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PortuguêsWhile we are unlikely to see immediate policy effects of the exchange, legislators got educated on a wide array of blockchain-related concepts and issues. On Jan. 20, the Oversight and…
Continue ReadingThe former CEO of Binance.US hasn’t been active on social media for 276 days, and no one seems to have reported seeing her for months. Around the time Binance.US announced…
Continue Reading“This open call for comment is the only way to appropriately crowd source this issue and appropriately develop a digital asset regulation Genesis Block,” said J.W. Verret. Associate law professor…
Continue ReadingCrypto allies dominate the list of witnesses slated to appear before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. As the U.S. Congress prepares to take a thorough look at the…
Continue ReadingUnited States lawmakers remain underinvested in crypto, but this is likely to change in 2022. According to some estimates, as many as 20% of Americans were invested in cryptocurrencies as…
Continue ReadingStrong framing move by U.S. Representative Tom Emmer and a looming threat of another crypto ban in Asia: a digest of last week’s top crypto policy stories is here. Last…
Continue ReadingAmong the panel of experts that met with President Arif Alvi was Bitcoin Association founding president and Bitcoin SV advocate Jimmy Nguyen. Arif Alvi, currently serving as the president of…
Continue ReadingThe Ontario Securities Commission has been responsible for cracking down on crypto exchanges operating in the region, including Binance, OKEx, Bybit, KuCoin and Polo Digital Assets. In a Friday announcement,…
Continue ReadingAccording to a recent interview, trial lawyer Kyle Roche from the legal firm Roche Freedman LLP has started a tech startup called Ryval that aims to be “the stock market…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s finance and law ministries are yet to make a decision on a potential blanket ban on crypto in the country. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is reportedly seeking…
Continue ReadingBy all appearances, we are in for a busy year in crypto regulation and policymaking. As Alex Tapscott put it, 2021 was the year when many governments and lawmakers began…
Continue ReadingAs the Bitcoin mining industry matures, it will seek stable political environments and stable energy sources. Deputy for the Spanish Ciudadanos political party María Muñoz has proposed a bill to…
Continue ReadingNew implications on the future crypto policies arise as Dapper labs brings NFTs to the conversation. Based in Vancouver, Dapper Labs offers a variety of nonfungible token (NFT)-based products and…
Continue ReadingThe Latin American nation is still struggling to cope with BTC‘s volatility when used as a medium of exchange and gaining mainstream understanding and acceptance from its populace. Before June…
Continue ReadingThe government of Estonia has approved legislation tailored to improve oversight of its crypto sector which expanded rapidly due to favorable regulations and business climate. The new law, which is…
Continue ReadingIn 2021, mainstream U.S. Democrats’ stance on crypto has tipped towards skepticism and preference for tighter regulation. As 2022 is kicking off, America nears the first anniversary of Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingWhile 2021 surely saw a few regulatory setbacks, some governments delivered masterclasses in forward-looking crypto regulation. As digital asset prices had been hitting new historical highs in 2021, many jurisdictions…
Continue ReadingThe year past saw some fundamental transformations in the relationship between state power and the digital asset space. It is that time of the year: Singular events must be abandoned…
Continue ReadingMASAK found Binance Turkey guilty of violating the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime, also known as the AML Law. The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) has fined…
Continue ReadingOnce implemented, the crypto law will implement a new economic model that can potentially help recover the lira’s falling value. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reportedly confirmed the completion…
Continue ReadingA crypto working group has held its first meeting at Russia’s parliament. Its members have been tasked to put forward legislative proposals designed to comprehensively regulate cryptocurrencies and related matters…
Continue ReadingA bill that seeks to regulate the local cryptocurrency industry has passed the the Senate of Paraguay. On Dec. 17, 2021, the Senate of Paraguay approved a cryptocurrency bill introduced…
Continue ReadingCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reportedly offered investment in Knowledgr while secretly working on his own competitor project, ResearchHub. ResearchHub, a scientific research site founded and self-funded by Coinbase CEO Brian…
Continue ReadingThis week in crypto regulation was marked by officials expressing contradictory views on how to approach digital assets. The crypto regulation regime in any jurisdiction is an equilibrium among multiple…
Continue ReadingWith this book, Jimmy Song and a group of seven writers intend to reduce the policymaker’s reliance on traditional media’s narrative on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. A group of eight Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingThe number of cryptocurrency holders in Serbia has climbed to around 200,000 with interest in cryptocurrencies increasing alongside growing crypto markets. The country’s decision to legally recognize digital assets this…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Russia are discussing two very different approaches to the regulation of cryptocurrencies and related activities. While the Bank of Russia is reportedly seeking to introduce a ban on…
Continue ReadingAs stablecoins issuers were put under the pressure of Democratic witnesses, Senator Pat Toomey released his own set of regulatory principles. On Dec. 14, the United States Senate Banking, Housing…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency miners that are illegally connecting their equipment to the power grid should go to prison, says a Russian lawmaker who recently announced that his nationalist party is working on…
Continue ReadingAlong with the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Ukrainians are enjoying an expanding range of related services and products. Besides new options to buy and trade coins, crypto users in the…
Continue ReadingThe plaintiff in the case demanded 217.7 BTC in compensation for his Bitcoin mining infrastructure investment. A district court in Beijing has rejected monetary compensation in a Bitcoin (BTC) mining…
Continue ReadingAccording to the U.S. lawmakers, the infrastructure law contains an “overly-broad interpretation” of what a broker is and places the reporting burden on individuals who may not have the necessary…
Continue ReadingDirect exchanges between U.S. lawmakers and the crypto industry could be finally taking a constructive turn. The biggest regulatory story of the week was a United States House Committee on…
Continue ReadingThe Financial Action Task Force has laid out its perspective on crypto, including its views of nonfungible tokens and decentralized finance. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its long-awaited…
Continue ReadingThe Asia Pacific and European markets slide in caution ahead of key U.S. inflation data. Growing inflation has become a mounting concern for nations around the world, especially the United…
Continue ReadingThe Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has insisted that the term “cryptocurrency” should be added to the country’s legislation. The move would allow authorities in Moscow to confiscate…
Continue ReadingThe head of the FCA said the agency is expecting new powers for regulating crypto advertisements. Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom have called upon the Financial Conduct…
Continue ReadingThe Confederation of Indian Industries has proposed new regulations around the nascent crypto market. The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), a non-government trade association and advocacy group, has proposed to…
Continue ReadingA mayor in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of more than $100,000 in cash last week. Following another corruption scandal, the government of Puerto Rico is reportedly…
Continue ReadingExperts are fairly confident that the Indian government will most likely choose to regulate rather than ban its thriving crypto economy. There’s no denying that the Indian government shares a…
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