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Georgia Exempts Bitcoin From VAT to Become the Next Country to Affirm Its Currency Status
13.7.2019
Cryptocurrency taxation is a subject that concerns a growing number of users, traders and investors. An area that creates a lot of confusion among taxpayers is the application of VAT, or the value-added tax most countries levy on the sales of goods and services. Georgia has become the latest nation...
Ledgerx Approved to Offer Regulated Bitcoin Derivatives to Retail Investors
26.6.2019
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved Ledgerx to offer physically-settled bitcoin spot and derivatives trading, previously available only to institutional investors, to retail investors of any size. Ledgerx explained that its new platform will share the same order book as...
Financial Commission Approves A-Category Membership of Trade99
24.6.2019
The Financial Commission approved the A-Category membership of Trade99 on 4th June 2019. The Financial Commission is an independent EDR (External Dispute Resolution) organization that is dedicated to the industry of foreign exchange. Trade99, on the other hand, offers a digital currency-backed...
Malta Needs to Up Its AML Game As Crypto Sector Grows, Says EU
5.6.2019
Malta should increase its anti-money laundering policing to match the growth in financial and crypto services, according to the EU
Malaysia Begins Approving Crypto Exchange Registrations
5.6.2019
Malaysia’s securities commission has begun registering cryptocurrency exchanges after it started regulating the crypto space earlier this year. The first three crypto trading platform operators have been conditionally approved and given nine months to comply with registration requirements....
Australian Securities Watchdog Updates Guidance on ICOs and Crypto Assets
30.5.2019
ASIC, the Australian securities regulator, has updated its guidance for businesses involved with initial coin offerings and crypto assets
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Officially Warns Against OneCoin
28.5.2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released an official warning against crypto project OneCoin
Zuckbucks or Bust: How SEC Rulemaking Hurts Startup Cryptos and Favors Big Tech
23.5.2019
SEC guidance has created a more attractive environment for regulated tech firms like Facebook to offer proprietary cryptoassets integrated into their existing products that can be legally traded on existing crypto-exchanges as non-securities. Meanwhile, the SEC has targeted startup cryptos...
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Warns Public Against New Crypto Scam
21.5.2019
Australian Securities and Investments Commission red flagged another alleged crypto-related scam operating without a license
Fintech Firm Billion Seals $2.1 Mln European Commission Grant for Blockchain System
15.5.2019
Fintech firm Billon has reportedly sealed an almost €2 million grant from European Commission’s SME Instrument program for its blockchain document management system
SEC Commissioner Says Time Is Right for Bitcoin ETFs — 3 Funds Pending
15.5.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently reviewing three bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one of which was filed last week to track the prices of two cryptocurrencies. An SEC commissioner said at the Consensus conference on Monday that the time is right for a bitcoin...
India’s Anti-Trust Regulator Order Probe on Google Over Android Abuse
12.5.2019
Google has been beleaguered with anti-trust issues for more than half a decade in Europe, and it has now emerged, that the same troubles are going to bog the company down in India, one of its biggest markets. The entire issue revolves around the Android operating system that is used in mobile...
SEC’s Assessment Concludes that Ethereum is not a Security, IBM Joins Crypto Custody Business
13.3.2019
U.S. Securities and Commission Exchange (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton has written a letter to U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in which he agrees with Division of Corporate Finance Director Bill Hinman evaluation that Ethereum, the second largest digital asset by market […]
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Crypto’s Biggest ICOs Stay Silent on SEC Subpoenas
7.3.2018
ICO issuers that have raised $50 million or more in token sales are being tightlipped when it comes to inquiries about SEC subpoenas
Mining Malware Developer Settles with Federal Trade Commission
29.6.2015
A cryptocurrency mining malware developer has settled with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New Jersey Attorney General's Office