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FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules
26.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is further extending a comment period for a controversial proposed rule that would require crypto exchanges to gather and store counterparty information for transactions to unhosted wallets. FinCEN announced the move Tuesday, saying all comments...
South Korean Tax Agency Carries out Irregular Audit on Crypto Exchange Operator
26.1.2021
The team of investigators requested past data and transaction details from Korea Digital Exchange
Philippines Issues Crypto Industry Guidelines to Guard Against Money Laundering
26.1.2021
New guidelines bring the nation's digital asset industry in line with Financial Action Task Force standards
Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary
25.1.2021
Yellen succeeds Steven Mnuchin in running the U.S. government’s treasury. Here’s what she will oversee in the crypto world
Hawaii to Let More Crypto Companies Join Regulatory Sandbox
25.1.2021
Hawaii's Digital Currency Innovation Lab is accepting a second round of applications through Feb. 26
CFTC Attorney Who Let Regulators Trade Crypto Joins Private Law Firm
25.1.2021
Daniel Davis oversaw the CFTC’s legal division, including administrative actions
Grayscale Donating up to $2M to Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center
25.1.2021
A web page has been set up for the donation matching campaign that runs through February
Two Arrested for Orchestrating Escape of Wirecard Exec Accused of Fraud
25.1.2021
The collapsed financial firm had previously supplied cards to several cryptocurrency companies
Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange Wins License From Bahrain Central Bank
25.1.2021
Launching soon, CoinMENA said it will offer spot trading in five major cryptocurrencies
Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency
25.1.2021
Russian government officials must dispose of any digital asset holdings before April 1, a letter from the Ministry of Labor states
Former UK Cybersecurity Chief Says Laws Needed to Stop Ransomware Pay Outs
25.1.2021
“People are paying bitcoin to criminals and claiming back cash” via insurance claims, Ciaran Martin said
BOE’s Bailey, Western Union CEO Part of Davos Panel on Digital Currencies
24.1.2021
The session will focus on the diminishing role of cash and the emergence of central bank digital currencies, moves accelerated by the pandemic
Beijing, Shanghai to Join Wider Testing of Digital Yuan in 2021
24.1.2021
The wider effort to promote the digital currency precedes a launch in the "near future," per a state media report
Valkyrie Digital Assets Files for Bitcoin ETF
23.1.2021
The Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust would be listed on the NYSE and Coinbase Custody Trust Co. would serve as custodian
Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden
22.1.2021
President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help
Bitcoin Policy in Biden’s Washington, With Kristin Smith and Amy Davine Kim
22.1.2021
As the Biden Administration gets underway, what can we expect for cryptocurrency technologies alongside an ascendent bitcoin?
At Least One Key Huobi Executive Is In Custody in China: Sources
22.1.2021
The Chinese police appear to have intensified their crackdown on crypto exchanges’ OTC trading services in the last year
BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments
22.1.2021
The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021
Class Action Filed Against Listed Bitcoin Miner Bit Digital Over Fraud Allegations
22.1.2021
Defendants allege the mining company made false and/or misleading statements and failed to disclose the true extent of its mining operations
30 Charged in Japan With Trading $96M-Worth of Crypto Stolen in Coincheck Hack
22.1.2021
The around 30 individuals are suspected to have traded cryptocurrency stolen during the $560 million exchange hack in 2018