#Regulation

European Bitcoin Brokerage Bitpanda Receives EU Payment Service Provider License

April 7, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

Bitpanda, the Vienna-based Bitcoin broker, has received the Payments Services Directive 2 (PSD2) license from Austrian financial regulators in accordance with European law. The license allows the company to offer more financial products and services that bridge the gap between the emerging digital assets landscape and mainstream financial markets. Austrian...

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Finland: Report Finds Basic Income Recipients Happier Than Their Counterparts

April 6, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Finance, News, Regulation

Unemployed people derive considerable psychological benefits from receiving a minimum fixed amount of financial aid from the state, reports Bloomberg on April 4, 2019. Finland Pilots a Basic Income Experiment Minimum income for the unemployed has become one of the most talked about issues of the 21st century. In 2015,...

Top 5 Best Countries for Launching an ICO/STO

April 6, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Business, ICO/IEO, Regulation

If one is planning to launch an ICO or an STO to fund a startup, one of the seemingly unconnected factors that may affect the failure of success of the token sale is the country in which founders are basing their venture. In this article, readers will discover the top...

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Belgium: FSMA Blacklists Seven More Crypto-Related Fraudulent Websites

April 5, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Business, Crime, News, Regulation

On April 4, 2019, Belgium’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), announced that it had updated a blacklist of cryptocurrency-related websites associated with crimes such as fraud. Belgium’s FSMA Tightens the Strings Belgium, like many of the other European nations, has been somewhat skeptical towards cryptocurrencies. However,...

India: Despite the Uncertain Future, One Man Is Spearheading the Fight for Cryptocurrency Regulations

April 4, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Business, Commentary, Exchange, News, Regulation

India’s embryonic crypto industry continues to backpedal as on March 29, 2019, the country’s apex court postponed the hearing on cryptocurrency regulations until the second week of July. One Man, 153 Days The reluctant stance from both the government and the judicial bodies has without a shadow of a doubt...

FCC Member Demands Regulators’ Take Location Data Breaches Seriously

April 4, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Commentary, Crime, Development, News, Regulation

An op-ed published on April 2, 2019, by The New York Times, highlights the need for urgent Federal attention of data breaches. Written by Geoffrey Starks, a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the opinion editorial notes how easy it is for corporate giants to collect and sell their...

SEC Officials Publish Framework for Determining Legal Status of Digital Assets

April 4, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Commentary, Development, Finance, News, Regulation

There is a little more clarity regarding the legal status of digital assets as two SEC officials have published a framework that helps in determining whether an asset qualifies as such on April 3, 2019. A Guiding Force The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a long and interesting history...

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First 14 Crypto Asset Agents in Malta Receive License

April 3, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

Malta, popularly known as the blockchain island, has approved licenses for the first 14 crypto asset agents in the country. The announcement was made by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), April 2, 2019 Malta’s Agents It is virtually impossible to hold a conversation about countries in the blockchain space without...

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Chinese Authorities Publish List of Registered Blockchain Firms

April 2, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Commentary, News, Regulation

On March 30, 2019, the National Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued registration numbers to nearly 200 distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based firms in the region as part of its broader plan of regulating, securing, strengthening, and advancing the growth of the industry, according to local news source Yicai. Chinese DLT...

TRON (TRX) Striving to Remain Compliant with Japanese Laws

April 1, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Commentary, News, Regulation

The Tron Foundation, the group behind the TRON (TRX) blockchain project, one of the largest platforms for the development of decentralized applications (dApps), has buttressed the need for developers on the platform to refrain from creating dApps that do not conform with Japanese laws, according to a blog post on...

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