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OECD tax director says international crypto tax standards are coming in 2021
27.11.2020
The director of the OECD’s tax center has revealed that the organization expects to release a tax reporting standard for crypto assets by the end of next year
Smart contract standards: Making DeFi transactions on Ethereum more secure
21.11.2020
A new working group aims to create standards that will ensure secure Ethereum smart contracts are used by businesses and DeFi projects
Audius Has Big Numbers by Crypto Standards but Can It Take On SoundCloud?
11.11.2020
A blockchain-based streaming site is betting tokens can win over artists and fans
Aerospace giant Thales uses blockchain to comply with NATO standards
6.11.2020
Blockchain tech is handy for complying with NATO standards in aerospace and defense
Crypto.com: We Got the Highest Ratings on Privacy, Security Based on US Standards
4.11.2020
The crypto exchange and finance platform said it got high ratings for privacy and security using standards developed by a U.S. government agency
Prepping for Next Year’s Travel Rule: 25 US Crypto Service Providers Publish Compliance Solutions Paper
24.10.2020
A great number of cryptocurrency businesses are preparing for the upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) rules toward cryptocurrencies, specifically the Travel Rule. This month 25 Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) published a paper that outlines how American-based VASPs aim to comply...
DLT security standards may turn legacy industries into blockchain innovators
22.10.2020
Member-led working groups are helping define security standards for tokenized use cases
New York Lawyers Propose Toolkit for Keeping ‘Decentralized’ Blockchains Honest
21.10.2020
Ketsal's "Open Standards" rubric is the latest push to demystify network decentralization in the blockchain space
New WEF study reveals issues facing blockchain and crypto standards
14.10.2020
WEF study says the ongoing efforts from blockchain organizations are not enough to set global blockchain standards
WEF Releases Report Assessing Global Blockchain Standards
14.10.2020
The Global Standards Mapping Initiative is the most "comprehensive" attempt so far to survey blockchain technical standards, the WEF said
‘Great Artists Steal’ – What Enterprise Blockchain Can Learn From the Past
30.9.2020
Enterprise blockchain doesn't need to reinvent the wheel: Communications standards in use for decades are built for machine-to-machine commerce
Nexo founder feels vindicated by the FinCen leak, talks of double-standards
26.9.2020
Had it been Coinbase or Nexo, he agreed with speculation that law enforcement would have been knocking on the door the next day
Shanghai Issues Draft Blockchain Standards, National Effort to Follow
11.9.2020
Shanghai. Shanghai is set to issue China’s first local blockchain security standard ahead of national efforts to rollout countrywide blockchain protocols, per reports from the Middle Kingdom.
According to state-owned media outlet Xinhua, the Shanghai government’s Shanghai Information Security...
‘Irrational, even by crypto standards’: KSM moons as Kusama looks to Mars
28.8.2020
Polkadot’s ‘canary network’ has tripled in price this month, with Kusama having unveiled an ambitious plan to relay blockchain transactions from Mars
Blockchain Tracing the Cannabidiol Supply Chains Will Help Define Legal Standards
15.8.2020
Policymakers in Europe and the U.S. are pushing to use blockchain technology to ensure a safer, regulated cannabis market
Slow But Steady: FATF Review Highlights Crypto Exchanges’ Struggle to Meet AML Standards
8.8.2020
Compliance with FATF’s travel rule presents major technical difficulties, but the blockchain industry is best-equipped to overcome them
29 Cryptocurrencies Delisted on Liquid Exchange to Comply With Singapore’s FATF Crypto Regulation
27.7.2020
A major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Liquid, has delisted 29 cryptocurrencies to comply with the crypto regulation in Singapore in an effort to become a licensed crypto exchange operator in the country. Singapore has been enhancing its crypto regulation in line with the standards set by...
China Might Introduce Blockchain Standards for Financial Firms
23.7.2020
China could be on the verge of introducing nationwide blockchain standards to govern the nation’s financial organizations, per a new report.
According to media outlet Caixin, an unnamed “authoritative” source stated that the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has issued a set of “blockchain...
South Africa Proposes New Rules to Regulate Cryptocurrencies, Seeks Alignment With FATF Standards
15.7.2020
South Africa is proposing new rules around crypto-asset service providers (CASP) as it seeks to align regulations with standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The proposed rules are part of amendments to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) that are up for public comment....
ING Joins Crypto Industry Body Working to Set Codes of Conduct
9.7.2020
The banking group has joined crypto industry body Global Digital Finance to help develop best practices for custodial firms and wallets