2023-5-4 11:05 |
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will not be adding the definition of "digital assets" to its rules governing reporting disclosures for hedge and private equity funds origin »
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took one small step backwards in regulating the crypto sector on Wednesday, when it deleted what would have been its first formal definition of “digital asset” from its latest hedge fund rule.
2023-5-4 01:37 | |
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The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (the Commission) today published the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Bill 2023 for consultation. The DARE Bill 2023 expands the definition and list of digital asset business activities and includes robust consumer and investor protection, risk management, and market innovation and development provisions.
2023-4-28 20:39 | |
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The bill, criticized by many conservatives, proposed amending the state’s Uniform Commercial Code to specifically exclude digital assets — with the possible exception of CBDCs.
2023-3-11 22:26 | |
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In the age of cryptocurrencies, trading platforms for these digital assets are making non-stop progress by introducing cross-chain trading, scalable solutions and more. Recently, traditional traders have also been expecting a more flexible and innovative trading platform.
2023-2-17 12:02 | |
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The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has forwarded draft amendments that could see the definition of what entails a security expanded and digital assets managed by existing financial laws.
2023-1-5 17:38 | |
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The Israel Securities Authority proposed a framework for the regulation of digital assets. The proposal included a change in the definition of securities to cover digital assets used for financThe post Israel Securities Authority proposes amendment to redefine "Digital Assets" appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-1-4 16:00 | |
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The law includes many digital currencies under the definition of legal payment methods in Brazil and established a licensing regime for virtual asset service providers.
2022-12-22 20:43 | |
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The bill provides a legal definition of mining and mining pools and would create a domestic cryptocurrency market in Russia’s latest step to integrate digital assets into its economy.
2022-11-20 20:45 | |
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Crypto and digital assets are full of new technological terms and jargon that might be daunting or confusing to advisors and clients. For that reason, having some basic, clear definitions of crypto terms might be helpful when answering client questions and serve as a foundation for an advisor’s further incursions into the realm of crypto education.
2022-9-1 15:50 | |
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Photo by ZSun Fu on Unsplash The word ‘entrepreneur’ implies several different meanings. One of them is to be at the forefront of new ideas and trends that will lead to success. This definition explains why so many entrepreneurs are so enthusiastic about cryptocurrency and the world of possibilities behind it.
2022-2-24 16:29 | |
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“We must ensure requirements imposed on the digital asset ecosystem are both crafted and implemented in such a way to ensure the United States remains at the forefront of financial innovation,” said the letter to Janet Yellen.
2022-1-28 00:40 | |
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The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed by the Senate and now pending in the House that has an overreaching definition of ‘broker’ also contains an overlooked “digital assets” provision. If this bill becomes law, that would be a disaster, said Abraham Sutherland, an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law and an adviser […] The post Infrastructure Bill’s Overlooked “Digital Assets” Tax Provision is a Disaster and an Attack on Privacy first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-9-19 16:33 | |
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Newly-appointed SEC Chief hints some stablecoins could fall under the legal definition of securities. Gensler Says Stablecoins Could Be Securities U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair, Gary Gensler recently went on record saying that digital currencies whose price are pegged to traditional securities might fall under the securities laws. The SEC Chair made theRead More
2021-7-22 04:00 | |
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Replacing banks and brokerages to be the middleman for buyers and sellers is one of the values that Decentralized finance (DeFi) Brings to the modern digital market. Almost every definition of DeFi noted the fact that financial services are made available without any centralized entity in charge.
2021-7-4 13:44 | |
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Bloomberg commodity strategist Mike McGlone has talked up Ethereum via social media, claiming that the digital asset is to Fintech what Bitcoin is to gold. By definition, Fintech refers to any platform on which technology is used to automate financial transactions and, as McGlone would have it, Ethereum is superior to Bitcoin in such regard. […]
2021-5-29 21:05 | |
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A deep analysis of the proposed definition of digital token, which is likely to be far simpler than the Howey Test.
2021-3-15 18:18 | |
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The United States government is preparing to pass the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the latest bill includes a broad definition of currencies and includes “digital currencies.
