SEC and CFTC Signal Coordinated Regulatory Efforts Under ‘Project Crypto’

At Thursday ‘harmonization’ meeting, U.S. financial regulators outline joint crypto plans, while new CFTC chair details prediction market regulatory reset The post SEC and CFTC Signal Coordinated Regulatory Efforts Under ‘Project Crypto’ appeared first on DeFi Rate.

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Best Altcoins To Buy Now: Uncertainty Looms Over Hundreds of Exchanges, While These Cryptos are the Safest Bet

The FCA took legal action and issued multiple warnings to unregistered crypto platforms in October, demonstrating regulatory intensity in the crypto sector. Hence, the market has become unpredictable due to regulatory actions, but experts are skilled at handling its jerks.

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Kenya ushers crypto into the regulatory fold with new bill

Kenya has established its first legal framework for the crypto industry, compelling every virtual asset service provider operating within its borders to seek a formal license. This ends a prolonged period of regulatory uncertainty for the sector. According to a…

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U.S. Bars Crypto Owners From Participating In Crypto Regulatory Matters

The United States Office of Government Ethics just recently issued an official memorandum barring owners of crypto assets who happen to be working under any US financial regulatory agencies or the government in general from participating in regulatory matters that pertain to assets in their portfolio.

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eToro Announces Cardano (ADA) And Tron (TRX) Delisting, Points To Regulatory Concerns

Crypto exchange eToro has just announced that it is delisting two major cryptos from its platform. As regulatory concerns grow, crypto exchanges have found themselves bearing the brunt of the weight and have had to take steps to avoid this.

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Breaking Down Coinbase’s Ex-SEC Hire as Crypto Regulations Mount 

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced today that it hired Brett Redfearn, ex-director of SEC’s trading and markets division, to run its capital markets arm. These recent regulatory hires have been nothing new for the crypto space, as governments have continued to enforce stricter regulatory mandates on the industry.

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Regulatory Roundup: Crypto ‘Inevitable’ in India, China Rankings, NY Streamlines Policy

In this regulatory roundup, we cover a positive crypto story in India, China’s year-end rankings, and the European Central Bank entering the stablecoin race. We also cover the New York regulator’s proposed Bitlicense revision — the first in five years — and several other notable regulatory developments in the crypto space.

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ErisX’s Spot Market: More Institutional Participation and Regulatory Oversight Coming to Crypto?

ErisX’s spot market may bring more smart money, regulatory intervention to crypto

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Regulatory Authorities in Thailand Grant 4 Crypto Businesses Licenses

The crypto industry is booming in Thailand and Southeast Asia as regulatory authorities validate the industry with proper regulation.… The post Regulatory Authorities in Thailand Grant 4 Crypto Businesses Licenses appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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Never allow the Crypto Circus in Congress to make you fool

At the same hearing that Sherman attended, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said cryptocurrencies are “great if you’re trying to hide or launder money.” In the wider context, it’s clear that we have actually come some way forward in regulatory comprehension of this technology. The influence of a parallel market Part of this shifting tide

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Japan May Play Leading Role in G20’s Crypto Regulatory Stance

Despite gaining legitimacy in the eyes of many more individuals across the world, cryptocurrencies are still a contested topic within regulatory circles, especially with the regulatory bodies of developed countries.

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Bitcoin’s 6 Month Negative Publicity Bear Market Sees Tides Start To Turn

Bitcoin currently is enjoying a positive week with headlines from around the world sending the price above the $7,500 for the first time in a month. The crypto community is eager for the momentum to continue and after some much-needed regulatory clarity from the central banks of G20 nations, and interest from the world’s leading […]

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Ukrainian Government Backs Crypto Regulatory Idea

Ukraine’s Financial Stability Council has supported a new crypto regulations concept.

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Hodler’s Digest, July 16-22: Coinbase Backpedals on Regulatory Approval and Switzerland Becomes Even More Crypto Friendly

Coinbase says that SEC approval isn’t required anyway for them to list security tokens, and China will lead an int’l standardization research group for IoT, blockchain

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Malta’s Blockchain Island Yet To Enforce Cryptocurrency Regulatory Framework

Malta is becoming one of the biggest cities for crypto platforms, so it makes sense that they are establishing some ground rules. However, the new regulations have not been put into effect yet, despite the “Blockchain island” hype.

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The Ukraine Financial Stability Council supports the Kriptokorons company’s regulatory conception

The Financial Stability Council of Ukraine has supported a concept for crypto regulations, Timur Khromaev, head of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (SSMCS) reported in a Facebook post July 20.

