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22.04 / 00:01

cryptocurrency regulation Australian Australian Regulator Develops New Policy Roadmap for Crypto

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released a set of initial risk management expectations for all regulated entities involved in activities related to cryptoassets. The regulator also issued a policy roadmap until 2025.

21.04 / 22:31

Government regulation Taxes Caribbean Bahamian government hopes to allow residents to pay taxes with digital assets in 2022

Residents of the archipelago nation, the Bahamas, may soon be able to use digital assets including the world’s first central bank digital currency, or CBDC, to pay for taxes.

21.04 / 21:47

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, or APRA, published a letter to regulated entities Thursday setting out risk management expectations and a policy roadmap for the regulation of crypto-assets through 2025. “While activities associated with crypto assets are still relatively limited in Australia, the potential scale and risks of such activities could become significant over time,” chairman Wayne Byres said in the letter.

21.04 / 17:11

Mining regulation Bitcoin Russian central bank needs to ease up digital asset projects, governor says

The Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina has admitted that the Bank of Russia might have taken a bit too tough a stance on digital assets and should look to reconsider that.

21.04 / 14:13

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Goldman Sachs is reportedly pursuing an alliance with one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges FTX.

21.04 / 14:13

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As regulators grow increasingly concerned about investors moving their cryptocurrency out of centralized exchanges, one industry exec has assessed the probability of a potential ban of noncustodial wallets.

21.04 / 07:49

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One of the largest banking institutions in Germany has confirmed it applied for a local crypto license earlier this year, marking the first time a major bank has made a move toward cryptocurrencies in the country.

21.04 / 07:29

Government Blockchain regulation AUSTRAC releases 2 new guides to help spot illicit crypto use

Australian financial compliance enforcement agency AUSTRAC has released two new guides to help entities to spot when customers are using crypto for illicit means, or when they are being forced to pay the creators of ransomware.

21.04 / 03:21

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Argentina is edging toward crypto regulation – as well as further adoption – with a new “innovation hub” that will allow regulators, investors, and crypto startups to work together.

21.04 / 00:25

Government regulation US Treasury Dept lists crypto mining firm in latest sanctions against Russia

The United States Treasury Department has added Russia-based crypto mining services provider BitRiver and several subsidiaries as firms facilitating the evasion of sanctions.

20.04 / 21:15

Law regulation veteran Financial FCA veteran becomes interim head of financial regulator's digital assets unit

Victoria McLoughlin, who has worked more than11 years at the Financial Conduct Authority, is temporarily heading the digital assets department of the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog.

20.04 / 11:23

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The Basel-based Financial Stability Board (FSB) has echoed sentiments expressed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with both bodies warning that in the wake of the war in Ukraine, an “acceleration of cryptoization in emerging markets” could be on the cards.

20.04 / 00:05

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According to the International Monetary Fund's Global Financial Stability report released Tuesday, the war in Ukraine — following hard on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic — has led to a tightening of global financial conditions. Rapid changes in fintech and the uses and misuses of cryptocurrency play into the jumble of challenges facing the global economy.

19.04 / 19:09

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The Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, reported that many countries are not in compliance with its standards on countering the financing of terrorism and anti-money laundering, including those with virtual asset service providers.

19.04 / 18:21

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed a series of measures aimed at regulating the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.

19.04 / 15:47

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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her address to the International Monetary Fund called for a global cryptocurrency framework to keep a check on the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit activities.

19.04 / 12:19

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The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Chairman Gary Gensler have received a slew of letters from pressure groups and parliamentarians voicing their concerns about proposed amendments to the Exchange Act, established in the 1930s. The agency plans to expand the legal definition of what an exchange is.

19.04 / 00:55

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Ranking member of the United States House Financial Services Committee Patrick McHenry and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets Bill Huizenga sent a letter Monday to Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler to express their concerns about proposed SEC amendments to the Exchange Act of 1934 that would expand the definition of an exchange and the phrase “as a part of regular business.” The congressmen said the changes could stifle innovation in the digital asset ecosystem.

19.04 / 00:55

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Andre Cronje, former Fantom Foundation technical adviser and Yearn.finance founder, resurfaced on Monday via Medium after announcing his departure from the DeFi and crypto space last month. In a post titled "The rise and fall of crypto culture," Cronje expressed his lamentations of crypto culture as he called for increased regulation and legislation in the industry.

18.04 / 20:37

cryptocurrency defi regulation yearn.finance veteran 'Crypto is Dead. Long live Crypto': Veteran DeFi Developer Andre Cronje Urges More Regulation

“Crypto is dead. Long live Crypto,” the veteran decentralized finance (DeFi) developer and creator of early DeFi protocol Yearn.Finance (YFI), Andre Cronje, opened a new blog post by saying. He went on to argue that more regulation is needed in the space in which he might have earned significant wealth.

18.04 / 20:23

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WonderFi Technologies, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, plans to continue its expansion in Canada by purchasing the Coinberry crypto exchange for $38 million. The platform will be the second regulated crypto exchange under WonderFi once the acquisition is finalized.

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