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Turkey Updates Cryptocurrency Regulation Amid Payments Ban and Collapsing Exchanges
2.5.2021
The Turkish government has updated the country’s cryptocurrency regulation following the banning of cryptocurrencies for payments and failing crypto exchanges. Published in the Official Gazette on Saturday, the new rule adds crypto trading platforms to the list of entities covered...
UK Banks Getting Tough on Bitcoin, But AML Rules Are The Real Problem
25.4.2021
Matthew Shillito, Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool.
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NatWest, the UK retail bank, has announced it will not engage with business customers who accept payment in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. It follows recent announcements from HSBC that it won’t allow transfers from digital...
Mergers and acquisitions are rising, leaving crypto assessments in question
17.4.2021
Questions around cryptocurrency assessments gain momentum, which brings some nuanced challenges in assessing crypto’s place in M&A
How banks can identify money laundering involving crypto, explained
7.4.2021
What are the tools that banks and financial institutions need to identify money laundering involving crypto? This explained guide reveals all
Japan's FSA asks cryptocurrency industry group to introduce FATF travel rule
1.4.2021
Japan has been a member of the FATF since 1990
Bank of International Settlements Chief Says Cryptocurrencies Being Used to Evade Laws- Advocates for More Regulation
26.3.2021
Agustin Carstens, the general manager at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has claimed that cryptocurrencies are “used to evade laws and should therefore face more regulation.” Carstens, who has attacked bitcoin in the past, suggests that many crypto assets are “used...
New FATF Guidance Applies Regulatory Standards to Decentralized Exchanges, Defi and NFTs
24.3.2021
On March 19, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published draft guidance on the risk-based approach to virtual assets. The newly updated guidance now applies anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules to stablecoins, decentralized finance (defi), and non-fungible token (NFT) assets....
South Korea faces strict crypto regulation and fears of centralization
24.3.2021
The growing cost of compliance in South Korea could push smaller crypto businesses out of the country
Experts say new South Korean crypto rules will create a monopolized market
23.3.2021
Blockchain industry members claim that smaller-scale startups have struggled to forge partnerships with local banks in South Korea and are therefore unable to register under regulators' new requirements
Irish crypto firms will impose Anti Money Laundering ID checks from April
18.3.2021
Irish companies operating with crypto, and the firms servicing them, will have to adhere to AML and CFT for the first time starting next month
Arthur Hayes seeks voluntary surrender in Hawaii court with $10 million bail
17.3.2021
Lawyers for the former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX are proposing Hayes’ voluntary appearance on April 6, with his potential release on bail subject to a $10 million personal recognizance bond
CZ responds to reports of Binance investigation: story has no "teeth"
12.3.2021
The Binance CEO vigorously defended the company's KYC/AML practices, dismissing reports of an investigation
Korean crypto exchanges could soon face fines for gaps in due diligence measures
10.3.2021
South Korean financial regulators are developing a penalty regime for Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer violations by cryptocurrency exchanges
Korean crypto exchange Bithumb toughens up its Anti-Money Laundering measures
9.3.2021
The operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has placed restrictions on trading accounts registered in jurisdictions that are deemed to be too lax in curbing money laundering
Law Decoded: Closing remarks on the future of crypto law, March 5
6.3.2021
The final Law Decoded moves away from specific news to reflect on the biggest legal issues facing crypto
BitGo receives trust license from New York regulators
4.3.2021
Goldman Sachs-backed crypto custodian BitGo has acquired a New York Trust license to operate as an independent custodian in the state
SEC’s Division of Examinations issues Risk Alert on digital assets
26.2.2021
The Risk Alert seemed to take particular aim at broker-dealers, who have been "inadequate" in their AML compliance
Exchanges warn that Hong Kong's crypto retail trader ban could backfire
15.2.2021
Crypto industry concern mounts ahead of the likely introduction of a bill to ban retail traders from cryptocurrency activities in Hong Kong
Central Bank of Nigeria Orders Banks to Close Accounts of Crypto Clients as Remittances via Traditional Corridors Drop by 97%
6.2.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has circulated a letter directing banks and financial institutions to identify and close accounts of cryptocurrency transacting entities. The directive, which took immediate effect, threatens “severe regulatory sanctions” to financial institutions that...
Merging traditional finance and DeFi is critical for mass adoption
4.2.2021
If we want to achieve mainstream adoption, we must move toward an industry where DeFi can also serve legacy financial institutions