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Ukrainian Financial Stability Council Supports Regulatory Concept for Cryptocurrencies

The Financial Stability Council of Ukraine supported a regulatory concept of crypto regulation that involves recognizing cryptocurrencies as a financial instrument

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Ukraine’s Financial Stability Council Supports Crypto Regulatory Concept

Ukraine has taken a positive step towards legalizing cryptocurrencies. A new regulatory concept, one that recognizes coins and tokens as financial instruments, has won support from the members of the country’s Financial Stability Council.

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Mass Adoption of Crypto and Blockchain is ‘Still Five to Six Years Away’, Says Mike Novogratz

One of the richest people in cryptocurrency explained the importance of the due regulatory approach of the crypto sphere for its mass adoption and shared noteworthy opinion on the influence of retail investors on this process.

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India : supreme court decision on central bank crypto dealings ban moved to september

The Supreme Court of India’s hearing on the central bank’s ban on crypto dealings, originally scheduled for July 20, has been moved to September, according to a July 19 Twitter post by a team of Indian lawyers involved in crypto regulatory analysis.

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CFPB Launches Sandbox for Blockchain Innovation

The new fintech regulatory sandbox will look into activities of individual microlending while developing new alternatives for the traditional credit scores. On Wednesday, July 18, The Wall Street Journal announced that the U.

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Crypto Firms Enter Scope of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has initiated a regulatory sandbox for crypto and blockchain firms.

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Switzerland to Ease Regulation for Cryptocurrency Ecosystem

Once called “Crypto Nation,” Switzerland has recently been driving away the ecosystem after setting up a more stringent regulatory framework. Having dropped from second place last year to sixth in 2018, in a PwC country ranking of the sum of initial coin offering (ICO) funds raised, the government is attempting to make a U-turn in popularity.

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Malta Stock Exchange Partners With OKEx to Launch Security Tokens Platform

The Maltese government is gradually building a global market for cryptocurrencies as it continues to assert itself as the world's blockchain island with crypto-friendly regulations.

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BlackRock’s Interest in Cryptos Is Great, but That Alone Can’t Salvage the Industry: Expert

The crypto market has not had the best of runs in 2018. Regulatory uncertainty and unending bashing from digital ads providers, coupled with some big heists, have instilled fear and doubt in many investors.

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US House Crypto Hearing Dives Deep Into Legal Challenges & Problems Industry is Facing

It seems that cryptocurrencies are complicating existing regulatory frameworks, according to witnesses at a public hearing on July the 18th. The public hearing was titled: “Cryptocurrencies: Oversight of New Assets in the Digital Age.

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Eastern Europe: Regulation Postponed, Tax Abandoned, Banks Enlightened

Eastern European nations have been following closely regulatory developments in the West to better understand where the wind is blowing before addressing the challenges presented by cryptocurrencies.

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Crypto Eschews Standard Asset Classifications, according to US House Committee Hearing

Witnesses before the U. S. House of Agriculture Committee at a public hearing July 18 were unanimous in their view that digital assets complicate the hard and fast distinctions of existing regulatory frameworks.

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Coinfloor Turns to Trading Technologies to Monitor Market Manipulation

Coinfloor, a cryptocurrency exchange that operates multiple subsidiary exchanges, is joining hands with Trading Technologies International, Inc. , a leading trading software provider.

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US House Hearing: Crypto Presents a Challenge Beyond Hard and Fast Asset Classifications

Witnesses at the a hearing before the U.S. House of Agriculture Committee today argued that digital assets require an agile regulatory approach because of their mutability

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Crypto Presents a Challenge Beyond Hard and Fast Asset Classifications, Say Speakers at US House Committee Hearing

Witnesses at the a hearing before the U.S. House of Agriculture Committee today argued that digital assets require an agile regulatory approach because of their mutability

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Ripple XRP Can Legally Be Listed On Coinbase

Coinbase has officially been given the go head to be able to list digital coins which are classed as securities. Reported on July 16th, the U. S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

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G20 Crypto Regulatory Guidelines Issued Before Summit

Collectively, the G20 strives to create policies that are beneficial for the world economy.

The post G20 Crypto Regulatory Guidelines Issued Before Summit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Coinbase Security License Unlikely To Help XRP Get Listed Soon

The big news of the day is that Coinbase has been given the green light and is now a licensed as a security broker and is no longer your general cryptocurrency. The U. S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has given Coinbase the go ahead to list digital coins which are considered to be a security.

