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South Korean Financial Regulator Confirms Privacy Coin Delistings- Adds New Guidelines to Report Unusual Transactions

22.2.2021
South Korean financial watchdogs are about to start overseeing crypto-related activities in the nation, and additional barriers for exchanges keep appearing. Moreover, one of the South Korean regulatory bodies codified the measures announced last year on privacy coin listings. No Major Domestic...

US Treasury Secretary floats idea of digital dollar maintained by the Fed

22.2.2021
She still questioned how regulators would "manage money laundering and illicit finance issues" with digital currencies

Crypto market too big to ignore, says Nigeria SEC

22.2.2021
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission says it is committed to creating a clear-cut regulatory framework for cryptos in the country

South Korea fastracks 20% tax on Bitcoin and crypto profits to 2022

22.2.2021
After much back and forth, South Korea appears to have finally set a hard date for the dawn of cryptocurrency taxation

Russian Bill to Recognize Cryptocurrencies as Property Advances in Parliament

22.2.2021
Russia’s parliament has advanced the bill that proposes to recognize cryptocurrencies as property. The proposed law will provide legal protection for cryptocurrencies but income from their activities will also be subject to taxation. Cryptocurrencies to Be Considered Property in Russia...

‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns Governments Could ‘Squash’ Bitcoin

22.2.2021
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned that governments could “squash” bitcoin in an inflationary crisis. Expecting more massive stimulus from the government, he said to “prepare for inflation.” Michael Burry Shares...

Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard Confident Bitcoin Not a Threat to US Dollar

21.2.2021
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, has shared his view on the future of bitcoin. He is confident that the cryptocurrency poses no threat to the U.S. dollar. Referencing the unpopularity of various versions of dollars issued before the Civil War by banks, Bullard...

Janet Yellen Stresses Importance of Crypto Regulation, Making Sure Bitcoin Is Not Used in Illicit Transactions

19.2.2021
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has reaffirmed that it is important to ensure that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not used for illicit financing. In addition, she stresses the importance of regulating institutions that deal with bitcoin. Janet Yellen Claims It’s Important to Make...

World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Enters Bitcoin Space — Discusses What’s Driving Up BTC Price

19.2.2021
The world’s largest asset manager with almost $9 trillion in assets under management, Blackrock, has started investing in bitcoin. Sharing his view on what’s driving up the price of the cryptocurrency, the firm’s chief investment officer says the technology and the regulation have...

New Jersey Crime Watchdog Says Crypto ATMs Need More Regulation

19.2.2021
State regulation of crypto ATMs is poor and federal laws aren't much better, the commission said in a report

US Authorities Take Action to Shut Down Crypto Trading Platform Allegedly Defrauding Thousands of Investors

19.2.2021
The New York attorney general and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have filed charges against a cryptocurrency trading platform that allegedly defrauded thousands of investors out of over a million dollars. US Regulators Allege Coinseed Operates Illegal Crypto Trading Platform...

Debut Canadian Bitcoin ETF nears $100 million in volume in first few hours of trading

18.2.2021
Investors are signaling clear demand for the first Bitcoin ETF in Canada, but an American product remains far out on the horizon

What Happens if All Stablecoin Users Have to Be Identified?

18.2.2021
If the U.S. reins in pseudonymity in stablecoin transactions (as seems possible) there could be big implications for the crypto industry, says our columnist

BitPay to Pay $500K to Settle OFAC Sanction Violation Charges

18.2.2021
BitPay is accused of facilitating over 2,100 transactions with individuals in sanctioned nations

‘Evil VASP’ Simulation Preps Crypto Exchanges for FATF Travel Rule

18.2.2021
Backed by CipherTrace, TRISA looks to get virtual asset service providers (VASPs) ready for new anti-money laundering rules

Russia’s Digital Ruble Model to Get Bank-Friendly Redesign

18.2.2021
Banks had feared being drained of liquidity under the original concept for the digital currency

Canada Has Approved Two Bitcoin ETFs — First One Starts Trading Today

18.2.2021
Two bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been approved in Canada. Evolve Bitcoin ETF has become the second bitcoin ETF to get approval by Canada’s securities regulator. The first approved bitcoin ETF starts trading Thursday. Some believe that the approval of bitcoin ETFs in Canada...