framework for the regulation of the country’s cryptocurrency market. The laws cover ICOs, approved cryptocurrency trading pairs, and licensing fees for market operators.
2018-6-11 18:00 | |
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Taiwan’s FSC opens investment channels for professional investors, allowing access to high-risk foreign digital asset ETFs while maintaining a cautious stance on market risks.