2019-1-10 15:00 |
Two top European finance regulators, the EBA and the ESMA, have separately said today that cryptocurrency and ICO rules are needed at the EU level.
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The European Banking Authority, also known as EBA, released a report with a new set of rules to improve the regulatory landscape for virtual currencies and blockchain technology in the European Union (EU).
2019-1-10 21:41 | |
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has called for pan-EU rules on bitcoin and other crypto assets. The London-based regulatory agency reached the European Commission, which drafts EU legislation, with its official report on cryptocurrency laws.
2019-1-9 17:16 | |
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has called for new pan-EU rules on crypto assets in a bid to heighten consumer protection. According to an official report released today, the new set of rules would override the current patchwork of different crypto asset regulation across the EU, which could derive in unfair competition across countries.
2019-1-9 14:11 | |
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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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As Bitcoin approaches its 10th anniversary, its community, old and new, has begun taking stock of how a decade has come to alter or define the cryptocurrency — and what Bitcoin has done to alter or define the decade.
2018-11-7 19:56 | |
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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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The Securities and Markets Stakeholders Group (SMSG) that advises the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recommended regulating most cryptocurrencies and ICO tokens under existing financial rules, but said more clarification is needed.
2018-10-22 17:51 | |
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Tensions between the EU and US tech giants are increasing as the union tries to find ways to regulate international tech services in Europe. The union has repeatedly gone after big tech on competition matters and GDPR’s four percent of worldwide annual turnover fines show it doesn’t intend on giving tech giants a free pass.
2018-10-22 12:33 | |
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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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ESMA intends to report on how it may regulate ICOs by the end of 2018, chair Steven Maijoor told a European Parliament committee.
2018-10-8 22:30 | |
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October 3, 2018 Bitplay Club has announced the release of a new blockchain-backed game – the European Bitcoin Roulette. The roulette format is easy to understand even for newbies. All the rules and statistics are published on the website.
2018-10-3 19:03 | |
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Local Crypto Hacks Spark Action Over the relatively short course of the history of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, Japan-based crypto exchanges have been rather susceptible to hacks in comparison to their European and American counterparts.
2018-10-1 22:43 | |
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Despite a Brussels-based think tank advising the European Union to adopt common rules for cryptocurrencies, a subsequent meeting of European finance ministers concluded that regulations could wait.
2018-9-11 21:36 | |
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A Brussels-based think tank has urged the European Union to adopt common crypto regulations. Its report will be reviewed during this week’s meeting of the EU finance ministers in Vienna. Also in The Daily, the Eurasian Economic Union may adopt a single settlement currency, possibly a crypto, Samsung Pay offers a tokenized money transfer service […] The post The Daily: EU Urged for Common Crypto Rules, EEU Ready for Common Crypto appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-9-8 15:30 | |
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The European Union is currently investigating the potential benefits of adopting a set of common rules regarding the distribution and trading of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, with a report calling for stricter disclosure roles set to be considered by EU finance ministers later this week.
2018-9-7 22:00 | |
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Members of the European Parliament convened with experts on Tuesday to discuss a proposal for standardizing ICO rules around the EU.
2018-9-5 07:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency regulation is a hot topic. After all, many believe that regulation is the key to ensuring cryptocurrency adoption has a realistic chance of being achieved. As humans, we don’t really like it when things are left free form, to police themselves, therefore the general population will expect that cryptocurrency comes with some form of rules.
2018-8-30 13:30 | |
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The proposed draft defined ICO as a legal and innovative crowdfunding technique willing to oblige to certain security rules that are expected to decrease fraudulency. The post Member of the European Parliament Suggests New Regulations for Public ICOs appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-8-14 20:59 | |
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The European Commission just announced it’s fining four consumer electronics manufacturers a total of €111 million for fixing online resale prices. The four companies — Philips, Pioneer, ASUS, and Denon & Marantz — all had their fines reduced due to cooperation with the EU.
2018-7-24 18:11 | |
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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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Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money.
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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The EU Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive has come into force, setting new rules for European financial watchdogs to monitor cryptocurrencies
2018-7-11 01:51 | |
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Last year, growing problems of Bitcoin mining centralization came to light with the controversy of an AsicBoost scandal. As a largely centralized hash rate began to threaten the software’s magical property, concerns were raised that incentives at the crux of Bitcoin’s game theory had broken away.
2018-6-29 16:42 | |
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The European Union is to raise the crowdfunding exemption from accredited investors rules to €8 million ($9.35 million) from the current €5 million. That means any project that wants to... The post Crowdfunding Token Sales, the New ICO? appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-6-25 16:41 | |
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The European Union, on Tuesday, published its Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (Directive (EU) 2018/843) that strengthens the organization’s rules to detect and prevent illegal routes through which money is laundered in or out of the member nations.
2018-6-22 16:27 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – a multi-national agency tasked with combating global financial criminal activity, will discuss developing and introducing legally binding rules for governing cryptocurrency exchanges later this month.
2018-6-14 08:00 | |
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