#Regulation News

“No Cryptocurrency Ban,” Says Indian’s Minister of State for Finance

July 19, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Regulation

In the past months, there have been rumours about an imminent bitcoin ban in India. However, a government official recently stated that there were no plans to ban bitcoin or any cryptocurrency in the country as revealed in a July 16, 2019, Q&A with the nations Minister of Finance &...

BitMex Allegedly Being Probed by American Regulators Weeks After Showdown with Roubini

July 19, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Regulation

After the tangle in Taipei between Arthur Hayes and Nouriel Roubini, Bloomberg journalist Tim Culpan claims that securities regulators in the United States - most likely the CFTC - are looking into the matter. Roubini recently launched a second attack on Hayes and BitMex which may have prompted regulators to...

German Minister Calls for Close Monitoring of the Cryptocurrency Sector

July 18, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Regulation

A German minister has recently called on regulators to pay attention to the cryptocurrency industry, including Facebook's Libra. According to a report by Reuters on July 16, 2019, the minister said that regulators should ensure that the nascent industry doesn’t threaten the stability of the financial sector Governments Increasingly Wary...

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French Regulators Set to Approve Bitcoin-Linked Firms

July 18, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation

France’s financial watchdog, the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has announced plans to implement a new set of rules that will govern bitcoin and crypto-based businesses in the region. The regulation is expected to go live later this month, and it takes care of essential pain points like consumer protection, tax...

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Report: Regulated Digital Money will Boost Global Payments Systems

July 17, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at News, Regulation

Supranational economic institutions have been studying the effects of cryptocurrency and blockchain. In a report released by the IMF, July 15, 2019, they highlight the potential for cryptocurrencies and traditional digital money to spark a new age of payments. In the future, it is idealised that cash dependence will severely...

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SeedCX Subsidiaries Secure New York BitLicense

July 16, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation

Seed CX, a regulated bitcoin trading platform for professionals, has achieved a significant feat in its development, as two of its subsidiaries, Seed Digital Commodities market LLC (SCXM) and Zero Hash LLC, have obtained virtual currency licenses from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). Securing the BitLicense...

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Expresses Libra and Digital Asset Concerns

July 16, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Regulation

Steve Mnuchin, the secretary for the United States Treasury, held a press briefing to address the sudden storm of cryptocurrencies led by the announcement of Libra. Mnuchin, along with other bureaucrats, expressed scepticism over the launch of Libra, going as far as drafting a bill to keep tech companies out...

The United States Seeks to Prohibit Big Tech from Banking and Finance

July 16, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Regulation

A copy of draft legislation barring big tech from entering the banking industry and providing financial services has been doing the rounds. It is believed that this draft has been circulated amongst the House Financial Services Committee's Democratic majority. This is a direct response from big banking to the threat...

Preliminary Tally Reveals More than $6 Million Worth Of Crypto Was Stolen In Japan In 2017

Bitcoin Exchange Hack: $32 Million Stolen from Japanese Platform Bitpoint

July 12, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Regulation

The Japanese bitcoin exchange Bitpoint is the latest platform to fall victim to hackers, losing $32 million in cryptocurrencies according to a report by Remixpoint Inc., its parent company. Bitpoint joins other Japan-based exchanges, including Zaif and Coincheck to suffer losses due to cyberattacks. The platform could also face regulatory...

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Russia May Postpone Implementation of Cryptocurrency Law

July 11, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation

Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market revealed that Russia's digital financial assets law has been practically agreed upon but it may be postponed to autumn because the authorities have been unable to reach a concrete agreement on how bitcoin and altcoins should be handled...

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