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Korean blockchain lobby calls for crypto tax plan to be put on ice
16.10.2020
The Korea Blockchain Association wants the government to postpone the implementation of its new tax framework until 2023
Crypto Capital's NFL defendant open to guilty plea, but not for $371M
16.10.2020
A former NFL team owner has been asked to pay $371M as part of a plea deal over bank fraud, illegal money transfers, and wire fraud. He's not interested
Fed Chairman Powell to Speak About Digital Currencies Next Week at IMF
15.10.2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak next week as part of a panel on the future of cross-border payments at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual meeting
Central banks should be ready with CBDCs, says Bank of Canada exec
15.10.2020
Timothy Lane says the central bank is developing a CBDC at "a good pace.”
Trump’s Security Hawks Call Distributed Ledgers ‘Critical’ in US-China Tech Arms Race
15.10.2020
DLT is among 20 "critical and emerging" technologies in Trump's new strategy for preserving America's technological edge
Nigeria Is Developing Strategies for National Blockchain Adoption
15.10.2020
Nigerian authorities are developing a roadmap for the adoption of blockchain technology in public administration and payments on a national scale
Trump Says He Would Increase Stimulus Offer to Reach Deal With House Democrats: Report
15.10.2020
There's still a chance a stimulus package can be passed before the presidential election, but those chances are fading, said the U.S. president
China’s Digital Yuan Blurs the Lines Between CBDCs and Crypto
15.10.2020
An in-depth analysis of China's digital yuan project reveals more similarities to crypto than you might think. Upshot: seismic disruption to the financial system
How the DeFi Craze Made Its Way to China
15.10.2020
DeFi is booming in China, with startups adapting and building on popular western projects within the nation's active crypto economy
New York’s Financial Regulator Targets Crypto Firms for Digital Reporting Initiative
15.10.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services intends to digitize financial reporting in a tech initiative that will initially focus on cryptocurrency companies
The Inevitability of ‘Big Blockchain’
15.10.2020
The blockchain industry already exhibits signs of the same forces that have driven over-consolidation in the broader economy
World’s Growing Stockpile of Negative-Yielding Debt a Positive for Bitcoin, Say Analysts
15.10.2020
The search for profit is likely to intensify with amount of global debt offering negative yields more than doubling in the past seven months
Isle of Man Regulator Says Bitcoin, Ether Not Considered Securities in New Guidance
15.10.2020
The island's Financial Services Authority has set out how it will treat cryptocurrencies and crypto assets and which might be regulated as securities
New Zealand Man Charged With Money Laundering Via Crypto and Luxury Cars
15.10.2020
As well as making cryptocurrency transactions, the man is alleged to have bought luxury cars and property to launder funds
BitMEX charges send ‘a message’ to global exchanges: Crypto Mom
15.10.2020
The SEC Commissioner said the recent legal action taken against BitMEX shows the need for the international industry to take AML regulations seriously
NYC court has no right to hear 'international' case argues Bancor firm
15.10.2020
Lawyers argued the complaint was “based on a man in Wisconsin using an exchange in Singapore to purchase tokens issued by a Swiss entity.”
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Talks Ethereum, DeFi and the Next BitMEX
14.10.2020
Ethereum's upcoming proof-of-stake shift won't necessarily put the world's second-largest cryptocurrency into the securities bucket, the chairman of the CFTC said Wednesday
Trump Administration Said to Mull Putting Digital Payments Giant Ant Group on Trade Blacklist: Report
14.10.2020
The move comes as Ant, a global leader in digital payments, is readying to go public in what could be an offering worth up to a record $35 billion
CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC Fintech Week
14.10.2020
The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Monetary Fund to discuss stablecoin regulation, central bank digital currencies...
New York Regulator Calls for More Social Media Oversight After Twitter Hack
14.10.2020
NYDFS said cybersecurity must be treated as critical infrastructure by governments and corporations alike