All posts tagged "regulation"
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168BITCOINVERDAD is the Most Dangerous Crypto Bill to Face Congress Yet
The U.S. Congress is considering more than 20 bills on cryptocurrency. One deserves special attention: S.1025, the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance...
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170BITCOINEuropean Countries Step Up Response to Facebook’s Libra
The European Central Bank (ECB) and a number of countries in the region have stepped up their efforts in response to Facebook’s...
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190BITCOINCrypto Facilitates Money Transfer for Restricted China
Crypto is not illegal in China, but it is illegal for banks and financial institutions to deal in crypto. It’s also illegal...
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Facebook’s Libra Pushes Back at Claims Project Is Threat to Financial Stability
The head of the Facebook-led Libra Association has responded to claims that the cryptocurrency project threatens nations’ financial stability. In interview with...
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119BITCOINIndian Lawmaker Raises Hope of Positive Crypto Regulation
A member of the upper house of the Indian parliament has given the crypto community some advice on what can be done...
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Netherlands May Block Foreign Crypto Firms Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Cryptocurrency entities based outside of the Netherlands may get the boot under new crypto regulations. Following up a report by CoinDesk on...
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167BITCOINGovernment Hates Crypto Because It Empowers the People, Not Because It’s Used for Crime
A recent article from MIT Technology Review has leveraged a somewhat sensationalist headline to stir up fear about bitcoin and crypto. The...
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Facebook Libra, Other Cryptos Must Comply With US Rules: Treasury Official
Facebook’s Libra must achieve the highest standards of U.S. regulatory compliance prior to any launch, a U.S. Treasury official has said. Speaking to...
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Messaging Giant LINE Wins Japan License for Crypto Exchange Business
LINE, provider of Japan’s most popular messaging app, has just been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country. The news,...
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The State of Security Token Regulations in Asia
This essay is presented as a part of No Closing Bell, a series leading up to Invest: Asia 2019 focused on how...
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239BITCOIN5 Key Concepts from Day One at Bitcoin Cash City
With day one of North Queensland’s Bitcoin Cash City all wrapped up, conference attendees were left with an overflow of big ideas...
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210BITCOINFantasy Sports Giant Fanduel Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash
The second-largest fantasy sports provider Fanduel has revealed customers can make deposits on the platform using cryptocurrency. Fanduel members can now top...
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204BITCOINIndian Government’s New Report Views Crypto Positively
A new Indian government report has put cryptocurrency in a positive light, viewing the mechanisms surrounding it, including initial coin offerings, as...
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176BITCOINDutch Central Bank Prepares to Start Regulating Crypto Sector
The central bank of the Netherlands is preparing to supervise the country’s crypto sector. The bank has requested crypto exchanges and wallet...
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187BITCOINIndian Exchanges Innovate as Calls for Positive Crypto Regulation Escalate
Indian crypto exchanges are innovating, launching new products and improving services for their users, despite the country’s regulatory uncertainty and unresolved banking...
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215AMLCrypto Needs Less Government Regulation – Not More
A recent opinion article by Peter Lin, “Why Regulation Is The Best Thing For Crypto,” presents common arguments on why the state...
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The Crypto Custody Conundrum: What Are We Even Talking About?
Noelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and CoinDesk’s Director of Research. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s...
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SEC Settles Charges With Crypto Token Issuers Accused of Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges with crypto exchange Bitqyck and its founders, alleging that they committed fraud with...
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208BITCOINCrypto Can Boost Indian Economy – How Banning Will Hurt it
The Indian economy is experiencing severe economic slowdown not seen in many years, and cryptocurrency can potentially help. However, the government is...
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142BITCOIN‘Not an Audit’: IRS Notice Could Spell Trouble for Crypto Traders
The IRS took to Twitter on August, 26, posting a video about recently mailed CP2000 notices, of special interest to crypto traders....