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04.11 / 12:17

cryptocurrency regulation Bitcoin Kazakhstan Caps Most Retail Investors’ Crypto Purchases at USD 1,000 a Month

Regulators in Kazakhstan have limited the amount of money retail investors can spend on crypto purchases on domestic exchanges.

04.11 / 08:45

Digital regulation CEO MICRO Aussie crypto micro investment app Bamboo raises $3M, eyes US market

Blake Cassidy, CEO of Australian micro-investment app Bamboo, has claimed that the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) bias against listing crypto companies is causing an Aussie brain drain leading firms to seek out a US listing.

03.11 / 18:46

Blockchain Stablecoin Adoption regulation Stablecoins report: SEC won’t lead regulation, Congress urged to act

On Nov. 1, the United States President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released its long-anticipated report and policy recommendations on stablecoins. The document’s main focus is on prudential risks that “payment stablecoins” — or those meant to maintain a stable value against a reference fiat currency — could pose to users and financial stability.

03.11 / 04:13

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Taiwanese regulators are coming under pressure from MPs who want them to ready crypto regulation. Regulators admitted that there is currently no official body in the country that has policing power over firms offering the sale and purchase of cryptoassets. But those fearing a Mainland China-type crackdown will be able to rest easy after regulators hinted they prefer a more business-friendly approach.

03.11 / 00:45

Government regulation Asia Bitcoin Crypto miners Laotian govt budget expected to gain $194M from crypto miners by 2022

The Laos government’s pilot project to explore cryptocurrency mining and trading is expected to bring in roughly $194 million towards the country’s total domestic revenue projected for 2022.

02.11 / 16:11

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In a sign of increasing competition among crypto-friendly jurisdictions, Singapore aims to lure crypto businesses from across the world and is determined to develop “strong regulation” to ensure regulatory clarity and enforce compliance, according to Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

02.11 / 12:07

Stablecoin regulation Circle US regulators Crypto Community Smarts at US Regulators ‘Fear-mongering’ Stablecoins Report

A joint call from the United States Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and financial regulators for Congress to grant them power over stablecoins and their issuers has drawn a decidedly mixed reaction from the crypto community.

02.11 / 12:07

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02.11 / 09:55

Blockchain Digital regulation Crypto Companies Aussie crypto companies keen to embrace regulations says senator

Australian Senator for New South Wales Andrew Bragg has asserted that robust regulations would “bring credibility and validity” to the country’s emerging digital asset sector.

02.11 / 00:31

Stablecoin regulation us government US Treasury report says stablecoin legislation is 'urgently needed' to address risks

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, or PWG, has released a report suggesting that stablecoin issuers in the United States should be subject to “appropriate federal oversight” akin to that of banks.

29.10 / 18:15

Adoption regulation lending Crypto lending firms on the hot seat: New regulations are coming?

A number of states in the United States, including Kentucky, Texas, Alabama, Vermont, New Jersey and, most recently, New York have been cracking down on crypto lending. Depending on one’s perspective, these can amount to acts of collective desperation or a foretoken of things to come.

29.10 / 13:43

defi regulation Exchange guidelines FATF Wants to ‘Gut’ DeFi with ‘Vague’ New Guidelines, Say Crypto Players

The crypto community has issued a withering response to the latest updated Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance, issued yesterday – with one lamenting that the document is “so bad that it makes the [American] infrastructure bill look reasonable.” Most appear particularly irked by the body’s stance on decentralized finance (DeFi).

29.10 / 09:07

regulation Religion Major Indonesian Islamic organization declares crypto 'haram' — or forbidden

The East Java branch of one of Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisations Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has issued a Fatwa deeming the use of cryptocurrency ‘haram’, or forbidden, under Islamic law.

28.10 / 19:59

Law regulation Bitcoin Indian Indian government is reportedly considering regulating crypto as a commodity

The Indian government may be looking into establishing a legal framework for crypto as early as February based on digital currencies as an "asset."

28.10 / 19:09

defi regulation FATF Bitcoin guidance FATF includes DeFi in guidance for crypto service providers

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, continues driving more interest from regulators, becoming a part of major international rules designed for virtual asset service providers, or VASPs.

28.10 / 16:01

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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has announced that its subsidiary firm, Quoine Corporation, has acquired a Type I Financial Instruments Business license under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act from the Japanese regulatory authorities.

28.10 / 12:53

cryptocurrency regulation privacy Bitcoin FATF Wants Countries to Get Serious About Crypto Regulation, Mentions NFTs, DeFi

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is looking to ramp up the pressure on countries to adopt crypto regulations – and its updated guidance has made mention of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, and stablecoins for the first time.

28.10 / 07:33

CFTC regulation SEC Department Of Justice US gov attorneys to target individuals and gatekeepers for crypto prosecutions

A group of high-level U.S. government attorneys has oulined their priorities for the enforcement and prosecution of individuals and companies that have committed crypto-related crimes.

28.10 / 06:25

ETF regulation Bitcoin Futures Bitcoin valkyrie SEC reportedly knocks back Valkyrie's leveraged Bitcoin ETF

Reports are emerging that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected one, or possibly two, recent Bitcoin exchange-traded fund applications signaling that the regulator is not quite ready for more exotic futures products just yet.

27.10 / 20:03

Government CFTC regulation Agency Biden's pick for CFTC chair wants the agency to be a 'beat cop' with the authority to oversee 60% of digital asset market

Acting chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, Rostin Behnam has likened the government agency’s enforcement of the digital asset space to a beat cop on duty.

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