#Regulation

Ver & Maxwell Conflict: Government Forced Sharesend Termination

September 8, 2016 by Joseph Young at Business, Commentary, News, Regulation

In an interesting turn of events, Blockchain.info investor and adviser Roger Ver stated in an online Bitcoin community earlier this week that the bitcoin wallet platform’s pro-privacy feature, called Shared Send, was not removed due to government threats, contradicting his earlier statement in August. Three weeks ago, Ver announced that...

Coinfirm Delivers Regulatory Solutions: Will It Take Hold?

September 8, 2016 by Michael Scott at News, Regulation

With blockchain technology and digital currency growing in worldwide use, questions still remain unanswered regarding the regulatory state of this expanded landscape. As concerns about corporate fraud and terrorist funding continue to surface, digital transactions are experiencing increased scrutiny as regulators wrestle with balancing risk mitigation nd the right to...

World Federation of Exchanges Proposes Regulatory Sandboxes For Blockchain Development

September 6, 2016 by JP Buntinx at News, Regulation

Distributed ledger technology is on nearly everybody’s radar these days. As the interest in this technology grows, so do the regulatory concerns. For the time being, the World Federation of Exchanges proposes regulatory sandboxes for distributed ledger technology. Doing so will allow innovation to be fostered without worrying too much...

Regulation is One Obstacle for Blockchain Technology

September 4, 2016 by Nuno Menezes at News, Regulation

The World Economic Forum recently released a report on blockchain’s potential to transform the financial infrastructure. The blockchain is the spinal cord of Bitcoin, the first decentralized digital currency, and this technology can profoundly change the traditional financial model. The report is the most recent phase of the Forum’s ongoing...

Japanese and South African Central Banks Warm to Blockchain

August 26, 2016 by Joseph Young at News, Regulation

Central banks across the world have shown increasing interest in blockchain technology. Leading nations and governments, in particular, have announced their intentions to develop blockchain-based platforms to carry out autonomous operations that could optimize the efficiency of various government activities. The Bank of Japan and the Reserve Bank of South...

FCA Set to Approve Blockchain Technology

August 23, 2016 by Nuno Menezes at News, Regulation

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently announced that several groups developing consumer-facing and compliance products that use Blockchain technology are now going through a pre-approval stage. The FCA is now considering approving a “small but significant number of firms” using the Blockchain technology, with UK consumers now one step...

Russia to View Bitcoin Use as Currency Transactions

August 11, 2016 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, News, Regulation

The Russian Tax Agency has advocated classifying all purchases and sales of digital currency made in the country as currency transactions. The decision comes amidst debates about whether bitcoin and different digital currencies should be completely banned or regulated and allowed for specific uses. Since last May, the Russian Tax...

UK and South Korea Collaborate to Build Fintech Bridge

July 31, 2016 by Joseph Young at News, Regulation

The UK and South Korea have signed a strategic partnership to create a ‘fintech bridge’ for startups and government agencies to establish both countries as the leading nations in the fintech sector The UK, London in specific, is known as the global fintech and blockchain hub to startups and investors...

BitcoinETI Becomes Europe’s First Regulated Bitcoin Product, Lists on GSX

July 25, 2016 by Jamie Holmes at Bitcoin, Finance, News, Regulation

The BitcoinETI, an asset-backed, exchange-traded instrument (ETI), invested exclusively in Bitcoin will be Europe’s first regulated Bitcoin product. Listing on the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) this week, the ETI will also be co-listed on Germany’s Deutsche Börse. BitcoinETI will trade under the ticker BTCETI and will provide access to investing...

U.S. House Resolution Calls for National Bitcoin and Blockchain Policy

July 21, 2016 by Joseph Young at Finance, News, Regulation

During the second session of the 114th Congress, Representative Adam Kinzinger introduced the bipartisan House Resolution 835 (H.R. 835) which proposed the establishment of a national policy that will increase the availability of financial tools and technologies. The resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, described...

U.K.’s House of Lords Holds Hearing on Potential for Blockchain

July 20, 2016 by Jamie Holmes at Finance, News, Regulation

On July 20, 2016, the Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords held a hearing to educate themselves on the potential benefits and risks of using blockchain technology and the effect it may have on the economy. The lively discussion raised some interesting points and questions; while shedding light...

E.U.’s Latest Anti-Terrorism Communication Targets Digital Currency

July 7, 2016 by Lori Brown at Commentary, News, Regulation

In a move that could threaten bitcoin users’ privacy, a recent Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament and Council has made recommendations intended to counter hidden terrorist funding by requiring entities and business owners to reveal their true identities on record, and to examine financial transactions completed...

Fully Regulated Digital Cash Platform Launches in Canada

June 23, 2016 by Joseph Young at Business, News, Regulation, Tech

Toronto-based financial technology startup nanoPay has launched MintChip, a digital cash platform and application, in a bold attempt to replace physical cash with digital money, based on an idea originally developed by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2012. The MintChip platform is currently available for download to all Canadian users...

Monetary Authority of Singapore Proposes Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech

June 8, 2016 by Jamie Holmes at Business, News, Regulation, Tech

On June 6, 2016, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a consultation paper detailing guidelines for a ‘regulatory sandbox’ enabling both financial and non-financial institutions to experiment with financial technology solutions. Promising innovations may be stifled and opportunities missed as firms may be unclear on whether a new product...

Bitcoin Regulations May Be Coming to Philippines After $81M Cyber Heist

June 7, 2016 by Evander Smart at News, Regulation

Many countries around the world, despite media depictions, have a laissez-faire approach to Bitcoin at the present time. Bitcoin isn’t bothering the government, and hasn’t worked into the mainstream as of yet; in return, governments haven’t bothered bitcoin in most parts of the world. Bitcoin has begun to pick up...

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