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Vanguard’s Blockchain Platform for Foreign Exchange Will Go Live in Q3 2020
26.6.2020
Mutual fund giant Vanguard has completed another blockchain pilot that aims to change the risk profile of foreign exchange (FX) transactions
Forex vs. Cryptocurrency Trading, Explained
17.6.2020
On the surface, Forex and cryptocurrency trading look similar, but the history and functioning of these markets are notably different — we’ll explain how
Famed Economist Speaks: ‘US Coronavirus Bailout Scam,’ American Imperialism, De-Dollarization
30.4.2020
During the last few weeks, the world has been dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. These days, however, many of the world’s citizens are growing more concerned over the government’s reactions than the virus itself. Moreover, with the U.S. economy feeling the hardship of over...
CFTC’s First Science Contest Looks for Unregistered Foreign Offerings, Including Bitcoin Futures
21.4.2020
US CFTC asks devs for new tools to find and track unregistered foreign derivative offerings soliciting US investors, including Bitcoin futures trading
Understanding Foreign Currency Swaps in Forex Trading
21.4.2020
Foreign Currency Swap The idea of the swap is actually the simple exchange of property or any other assets between the parties. An agreement to exchange currency between two foreign parties is called Foreign Currency Swap. In it, they swap principal and interest payments on a loan made in...
Strict Japanese Crypto Laws Discourage Foreign Exchanges … For Now
1.4.2020
Stringent rules for crypto in Japan will benefit new players in the end according to a new report
Venezuelans Use Bitcoin as Gateway to Buy Foreign Fiat - Research
27.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to boom in Venezuela – but only because it is helping citizens buy hard-to-purchase foreign fiats, says an industry observer.
As previously reported, trading volumes on peer-to-peer (P2P) platform LocalBitcoins have spiked again in recent weeks.
In a report from the Open...
Chinese Banks Use Blockchain Platform to Process Millions in Foreign Trade
11.3.2020
Banks in China leverage blockchain trade finance platform to process millions of dollars in foreign trade transactions
Swedish Foreign Minister Urges Ukraine to Investigate $70 Million Bitcoin Fraud
4.3.2020
Swedish government demands answers from Ukraine regarding a Kyiv-based alleged fraud scheme
TradAir: Your One-stop Solution for Foreign Exchange and Crypto Trading Services
29.2.2020
There are a number of companies that provide access to foreign exchange (FX) services, but only a few names are there when it comes to providing the FX facility with the facility of crypto trading underpinned by the ecosystem of blockchain. More importantly, it is quite a hard task to find...
Tax and KYC Issues Plague Upbit's Foreign Withdrawals, Exchange Says
20.2.2020
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit still bans foreign clients from withdrawing funds
Italy’s Securities Regulator Shuts Down 8 Crypto Trading and Foreign Exchange Sites
11.2.2020
8 websites relating to FX and cryptocurrency are being shut down in Italy by Consob, the country’s securities regulator
Germany’s BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians
6.2.2020
In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, they’d be grandfathered into the same protection that crypto custody firms based in Germany already have under the new law
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...
China Takes Another Step Away From USD Hegemony
1.1.2020
The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) announced that effective January 1, 2020, the system “will adjust weights for CFETS RMB Index,” decreasing the weighting of the USD for the second time in the currency basket’s history from 22.40% to 21.59%, and increasing the Euro...
South Korea Imposes $69M Tax Obligation on Crypto Exchange Bithumb
30.12.2019
The National Tax Service of South Korea (NTS) has decided to withhold income tax from Bithumb’s foreign customers. The total tax to be imposed on their transactions amounts to more than 80 billion won (over $69 million), the leading Korean cryptocurrency exchange announced. Also read: Poles...
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Raises $700,000 in Crypto Donations
19.12.2019
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading critic of the current Kremlin administration, has attracted a serious amount of cryptocurrency in the form of anonymous donations for his corruption-combatting NGO. The digital coins collected since the beginning of this year have amounted to well over...
Bailouts From Asia to the EU Signal Recession and Potential Crypto Opportunity
19.12.2019
China’s Hengfeng Bank is set to get a $14.2 billion bailout from both Chinese government and foreign investors. An emergency decree has been approved to bail out southern Italy’s biggest lender, Banca Popular di Bari. Germany continues to struggle with bailout pains, as regional bank...
Bitkub Capital Group Holdings Plead SEC to Restrict Entry of Foreign Firms
26.11.2019
The honorable co-founder and chief executive of Bitkub Capital Group Holdings, Jirayut Srupsrisopa, has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to put a barrier on the entry of influential foreign business operators into the industry in order to safeguard the flourishment of local...
Governments Viewing Crypto as a Threat Will Be Left Behind
18.11.2019
In recent commentary at a New York blockchain conference, IRS Criminal Investigation Chief John Fort said the agency is now turning its focus to crypto ATMs and kiosks, as well as American users of foreign exchanges. While the continued push to regulate crypto is no surprise, the general narrative...