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ECB’s Benoit Coeure to Lead Central Banking Digital Currency Initiative
11.11.2019
Coeure is to lead the new BIS Innovation Hub in researching and perhaps developing beneficial fintech such as digital currencies
Russia Wants to Be Able to Seize Cybercriminals’ Bitcoin
7.11.2019
Russian regulators will begin developing proposals for legislation allowing confiscation of crypto assets seized in crime investigations
Global Crypto Framework Needed to Stop ‘Regulatory Arbitrage,’ Watchdog Warns
7.11.2019
Hong Kong’s securities regulator says the world needs a united response to stablecoins like Libra to avoid firms setting up in laxer jurisdictions
Hong Kong Regulator to Treat Crypto Traders Like Brokers Under New Rules
6.11.2019
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission issued new regulatory rules for crypto exchange licensing on Wednesday
Only 1 Crypto Fund Has Passed Hong Kong’s SFC Regulatory Hurdles in First Year
6.11.2019
Only one financial fund has passed Hong Kong's framework for digital asset investments
US Federal Reserve Hiring Retail Payments Manager to Integrate Digital Currencies
5.11.2019
The central bank is expanding the role of its Retail Payments Manager to include digital currencies, stablecoins and distributed ledger technologies as part of a new hire
US Federal Reserve Hiring Retail Payments Manager to Research Digital Currencies
5.11.2019
The central bank is expanding the role of its Retail Payments Manager to include digital currencies, stablecoins and distributed ledger technologies as part of a new hire
UK Tax Authority Issues Crypto Guidance for Businesses
4.11.2019
After clarifying how individual taxpayers should deal with cryptos last year, the U.K.'s HMRC has now issued guidance for enterprises
FATF Releases Guidance on Global Digital IDs as Use Cases Grow
4.11.2019
The Financial Action Task Force wants financial institutions to prepare for the global expansion of digital identification systems
Reggie Middleton Reaches $9.5 Million SEC Settlement Over ICO Fraud
1.11.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $9.5 million settlement with Reggie Middleton, organizer of the fraught Veritaseum initial coin offering
Harbor Now Has Both Broker-Dealer and Transfer Agent Licenses in the US
1.11.2019
Security token startup Harbor has been granted a transfer agent license by the SEC, a month after getting the green light from the CFTC
UK Banking Pilot Aims to Streamline Compliance Using Factom Blockchain
31.10.2019
Crypto startup Knabu is launching a 30-day pilot today to put regulatory reporting on the blockchain
China Announces New Regulatory Authority to Certify Digital Payments, Blockchain Products
29.10.2019
China’s central bank will certify a list of fintech products that are widely used for digital payment and blockchain services with its verification system
SEC Blasts Kik’s ‘Void for Vagueness’ Defense of 2017 ICO
29.10.2019
Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it
Chinese Official Warns Libra Could Abet Illegal Cross-Border Transfers
28.10.2019
Libra must abide by international foreign exchange regulations to not enable illegal transfers or “it should be banned,” a senior Chinese regulator said Monday
Chinese Central Bank Official Calls for Commercial Bank Blockchain Adoption
28.10.2019
A Chinese central bank official has called on commercial banks to adopt blockchain technology in digital finance
SEC, CFTC, OCC, FDIC Join UK FCA’s ‘Global Sandbox’
24.10.2019
Four U.S. regulators joined an international alliance of government regulators seeking to bolster the future of fintech
CFTC Makes Its Fintech, Blockchain Research Lab a Full-Fledged Office
24.10.2019
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is upgrading its financial technology research wing, LabCFTC, into an independent office
Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Quit Libra if Association Launched Prematurely
23.10.2019
Facebook's CEO told lawmakers the company would pull out of the Libra Association if the consortium launched its cryptocurrency without regulatory approvals
How to Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s Grilling in Congress Today
23.10.2019
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will be testifying before lawmakers on Libra and more later today. Watch the livestream here