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Coinbase Gets Go-Ahead To List Crypto Assets With The ‘Securities’ Label

Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Coinbase has finally got the green light from regulators to list and offer the trading of crypto assets. A Cryptocurrency Game Changer: Coinbase Gets Regulatory Approval Seeing Coinbase list SEC-regulate crypto securities has been a topic of discussion in this nascent space for months now.

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SEC’s Bitcoin ETF Email Comment Form is Being Flooded by Crypto Users

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is accepting comments from the public regarding the approval of a bitcoin ETF. So far, the regulatory agency has received comments from 90 individuals in just 3 weeks of the comment form being available online.

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Crypto Markets Under Watch as G20 Watchdog Unveil New Framework

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an organization charged with making financial regulatory recommendations to the G20, has released a framework containing metrics that could eventually become binding on crypto assets.

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Ripple (XRP): The Biggest Risk They Face

One of Ripple’s senior executives has stated that the biggest risk they face is regulation. This has been the case with cryptocurrency for some time, but now companies like Ripple are realising this and taking steps early to counter this.

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No.2 Korean Exchange Bithumb Enters Into The Japanese And Thai Market.

Exchanges One of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bithumb, is expanding into Japan and Thailand. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Expanding into Thailand Bithumb is currently working on obtaining regulatory approval from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), local media reported Friday.

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Major Korean Exchange Bithumb Expanding into Japan and Thailand

One of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bithumb, is expanding into Japan and Thailand. The exchange is working on obtaining regulatory approval from the financial regulators of both countries.

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Australian Bank Bans Use of Mortgage Funds for Crypto Speculation

One of Australia’s oldest financial institutions, Bank of Queensland, has prohibited the use of home equity loans for virtual currency speculation. The move has been attributed to concerns pertaining to the growing regulatory oversight of the cryptocurrency sector in Australia.

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Australian Tax Office focuses on digital asset tax, regulatory green light?

Recently, the Australia Tax Office [ATO] has moved its attention to the taxes applicable in the digital assets space. As a result, it will extend its tax obligations on crypto holders as well. The authority has decided to catch the tax non-payers via its latest techniques in data matching. ATO also plans to seek support from […]

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Korea Blockchain Association (KBA): 12 Crypto Exchanges Pass Security Checks, 11 Fail

12 Korean Crypto Exchanges Pass Self Regulatory Probe The Korean Blockchain Association (KBA) just announced the results of a self-regulatory review of Korean exchanges, stating that all exchanges assessed fulfill the minimum requirements established by KBA in April 2018.

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Promoted: Ushering in a New Future — Cryptocurrency Investing With Invictus

The Bitcoin movement has brought with it a tidal wave of activity in cryptocurrency investments and trading. As a result, crypto market capitalization soared to an all-time high of around $820 billion in early January of 2018.

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Ex-Regulator Targets Crypto, Fintech Companies with New Consulting Venture

Raj Date, the founder of Fenway Summer Ventures and former CFPB deputy director, is launching a consulting business to help cryptocurrency and fintech companies deal with regulatory challenges.

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Big Apple Authorities Providing Some Reprieve To Cryptocurrency Miners

New York City State is providing some reprieve to cryptocurrency miners after its regulatory authorities authorized a brand-new electricity rate for an upstate utility that lets mining ventures work out deals there.

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Banks In Australia Ban Use Of Housing Loans For Buying Crypto Coins

The regulatory mechanisms in cryptocurrency environment were once again at play in Australia, as the Bank of Queensland banned the use of Housing Equity to fund cryptocurrency investments. The ban was issued over fears  of high risks investors would experience due to  volatility in conditions of trading.

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Crypto Exchange Cobinhood Launch Fiat Trading with US Dollar

Crypto exchange Cobinhood has announced today it is supporting fiat trading starting with the U. S. dollar from July 20. The exchange, known for its zero-fee trading, is endorsed by U. S. football player Richard Sherman.

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Dr. Doom: Bitcoin Will Be Worth $100 in Ten Years Time

Even with the recent bitcoin price slump, crypto doomsday predictors such as Nouriel Roubini and his colleagues are determined to make sure the entire digital currency markets never moon again. In the latest development, more renowned economists have argued that governments’ harsh regulatory policies on cryptos would make bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies worthless soon.

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Reveal All Crypto Activity, FINRA Tells Its Members

The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is requesting that all its member firms notify the regulator if they engage in any activity related to digital assets. This is an ongoing initiative by the regulator to ascertain the members’ involvement in the digital assets marketplace and covers the firms, their staff, and their affiliates. Making the […]

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