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Extreme Social Distancing: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 1
16.3.2020
How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? What will the post-coronavirus world look like? First in an occasional series
Russia’s Central Bank Seeks to Ban Crypto Issuance and Circulation
16.3.2020
Russia’s crypto bill will ban crypto issuance and circulation, a legal exec at the country’s central bank says
Bitcoin’s Ransomware Problem Won’t Go Away
16.3.2020
By the end of 2019, at least $128 million in bitcoin had been paid to ransomware hackers. That's not good optics for a payment system
Zimbabwe Returns to Crypto as Reserve Bank Proposes Regulatory Sandbox
16.3.2020
Zimbabwe is now warming up to crypto as the infamous Zimbabwe dollar exists once again
US Woman Gets 13 Years in Jail After Funding ISIS With Cryptocurrency
16.3.2020
The woman fraudulently obtained credit card numbers in order to buy $62,000 in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
SEC Proposal Could (Eventually) Unleash Security Token Sales
16.3.2020
Companies looking to raise funds via security token offerings (STOs) might soon get some relief from regulatory burdens in the U.S
Crypto Is Brewing in Colombia: Active Adoption That Will Wake You Up
15.3.2020
The high popularity of cryptos among Colombians has made the country one of the leading references in the region
Data Transparency and Fake Trading Volumes — Institutionalizing Crypto
15.3.2020
Are data and transparency the things to open the crypto world to institutional investment?
US Sanctions Strategy and Crypto: The Cracks Are Showing in Iran
15.3.2020
The U.S. Treasury is working to enforce sanctions in crypto but economic war risks isolating the country
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
French Court Moves the BTC Chess Piece — How Will Regulators Respond?
15.3.2020
In the end, the actual classification of BTC in the Nanterre court case may be less important than the mere fact that it is being classified
Some Indian Banks Ignore Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency, RBI Urged to Rectify
15.3.2020
Despite the Indian supreme court quashing the central bank’s ban on crypto, some major banks, including HDFC and Indusind Bank, are still arbitrarily declining to process crypto transactions. Banks say they are waiting for instructions to lift the ban from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....
Rhode Island Blockchain Act Seeks Regulatory Clarity for Crypto, Representative Place Explains
14.3.2020
Rhode Island’s recently introduced Blockchain Act also includes significant cryptocurrency implications
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 8-14 in Review
14.3.2020
This week’s news from Japan included BitFlyer hitting 2.5 million users, Tokai Tokyo Securities joining Japan’s STO group, and more
Despite Bitcoin Price Dips, Crypto Is a Safe Haven in the Middle East
13.3.2020
Bitcoin fell 40 percent this week from coronavirus shocks, but it's still seen as a safe haven in the Middle East
Crypto Payments Firm Halts Operations Citing Singapore’s New Regulatory Regime
13.3.2020
Singapore-based Coinpip said it has "suspended operations" while it looks at becoming licensed under new AML rules
Defining Cryptocurrency Is the Best Way to Kill It
13.3.2020
We should stop trying to classify cryptocurrency as a beast from another planet. Rather, we just need to accept it as the future of money
Illinois Can Claim ‘Abandoned’ Cryptocurrency Under New Bill
13.3.2020
Illinois will consider any crypto held by custodians as abandoned after five years of inactivity
New York Regulators Require Crypto Firms to Submit Coronavirus Plans
13.3.2020
Regulated crypto firms in New York City have been asked to draft detailed plans outlining how they will cope with the coronavirus outbreak
New York Regulator Tells Crypto Firms to Develop Coronavirus Contingency Plans
13.3.2020
NYDFS is asking all crypto firms operating in New York to create detailed plans in case day-to-day operations are disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak