Crypto licensing roundup: Learn about the most recent approvals in the industry
Cryptocurrency companies have been moving to improve compliance worldwide amid the bear market of 2022, with many platforms increasingly securing licenses and approvals.
As one may find it difficult to track all global regulatory milestones in crypto, Cointelegraph has picked up some of the latest compliance developments over the past couple of weeks.
Global crypto firms have recently been active in growing presence and compliance in North America, with exchanges like China-founded Huobi Tech entering Canada.
Huobi Technology Holdings announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Hbit Technologies has successfully obtained a Money Services Business (MSB) license from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.
With the new license, Huobi Tech is officially authorized to engage in regulated activities for foreign exchange, money transferring and virtual currencies dealing in Canada. The new compliance milestone came shortly after Hbit received the MSB license in the United States in July.
Binance.US, the American partner of Binance, another crypto exchange founded in China, has also been actively improving regulatory efforts in North America recently. On Aug. 18, the exchange received a Money Transmitter License from the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Financial Institutions Division.
Nevada became the seventh jurisdiction where Binance.US secured the license in 2022, following West Virginia, Connecticut, Wyoming, Rhode Island, Idaho and Puerto Rico. Binance.US said it operates in 46 states and Puerto Rico, offering investment and trading for more than 120 cryptocurrencies.
Clear Markets, a crypto derivatives platform tied to the Japanese financial giant SBI, has secured major approval in the U.S.
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