2020-12-7 06:00 | |
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The European Commission is set to complete a regulatory initiative that will result in a clear definition of cryptocurrency under European law. According to a report by IFC Review, the EU’s legislative body is approaching the final stages of the continent’s first digital currency framework.
2020-8-21 16:30 | |
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The US Federal Reserve in New York said the framework for discussing digital currencies is flawed, in a blog post yesterday. They stated that Bitcoin had “changed” how society thinks of money. Distinctions on currencies made Bitcoin has changed things and the definition of money said the New York Federal Reserve in a candid blogRead MoreRead More.
2020-8-14 13:07 | |
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A key lawmaker in the California Assembly has proposed exempting some digital assets from the state’s definition of corporate securities.
2020-5-8 09:04 | |
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Representatives of the Democratic Party of the United States of America are developing a bill to issue a digital dollar to overcome the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The preliminary document does not contain the concepts of “cryptocurrency” and does not mention the technology of a decentralized registry, and the definition of a digital […]
2020-3-25 19:56 | |
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The U. S. cryptocurrency scene might be on the way to seeing clear cut crypto regulations as Congress prepares to consider a new bill detailing modalities for digital asset oversight. Clear Definition for Digital Assets According to Forbes, the proposed bill titled ‘Cryptocurrency Act of 2020’ seeks to provide a clear framework for crypto regulations in the U.
2019-12-20 15:00 | |
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Oxford University Press published its recent quarterly report which revealed the term ‘satoshi’ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) database. The word represents the “smallest monetary unit in the Bitcoin digital payment system,” according to the definition.
2019-10-16 00:25 | |
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Thaler is a bridge creator between our community and large investors. The idea of crypto mass education will lead our token to mass adoption. Thaler is a peer-to-peer digital currency that encourages growth within the blockchain technology community.
2019-10-3 18:03 | |
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Travis Kling is the founder and chief investment officer of crypto asset management firm Ikigai. He recently went on air on CNN and gave the best description of what bitcoin is. In the interview, Mr.
2019-9-28 17:00 | |
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Sweden’s central bank has its parliament to form a committee to review what constitutes legal tender in the country. Originally reported by Bloomberg’s Amanda Billner, the new committee will give a definitive answer on the definition of legal tender as Sweden increasingly moves away from cash to credit and debit cards for paying for goods and services.
2019-5-3 12:00 | |
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Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems.
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been working towards helpful regulation of the crypto industry, tackling everything from ICOs to the definition of a security. This week, Chairman Jay Clayton supported an analysis from another employee of the SEC that Ethereum and related tokens may not be considered securities. However, the panelists at […]
2019-3-13 22:47 | |
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country’s government to adopt federal laws relating to cryptocurrency by July this year. Russia has earlier broadened the definition of “digital financial assets” to include cryptocurrencies.
2019-2-28 09:43 | |
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country’s government to adopt federal laws relating to cryptocurrency by July this year. Russia has earlier broadened the definition of “digital financial assets” to include cryptocurrencies.
2019-2-28 09:43 | |
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The central bank of Lithuania has updated its position on cryptocurrencies and tokens issued through initial coin offerings. The regulator has revised the definition of these assets specifying the conditions under which financial institutions can operate with digital money and accept crypto payments.
2019-2-21 01:30 | |
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According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act.
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
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Regulatory clarity on the legal status of cryptocurrencies may arrive sooner than expected after two members of the U. S. Congress proposed a bill to exempt digital tokens from the definition of traditional securities, reported CNBC on December 20, 2018.
2018-12-25 20:00 | |
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XRP Could Be Benefited By The Amends Proposed By Congressmen To The Old Securities Definition Ripple could potentially be benefited if the proposal to change the 72-year-old securities definition is approved.
2018-12-22 20:24 | |
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CoinSpeaker US Lawmakers Proposing a Bill to Challenge SEC’s Definition of Crypto as Securities Two U. S. congressmen Warren Davidson and Darren Soto, are introducing a bill that would exclude digital currencies from securities classification and substantially improve the tax treatment for cryptocurrencies.
