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Canada Regulator Probes Two Crypto Exchanges, Puts One in Receivership
5.11.2019
A financial regulator in a Canadian province has placed one cryptocurrency exchange into receivership and is investigating another – with scores of customers concerned about the whereabouts of their funds.
Per multiple Canadian media outlets, including news agency The Canadian Press (via Vic News)...
Einstein Crypto Exchange Seized by Canadian Securities Regulator
4.11.2019
The British Columbia Securities Commission says it has seized Einstein Exchange after the crypto company said it planned to shut down operations in the coming weeks
Belgian Regulator Blacklists Another 9 Crypto Websites Suspected of Fraud
1.11.2019
Belgium’s financial watchdog adds another nine suspect sites to its blacklist of crypto-related platforms associated with fraud
China: Veteran Regulator Tells Sichuan to Tap Hydropower for Blockchain
31.10.2019
The former vice-chairman of China’s securities watchdog called for Sichuan province to tap its surplus hydropower for the blockchain industry
Canadian Markets Regulator Gives 3iQ Green Light to Offer Bitcoin Fund
31.10.2019
Following an appeal, the Ontario Securities Commission has given investment fund manager 3iQ approval to offer a Bitcoin fund to Canadian investors
China: Forex Regulator Warns Against Illegal Crypto Cross-Border Flows
28.10.2019
Emerging markets must crackdown on crypto-enabled illegal cross-border capital flows, says China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange
Ontario Regulator Allows Tokenization Startup to Test Secondary Market Trading
24.10.2019
The OSC (Ontario Securities Commission) has allowed TokenGX, the security token startup, to carry out pilot testing of secondary market trading of digital securities. With this, TokenGX, which is TokenFunder’s affiliate company, has become the first entity to have received such an approval from...
Ontario Regulator Lets Security Token Startup Test Secondary Trading
24.10.2019
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is allowing startup TokenFunder to facilitate secondary-market trading of its tokens in a testing environment
Malaysia Regulator Approves International Crypto Exchange Luno
23.10.2019
The strict financial regulator in Malaysia is trying to help the local fintech industry scale up and attract new investors. As part of that trend the Malaysia Securities Commission is recognizing the right of cryptocurrency exchanges such as Luno to serve local customers. Also Read: Credit Suisse...
New York’s Financial Regulator Is Reviewing the Controversial BitLicense
22.10.2019
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is revisiting its controversial virtual currency license, the regulator’s head said Tuesday. Speaking at Georgetown University’s Institute of International Economic Law during DC Fintech Week, NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell said...
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
Apple’s CEO Meets Chinese Regulator Following Hong Kong App Affair
18.10.2019
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO recently met the head of the Chinese market regulator a week after it removed an app that had drawn China’s ire. Last week, Apple had found itself in the middle of the political crisis regarding China and Hong Kong. An app named HKmap.live, that had been available in the Apple...
Telegram Awaits Court Hearing on SEC Case Against Its Token Sale
16.10.2019
Telegram, the most popular messenger in the crypto community, is facing challenges surrounding the launch of its TON blockchain. Following an intervention by the U.S. securities regulator, a court hearing on the sale of the native gram tokens is scheduled to take place a week before the network...
UK Regulator Ramps up Crypto Investigations and Considers KYC for Wallets
8.10.2019
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been relentlessly scrutinizing cryptocurrency startups and investigations are up 74% from last year. Meanwhile, proponents of decentralized software development models and open collaboration are upset about the FCA aiming to extend KYC/AML...
Major Exchanges Urge UK Regulator to Not Restrict Crypto Derivatives
7.10.2019
The WFE has appealed to the United Kingdom’s financial regulator not to ban cryptocurrency derivatives for retail investors
UK Financial Regulator’s Crypto Investigations Surge 74% in 2019: Report
7.10.2019
The number of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s investigations into crypto businesses surges 74%: from 50 cases in 2018 to 87 already in 2019
New York State Financial Regulator Hiring Crypto and Blockchain Specialist
4.10.2019
The New York Department of Financial Services is looking to hire a specialist with expertise in virtual currencies and blockchain
Japan’s Financial Regulator Issues Draft Guidelines For Funds Investing in Crypto
3.10.2019
The instructions from the FSA are vague and obvious, but they indicate some movement on the regulatory front
Japanese Regulator Set to Sideline Crypto Trusts
2.10.2019
Japan could shun cryptocurrency investment trust offerings – while some of the country’s top financial companies have established a securities token association.
The regulatory Financial Services Agency – the body that polices the country’s exchanges and cryptocurrency businesses –...
Swiss Regulator Fears Crypto’s Dark Corners, Libra Not So Much
2.10.2019
Switzerland’s regulator is more wary of crypto projects that develop outside of official scrutiny than he is of Libra