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PBoC Says Digital Yuan Tests Focus on Small Transactions After Rumored Property Sale
24.8.2020
The People's Bank of China has apparently played down rumors of a house sale settled with its in-the-works digital currency
Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX to Block Ontario Traders
24.8.2020
The veteran cryptocurrency derivatives exchange is to block users in Ontario, apparently at the behest of the local securities regulator
Brazilian Crypto Companies to Self-Regulate: Target a $100 Billion Market by Year-End
24.8.2020
Brazilian crypto companies have signed a code of self-regulation that aims to legitimize and to boost adoption of crypto assets in the country. The document was signed under the auspices of Abcripto, the country’s association of cryptocurrency companies. According to regional media reports...
Japan’s Finance Minister: Blockchain Can Help in Fight Against COVID
24.8.2020
Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister, said blockchain could provide one possible solution to COVID contact tracing, emphasizing privacy
Crypto Long & Short: What Are Regulators Thinking?
24.8.2020
Noelle Acheson ponders what regulators have been up to, bitcoin on the Ethereum blockchain, mining diversity and more
Former RBI Governor and IMF Chief Economist Sees Value in Bitcoin and Facebook Libra
22.8.2020
Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sees value in bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and Facebook-backed libra alongside central bank digital currencies. Former RBI Governor’s View on Bitcoin, Crypto,...
Hong Kong Regulator Gives Crypto Exchange OSL Tentative Licensure Approval
21.8.2020
OSL Digital Securities was the first crypto exchange to apply for the SFC's opt-in license last November
Law Decoded: Blockchains and the Eastern Bloc, August 14–21
21.8.2020
As protests rage in Belarus and Alexei Navalny remains in a coma, we look at new developments in crypto across the former USSR
XRP Is Not a Security, Argues US Congressman Tom Emmer
21.8.2020
The asset still has no official distinction, however
IRS Plans to Ask Every American Worker if They Used Crypto in 2020
21.8.2020
Every American filing taxes for 2020 will have to tell the IRS whether they used crypto this year, according to new drafts from the tax agency
CFTC Seeks $429M Penalty Against Ponzi Operator Who Ghosted Them
21.8.2020
While nobody can find the man behind alleged ponzi scheme Control-Finance, the CFTC is asking the court to throw the book at him
The Challenge of Taxing Proof-of-Stake
21.8.2020
Cointelegraph examines the basis of Congress calling out the IRS for threatening to tax proof-of-stake rewards beyond their actual value
US Bank Regulator Sees Potential in Fintech Solutions to Legacy Banking Issues
21.8.2020
A fintech-positive U.S. banking regulator sees a role for private companies in providing better banking services
Tether Could Be Enabling Capital Flight From China, Says Chainalysis
21.8.2020
The East Asia crypto market has reacted fast to news of Beijing’s national digital currency and regional economic tumult
OneCoin Founder's Brother Agrees to Testify Against Sister in Settlement
21.8.2020
The OneCoin case now seems to turn the sibling founders against each other
Uber Exec Denies Bitcoin Hush Money Charges
21.8.2020
A spokesman for Joseph Sullivan has denied the charges the Uber exec faces for paying hackers $100K in Bitcoin to cover up a data breach
UK Financial Watchdog Grants Licenses to Archax and Gemini
21.8.2020
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has granted licenses to two crypto exchanges operating in the country, Archax and Gemini
Uber Exec Allegedly Concealed 2016 Hack With $100K BTC ‘Bug Bounty’ Pay-Off
21.8.2020
A former CSO is accused of trying to conceal Uber’s involvement in a 2016 data breach by paying the hackers $100K in Bitcoin
No, Crypto Payments Won’t Ruin Russia’s Financial System, Key Players Say
20.8.2020
Is Russia harming its economy by banning crypto payments?
12 Crypto Firms Authorized to Operate License-Free in Hawaii for Two Years
20.8.2020
The U.S. state of Hawaii has authorized 12 cryptocurrency companies to start operating in the state without needing a money transmission license. No action will be taken against them for conducting unlicensed money transmission activities for two years. Hawaii Green-Lights 12 Crypto Firms Several...