2018-12-21 12:03 | |
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On Thursday, two congressmen introduced a bill that would exclude digital currencies from the decades-old definition of a security, CNBC reported. The legal definition might seem like an insignificant change, but it has become a heated issue for those in the industry who say the law is outdated for a digital asset class. The “Token […]
2018-12-22 09:38 | |
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Two congressmen are introducing a bill that would exclude digital currencies from securities classification and substantially improve the tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. The new definition could benefit current cryptocurrency projects—such as Ripple’s XRP—and allow for ICOs and STOs to fundraise with more clarity.
2018-12-21 02:03 | |
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Two US Congressmen have introduced the “Token Taxonomy Act,” which proposes to exclude digital tokens from the definition of a security. If passed, the sponsors say it could provide more “certainty” for blockchain innovators.
2018-12-22 00:55 | |
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By Eric van Miltenburg Ripple is an international business by definition. We use blockchain technology and digital assets to remove friction from global payments. From the very beginning, we’ve worked within the existing international banking system, as opposed to around it, engaging with regulators worldwide to ensure success for our customers.
2018-12-18 23:01 | |
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Pre-Solicitation Document Suggests That Homeland Security Wants To Track Privacy Coin Transactions The United States and cryptocurrency have had a complicated relationship lately, and the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has created definition of each of the different types of digital asset coins.
2018-12-4 23:24 | |
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A new development has arisen in the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) efforts to regulate ICOs: a District Judge has turned back a request for an injunction.
2018-11-30 23:08 | |
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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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Decentralization is one of the most important features of the digital currency. The word decentralized can have different meanings, but we’ll take a look at what it means in the crypto world. First we need to know what is the centralized currency.
2018-11-17 09:00 | |
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Over the decade-long history of Bitcoin, the popular digital asset has been called everything from a money launder’s tool to the first-ever truly global currency. But, although Bitcoin’s definition has undoubtedly changed over the years due to the whims of investors and industry leaders, many still believe that BTC is on the cusp of becoming digital gold.
2018-10-21 14:57 | |
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A federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies meet the definition of commodities within the regulatory framework of the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Cryptocurrencies Meet the Definition of Commodities The US CFTC filed a lawsuit against a technology entrepreneur Randall Crater and a company that he had founded in January.
2018-9-28 06:00 | |
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A federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies meet the definition of commodities within the regulatory framework of the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Cryptocurrencies Meet the Definition of Commodities The US CFTC filed a lawsuit against a technology entrepreneur Randall Crater and a company that he had founded in January.
2018-9-28 06:00 | |
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A bill that seeks to create a task force to combat the use of cryptocurrency in financing terrorism has just passed the House of Representatives. House Resolution 5036 (H.
2018-9-28 01:12 | |
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Some experts, including CEOs and Wall Street heavyweights, say the digital currency has run its course. Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger has called bitcoin “worthless, artificial gold,” adding that it’s “not something I think the world needs.
2018-7-31 08:40 | |
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In the lead-up to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) critical decision on whether digital tokens are securities, CEOs of digital asset investment firms are really giving it to Ripple’s native cryptocurrency, XRP – claiming it’s really just digital fiat.
2018-7-20 10:46 | |
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Accessible and reliable financial education can strengthen customer relationships, improve engagement, and increase the number of account holders.
Bitcoin is moving with macro conditions. If U.S. labor data signals weakness, the Fed may step in—potentially pushing Bitcoin higher. Bitcoin’s (BTC) next move could hinge on upcoming U.S. labor market data, as macro conditions continue to shape liquidity and…
Illinois may soon become the first U.S. state to hold Bitcoin in its fiscal reserves if lawmakers approve the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve proposal.
The Arizona Senate Finance Committee has approved SB1025, also known as the “Arizona Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act.” The Act was approved in a 5-2 vote. Co-sponsored by State Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Jeff Weninger, the bill seeks to allow…
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Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley-based venture capital giant, is planning a pullback from the crypto investing market in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times has reported. Per the report, the crypto arm a16z is closing its London office, with the…