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Prominent blockchain strategist and advisor Steve Tendon has spent years trying to close the gap between regulators and developers in the blockchain space. More recently, he has taken on a more direct role as... 2 min read →
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Thursday that while he hasn’t entirely written off the possibility of his company trading crypto assets, he thinks the industry still needs time to mature. BlackRock, the world's largest... 3 min read →
Indian regulatory body the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is considering measures to ban the use of private cryptocurrencies while encouraging distributed ledger technology instead, after a meeting on Thursday. Mr. SC Garg briefed... 2 min read →
A new report on cryptocurrency regulation in the UK warns that “bad regulation is worse than no regulation at all,” the Telegraph reported on Monday. Experts cited in the report claim that an overly... 3 min read →
On the heels of a report by a coalition of pro-blockchain groups and financial institutions warning UK officials not to over-regulate the industry, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is weighing whether or not to... 2 min read →
A Chinese arbitration court declared crypto-assets such as Bitcoin must be treated as legal property, despite an infamous blanket ban on cryptocurrencies in the country. Chinese Court Classifies Bitcoin as Property As reported by... 2 min read →
The Albanian government is planning a regulatory framework for digital assets in an effort to become a hub for digital asset investment in the Western Balkan region, a report from the Tirana Times said... 2 min read →
Wall Street may seem to be primed for a cryptocurrency revolution, but the regulatory fortress of global finance doesn’t seem to be letting down its guard. Come Oct. 25, New Yorkers looking to trade... 2 min read →
On Oct. 19, Spain’s Ministry of Finance approved an anti-fraud law requiring all holders of cryptocurrency in the country to disclose their asset balances, according to Spanish news outlet ABC. Spain introduces law to... 2 min read →
If the blockchain industry had been knocking at the iron-clad gates of the Securities and Exchange Commission, it appears access was just granted. The US’s supreme financial watchdog unveiled the Strategic Hub for Innovation and... 2 min read →
The cryptocurrency exchange sector in Hong Kong may soon see an upheaval, as the city’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) explores various aspects of regulating the myriad of cryptocurrency trading bourses operating in the... 3 min read →
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair J. Christopher Giancarlo stated he believed the recent uptick in institutional investors could help cryptocurrencies “mature” in an interview with Fox Business on Friday morning. Ivy League Investments... 2 min read →
Leading the way in research and development expenditures of GDP by percent, cultivating a thriving startup culture comparable to Silicon Valley, Israel is one to watch in the world of blockchain tech innovation. An... 2 min read →
The United Arab Emirates is spearheading cryptocurrency adoption in the Gulf region and intends to introduce initial coin offerings (ICOs) as a legal means-of-fundraising in 2019, reported Reuters on Oct. 8. UAE’s ICO Push... 2 min read →
A proposed bill in the Australia parliament is stifling the citizens’ right to privacy. The bill calls for a software “backdoor” to encrypted data for government authorities to access on demand. If passed, decentralized... 2 min read →
Pointing out the government’s delay in regulating initial coin offerings (ICOs) since a year, South Korean lawmakers called for swift regulatory action in a parliamentary forum on Oct. 2, reported Business Korea. After China... 2 min read →
In an interview with CNBC’s Fast Money on Monday, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo discussed cryptocurrencies, saying he thought they were here for the long haul. Could help in countries... 4 min read →
Cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea faced the dreaded government hammer last week, as the authorities decided to exclude the burgeoning business type from the country’s “Venture Company” certification, reported Business Korea on Oct.1. The... 2 min read →
According to Jake Chervinsky, a government enforcement defense and securities litigation attorney at Kobre & Kim LLP, as of now, the U.S. Congress will not be passing a crypto bill in the foreseeable future.... 3 min read →
In a court case of fraud allegations against My Big Coin Pay, a federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies can be treated as commodities, even as legal discussions over its asset status continue. As reported... 2 min read →
