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User Profiling Can Help Regulators Identify Illegal Crypto Activity, Says FATF
14.9.2020
The international watchdog has recommended comparing users' age and wealth with their crypto transactions to identify possible criminal activity
Despite Warnings from Regulators, the Ethereum Fueled Pyramid Scheme Forsage Thrives
11.9.2020
While Ethereum has seen a number of benefits from the decentralized finance (defi) movement and initial coin offerings (ICOs), more recently individuals have been leveraging ether for pyramid schemes and matrix cycler programs. One particular scheme crypto enthusiasts are discussing these days...
Russia’s Crypto Mining Farms Would Have to Report to Government Under Proposed Bill
31.8.2020
Russian wants all data centers, including mining farms, to report what they do and how they operate. Local experts say that brings risk
Dash Nigeria Takes Digital Currency Education Campaign to Regulators and Key Institutions
27.8.2020
With sophisticated fraud schemes seemingly overwhelming the African crypto market, there is a growing need for players in the space to help fight this scourge. Some are responding through increased educational campaigns, which they hope will not only turn the tide against scammers but will also...
How OSL Became the First Crypto Exchange to Win Over Hong Kong Regulators
27.8.2020
Crypto hubs like Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have a clearer regulatory picture going forward and are progressing faster than the U.S. and Europe
DeFi Is Just Like the ICO Boom and Regulators Are Circling
24.8.2020
DeFi needs to self-regulate or, as happened with ICOs, regulators will punish irrational exuberance in the crypto markets
UK antitrust regulators give Visa’s fintech acquisition a green light
24.8.2020
The Competition and Markets Authority find no reason that the merger will affect competition in the U.K. consumer-to-business electronic payments sector
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
Masternodes in Legal Limbo as Regulators Fail to Act
14.8.2020
U.S. regulators have yet to issue clear guidance about whether masternode operators are breaking securities laws
Wealthsimple, Robinhood of the North, Jumps Into Canada’s Crypto Sandbox
12.8.2020
The millennial-friendly investments app is working with regulators on its upcoming bitcoin and ether trading service
Binance Denies Report It Was Blocked From Installing Its CEO on Board of Failing Bank
11.8.2020
Crypto exchange Binance said the FMA had not rejected an application for CEO Chanpeng Zhao to join the board of the now-defunct Union Bank
Report: Regulators Reject CZ’s Application to Become Shareholder in Troubled Bank
11.8.2020
Alleged attempts to bring Binance CEO CZ on as anchor shareholder in a troubled Liechtenstein bank have reportedly been blocked by regulators
Interactive Brokers to Pay $38M in Settlement Over AML Lapses
10.8.2020
Publicly traded brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has agreed to pay multi-million dollar penalties to the SEC, FINRA and CFTC for failure to flag suspicious transactions and lapses in AML compliance
Major Chinese Banks Bar Customers From Buying Gold, Precious Metals
1.8.2020
Major Chinese banks have taken measures to prevent customers from buying gold, platinum, palladium, and other precious metal-related products through them. The Shanghai Gold Exchange also says it may take necessary measures to curb gold trading to “protect investors.” Chinese Banks...
Thailand Has Now Licensed 13 Cryptocurrency Service Providers
28.7.2020
Thailand has been growing the number of licensed cryptocurrency service providers. The Thai regulators have now approved 13 crypto businesses to legally operate in the country, including cryptocurrency exchanges, brokers, and dealers. The Royal Decree on the Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561...
Coinbase CEO: Exchange Won’t List XMR Due to ‘Issue With Regulators’
27.7.2020
Brian Armstrong says regulators would be "up in arms" with Monero listed on Coinbase, even as Binance and Kraken offer support for the token
SEC Commissioner Pierce Blasts Regulator’s Action Against Telegram
21.7.2020
'Crypto mom' took no prisoners in her fiery rebuke of the SEC's Telegram action
Grayscale CEO: US Regulators Can’t Shut Down Bitcoin
20.7.2020
Grayscale CEO Barry Silbert believes the United States is past the point where regulators have the support to ban crypto assets like Bitcoin
US Regulators Take Joint Action Against Crypto Firms’ Swaps Offering
14.7.2020
Two related cryptocurrency firms have fallen foul of U.S. financial regulators for entering into illegal off-exchange swaps in digital assets and foreign currency
Abra Crypto App Charged by SEC for Transactions Affecting Thousands of US Stock and ETF Purchases
13.7.2020
Abra cryptocurrency app has been charged by two U.S. regulators: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The company has agreed to cease-and-desist orders as well as fines. The SEC says Abra’s employees “effected thousands...