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Japanese Crypto Self-Regulatory Body to Loosen Token Vetting Process: Report
19.10.2022
Japan has been looking to gradually ease rules for crypto startups, with the government also considering corporate tax breaks for companies
Protections Needed to Stop Digital Pound Ousting Stablecoins, Lawmakers Told
19.10.2022
Anti-fraud measures might need to go wider, committee members considering new stablecoin laws heard from private sector witnesses
South Africa Classifies Crypto Assets as Financial Products
19.10.2022
The move brings digital assets more under the purview of the country’s regulators
EU Antitrust Officials Are Worried About Competition in the Metaverse
19.10.2022
The European Commission has been targeting big tech firms for unfairly controlling online markets and will be looking in detail at the regulation of virtual online worlds
Metaverse Market Dominance Raises Competition Worries, EU Antitrust Officials Say
19.10.2022
The European Commission has been targeting big tech firms for unfairly controlling online markets and will be looking in detail at the regulation of virtual online worlds
International Securities Regulator IOSCO Appoints Jean-Paul Servais as its new Chair
19.10.2022
The global standard setter for the securities sector has been amping up its work efforts around the crypto space lately
Time’s Running Out for French Crypto Registration Regime, Regulator Says
19.10.2022
The country's Financial Markets Authority is also looking for entities willing to test out DLT-based securities trading
JPMorgan Appoints Former Celsius Exec as Crypto Regulatory Policy Head: Report
19.10.2022
JPMorgan has appointed Aaron Iovine as its head of crypto regulatory policy, a newly created role, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday
How Crypto Might Shake Up England’s Ancient Property Laws
19.10.2022
The Law Commission of England and Wales is exploring how digital assets should be treated under existing and new legislation, and its suggestions may upend centuries-old legal norms
French Lawmakers Approve New Boss for Finance Watchdog
19.10.2022
Former bank lobbyist Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani’s hearings contained a warning for the likes of Binance and Crypto.com setting up in the budding crypto hub
Israel's Government and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Preparing to Issue Digital State Bond
19.10.2022
Israel's Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) are preparing to issue a blockchain-based digital state bond
Los países europeos deben estar listos para bloquear la minería de criptomonedas, según Comisión Europea
18.10.2022
El órgano ejecutivo de la Unión Europea también quiere que las blockchains exhiban indicadores de eficiencia energética y que se acaben las exenciones impositivas a las criptomonedas
EU Countries Must Be Ready to Block Crypto Mining, Commission Says
18.10.2022
The European Union's executive arm also wants blockchains to show energy-efficiency labels, and to end crypto tax breaks
FCA's Crypto AML Compliance Chief Steps Down
18.10.2022
Mark Steward, who led the enforcement of anti-money laundering measures for crypto in the U.K., is stepping down after seven years with the Financial Conduct Authority
DAOs Aren't People, Crypto Lawyers Tell Court in CFTC's Ooki Case
18.10.2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission shouldn't be able to serve an entire decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) at once, but rather, should serve the people in it, a group of lawyers said in an amicus filing Monday
Crypto Venture Capital Fund Paradigm Also Wants CFTC to Serve Ooki DAO's Members
17.10.2022
Crypto venture capital fund Paradigm Operations has asked a federal court for permission to join two other groups in arguing that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should serve the members of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) directly, rather than through a generic website...
Crypto Exchange FTX US Under Investigation by Texas Regulator Over Securities Allegations
17.10.2022
The Texas State Securities Board is investigating FTX US over allegations it offers unregistered securities products through its yield-bearing service, according to a recent court filing
France to Explore Crypto Tax Treatment Next Year
17.10.2022
The self-styled crypto hub won’t just copy-and-paste traditional finance norms, but Bruno Le Maire is also worried about energy consumption
Japan Greenlights Tougher AML Rules for Crypto
17.10.2022
A cabinet decision to revise six foreign exchange laws closely follows a government plan to introduce new rules for remittances, all aimed at tightening anti-money laundering measures for crypto
Report: Ghanaian Currency Slips to Another Low Versus the US Dollar
17.10.2022
After it slipped to a rate of about 12:1, the Ghanaian cedi became the latest African currency to touch a new low versus the U.S. dollar, albeit on the unofficial foreign exchange market. Having started 2022 trading around 6.25 per dollar, the cedi has now lost over 90% against the appreciating...