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Singapore’s Central Bank Eyes Commercial Role for Its Blockchain Payments Tech
13.7.2020
Project Ubin has completed its last development phase and is now being considered as the basis for commercial digital currency ventures
G20 Lays Regulatory Groundwork for Accepting Digital Payments
13.7.2020
G20 officials announced on July 11 that they would begin laying the regulatory groundwork for the group to accept digital payments
Coinbase CEO Defends Licensing of Analytics Platform to Gov’t Agencies
12.7.2020
Coinbase CEO says analytics platform is important to comply with AML rules and that only privacy coins can offer true privacy
How the US and Europe Are Regulating Crypto in 2020
12.7.2020
Crypto regulation in 2020: The U.S. tightens regulation of crypto, while India has finally allowed banks to get involved with firms
Hyper-Stablecoinization: From Eurodollars to Crypto-Dollars
12.7.2020
Crypto-dollarization is the world's next best hope to meet its insatiable demand for U.S. dollars
Why Banks Keep Blocking Cryptocurrency-Related Transactions
12.7.2020
The close interaction between traditional finance and regulators is the key element in the development of the cryptocurrency industry
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: July 5 - July 11 in Review
11.7.2020
Tosei real estate and Tokyo Financial Holdings issued an asset-backed digital financial product, Coinage registered with Japanese authorities as an exchange and more headlined news from Japan this past week
The Encrypted Messaging Dilemma: Balancing Censorship and Freedom
11.7.2020
Experts are of the opinion that governments need to work hand-in-hand with encryption-centric service providers to combat illegal activities on their platforms
Telegram’s Defeat Isn’t ‘Binding’ in Kik Case, Judge Tells SEC
11.7.2020
Kik's proverbial day in court may take a lot longer than Telegram's, if the judge’s response to the SEC during a hearing this week is any indication
Law Decoded: Regulators Are Guarded But Getting There, July 3-10
10.7.2020
This week has seen some major breakthroughs in disguise, reminding us of how regulation doesn’t all happen at once
Bitfinex Must Face New York’s Accusations Over the Loss of $850M in Co-Mingled Funds
10.7.2020
The popular digital currency trading platform, Bitfinex must deal with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) over the alleged hiding of over $800 million in client and corporate funds. The NY state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division overruled an appeal on Thursday, after...
The Federal Reserve’s Declining Balance Sheet Is Bearish for Bitcoin. Or Is It?
10.7.2020
The Fed’s balance sheet just dropped the most in 11 years, but despite popular opinion, that is not necessarily bad news for bitcoin
Accomplice in Alleged $722M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Charges
10.7.2020
One of four men charged with defrauding investors of over $722 million through a long-running cryptomining scheme has pleaded guilty to charges against him
Tether Blacklists 39 Ethereum Addresses Worth Over $46 Million
10.7.2020
Just after 100,000 in USDC were blacklisted by Centre, Tether blacklists 46 million Tether in Ethereum addresses
HBZ Investors Urge Court to Block Smart Contract Destruction
10.7.2020
A class-action lawsuit seeks to prevent e-scooter firm Helbiz from destroying the smart contract underpinning its ERC-20 token
Malaysian Shariah Council Permits Cryptocurrency Investing and Trading
10.7.2020
The Shariah Advisory Council of Malaysia’s securities commission has advised that it is permissible to invest and trade cryptocurrencies on registered crypto exchanges. About 60% of the country’s population are Muslims, many of whom have been reluctant to trade crypto in fear that...
Islanders Demand Return of ‘.IO’ Domain From Colonizers
10.7.2020
The ‘.io’ domain name has become part of a complaint against the U.K. for alleged human rights violations tied to its continuing administration of territories in the Indian Ocean
Former Swiss President Sees the Country Leading in DLT and Technology of the Future
9.7.2020
Former Swiss President and new board member of CV VC talks the unique attitudes towards law that make Switzerland a hub for crypto
CFTC Hints at Future Digital Asset Regulatory Framework
9.7.2020
The commodities regulator has a four-year plan for fostering responsible innovations in the crypto asset space
Cointelegraph Exclusive: CFTC Moves Annual Fintech Conference Online
9.7.2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CFTC is changing up the format for its annual Fintech Forward conference