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New Guidelines Subject Canadian Crypto Exchanges to Securities Laws
18.1.2020
Canadian regulators have issued new guidance determining when current securities legislation applies to operations conducted by cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the clarifications in the document, many domestic and foreign entities serving Canadian users, for example those that provide...
FATF Holds Global Forum to Discuss Crypto Supervision
18.1.2020
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and over 50 delegations involved in crypto supervision recently gathered to discuss how to regulate crypto assets and related service providers. While examining three key areas, they stressed the importance of international cooperation, citing that...
Safe Havens, Lawsuits, Pandora’s Boxes and 20 Crypto Jokes
18.1.2020
This week we saw 55 contracts marking the first day of Bitcoin options on CME, ETF giant WisdomTree planing to launch a stablecoin, and 21 leading crypto industry players that'll advise OECD on blockchain. We looked into a report about the strongest validation of the BTC safe haven theory,...
2020, What do You Have in Store for Blockchain and Crypto?
18.1.2020
As we launch in the brand new year- 2020 of the brand new decade, it deserves some exciting introspection to see what it has in store for us. The evolution of the crypto sphere in the last decade can’t be ignored, and the same evolution lays the foundation of the promising New Year. In this...
MoonX Continues Success Streak In The Crypto Arena
18.1.2020
Establishing one’s name as a ‘master player’ in a domain as dynamic and ever-so changing as cryptocurrency is not an easy task. Every day marks the entry of a new project or the launch of an ICO, which intensifies the competition in the lucrative field of digital currencies. This makes...
Crypto vs RBI: 3 Days of Intense Supreme Court Hearings
18.1.2020
India’s supreme court heard the crypto case in detail over three consecutive days this week. In addition to intense arguments against the central bank having the power to ban crypto, the judges learned how other countries regulate this new sector, the amended EU directive, the FATF guidance...
Crypto Regulations: How They Fared in 2019
18.1.2020
Crypto regulation in 2019 has been shaped by the very interesting history that roots back in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Since its commencement, the digital currency has seen its all-time highs and even the lowest of lows (in the year 2018, Bitcoin got stuck at 3K US Dollars for a long time), and then...
New EU AML Compliance Laws Could Disrupt the Crypto Industry
18.1.2020
Anonymity in crypto faces extinction after new EU law: “Only true privacy coins like Monero might stand the test of time and resist de-anonymization”
Simple Ledger Protocol Shines During the Final Day of TNABC Miami
18.1.2020
On Friday, The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) convened for its final day with a great deal of well known speakers from the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. The slew of speakers discussed topics like the future of crypto mining, SLP tokens, digital currency enterprise solutions...
Russia’s New Prime Minister Has an Opinion of Cryptocurrencies
17.1.2020
The Russian Federation has a new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, with a track record of statements regarding cryptocurrencies and an affection for digitalization. A stated goal of his government will be to turn the country into a digital platform “for the people.” Time will tell...
Uncovering the Motives Behind North Korea’s Crypto Conference
17.1.2020
Experts warn not to attend North Korea’s upcoming crypto conference, saying the intentions behind the event are malicious
Chainalysis Finds Terrorists Are Refining Crypto Financing Operations
17.1.2020
New research from Chainalysis research finds terrorists refining their financing operations using crypto
Ex-NFL Team Owner Pleads Guilty to Running Unlicensed Money Transmitter
17.1.2020
Crypto Capital co-founder Reginald Fowler pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmission business Friday. Additional charges were dropped
Canadian Regulatory Group Targets Crypto Exchanges Holding Users’ Digital Assets
17.1.2020
Canada's top financial watchdog has told crypto exchanges they will be subject to securities law if they act as custodians to users' digital assets
Three Days From Hearings Before India’s Supreme Court on Crypto Ban
17.1.2020
Cointelegraph recaps three days in the hearing before India’s Supreme Court on the country’s crypto ban
Crypto News Roundup for Jan. 17, 2020
17.1.2020
Join CoinDesk Podcast Editor Adam B. Levine and Senior Markets Reporter Brad Keoun for a daily, time saving rundown of top news impacting crypto markets today
Ripple-Backed Crypto Wallet BRD Launches Blockchain Toolbox for Enterprise Apps
17.1.2020
The mobile wallet provider is launching a suite of tools aimed to allow blockchain developers to more easily and cheaply build apps for enterprises
Swedish Crypto Exchange BTCX Plans IPO in 2020
17.1.2020
An IPO offers BTCX the opportunity to help bring transparency to the industry, it's CEO says
Kenyan Crypto Entrepreneurs Urge CMA to Create Regulatory Framework, Not Demons
17.1.2020
Lone giraffe against backdrop of the Nairobi city skyline. Kenyan market regulators should focus on creating an innovative regulatory framework instead of demonizing initial coin offerings (ICOs), which is an "independent and viable way" to raise capital, according to local market...
Binance in Talks to Launch Crypto Trading Joint Venture in Japan
17.1.2020
The exchange said it is discussing a strategic partnership with a Softbank subsidiary and Japan-based exchange TaoTao to work together to provide "trading services" in the country