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Breaking news: US financial regulator FinCEN hires its first-ever chief digital currency advisor

6.7.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is looking to broaden its enforcement measures in the cryptocurrency sector with its latest hire

India’s Finance Minister Says Crypto Bill Ready for Cabinet

6.7.2021
India’s finance minister has provided a status update on the country’s cryptocurrency bill that the government has been working on. “We have done a lot of work on it. We have taken stakeholders’ inputs,” she was quoted as saying. Status of Indian Crypto Bill Indian...

Binance’s Troubles Grow as Thailand Files Criminal Complaint — Similar Warnings by Cayman Islands, UK, Japan

4.7.2021
A growing number of regulators worldwide have come after Binance. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint against the crypto exchange after the authorities in the Cayman Islands, the U.K., and Japan issued similar warnings on Binance and related...

Fed chair met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and former House speaker in May

2.7.2021
Armstrong said he had spoken about China’s central bank digital currency with lawmakers and heads of federal agencies, believing it to be "a threat to U.S. reserve currency status long term."

BIS Economist Recommends ‘Technology-Neutral’ Crypto Regulation, Low-Cost Supervision of Decentralized Markets

2.7.2021
An economist with the Bank of International Settlements has found that cryptocurrencies are not sought as an alternative to fiat currencies or regulated finance, therefore a “technology-neutral regulation to this asset class” is recommended. The economist discussed “embedded...

US state dept urges El Salvador to be 'responsible' about Bitcoin adoption

2.7.2021
Victoria Nuland said the United States was taking a "tough look at Bitcoin" following a major ransomware attack and suggested El Salvador take a similar approach

Study names United States ‘most crypto-ready’ country

1.7.2021
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether are considered to be commodities by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission

US Congressman Calls for Law Allowing Government to Reverse Cryptocurrency Transactions

1.7.2021
A U.S. congressman has called for a law that allows the government to identify cryptocurrency users and reverse crypto transactions. “There’s a significant sentiment, increasing sentiment, in Congress that if you’re participating in an anonymous crypto transaction that...

House committee reviews cryptocurrency risks, regulations in hearing

30.6.2021
A panel of expert witnesses and members of congress discussed the risks and rewards of cryptocurrency in committee Wednesday

FINRA orders Robinhood to pay $70M due in part to 'significant harm' platform caused users

30.6.2021
Regulators said the trading app should pay restitution to users like the 20-year-old who committed suicide after an erroneous negative balance appeared in his account

'We don't have much time left' to regulate crypto, says Bank of France governor

29.6.2021
"We in Europe need to move as quickly as possible or risk an erosion of our monetary sovereignty," said Francois Villeroy de Galhau

Mexico may not be following El Salvador's example on Bitcoin... yet

28.6.2021
A warning from the country's financial regulators seemed to be specifically targeting Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who on Sunday said he would explore his bank accepting Bitcoin

Germany’s financial watchdog approves crypto custody license for Coinbase

28.6.2021
Since January 2020, all crypto firms operating in the German market have required BaFin approval

Crypto Industry Will Benefit From Tighter Regulation, Says Law Professor

28.6.2021
The chairman of International Banking Law and Finance at the University of Edinburgh, professor Emilios Avgouleas, says that tighter crypto regulation will benefit the industry in the long run. He is bullish about the prospects of cryptocurrencies becoming widely used around the world. Tight...