#Regulation

Blockchain Technology to Help Penang Track Halal Products

March 4, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Blockchain, Commentary, Development, News, Regulation

On March 1, 2019, Malaysian Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Sim Tze Tzin announced that the Malaysian government is looking into utilizing blockchain to track and control agricultural and halal products. The Penang International Halal Expo And Conference Between March 1 and 2, 2019, Georgetown is the host of...

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Standard Bank to Launch a Blockchain Exchange Payments and Settlement System

March 2, 2019 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Regulation

On March 1, 2018, Standard Bank announced that they would launch a blockchain-based payment system in the first half of 2019. A Hyperledger Fabric-Hosted Platform Standard Bank’s platform will utilize the Hyperledger Fabric. This is a blockchain framework developed by The Linux Foundation with the aim of providing a suite...

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Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, and Stellar Lumens Accepted for ICO Purposes, Says Thai SEC

March 2, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

On February 28, 2019, Thailand’s financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), updated the list of cryptocurrencies which can be used for initial coin offering (ICO). The list now comprises of a total of four digital currencies – bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), XRP, and stellar lumens (XLM). BCH, ETC,...

Scammer Accused of Duping Victims of over $400,000 Arrested

March 2, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Business, Crime, Investment, Mining, News, Regulation

Wong Chung-kit, a Hong Kong scammer who has made over $400,000 from peddling fraudulent mining machines, has been arrested, as reported on February 28, 2019. To the Slammer Wong Ching-kit, a Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur, has been arrested for running a scam selling fraudulent crypto mining machines to his victims....

The Double-Edged Sword of Blockchain Technology May See China Recreate Orwell’s 1984

March 2, 2019 by Toju Ometoruwa at Adoption, Blockchain, Cryptocyclopedia, Regulation

Despite the promise of these innovations, there is a growing concern that governments will begin to use blockchains as a tool to further oppress their citizens, creating permissioned networks that restrict access to capital and essential services on the basis of one's reputation. Core features such as its immutability could...

Russian President Vladimir Putin Sets July 1 Deadline for Crypto Regulations

March 1, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation

The Russian President ordered his country’s government to fast track the adoption of federal laws related to cryptocurrencies no later than July 1, 2019. The latest order is similar to one he made about cryptocurrency regulation back in 2018. Transforming the Russian Economy into a Digital one That the government is...

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Bahraini Crypto Exchange Set to Get Licensed Following Successful Graduation from the Regulatory Sandbox

February 28, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, Exchange, News, Regulation

The Rain cryptocurrency exchange, a Bahrain-based cryptocurrency trading platform, is on the verge of obtaining a license from the nation’s authorities following its successful graduation from the regulatory sandbox created by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). Rain Graduates from the CBB Sandbox Per sources close to the matter, Rain,...

Another Indian Bitcoin Scam Mastermind Arrested after Swindling Investors

Indian Police Crash “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Crypto Scam and Charge Mastermind

February 28, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Altcoins, Business, Crime, News, Regulation

Con artists in India have been accused of duping at least 12 people of over $250,000 in the latest cryptocurrency scam. Local business people were persuaded into investing in the KBC Coin and promising them huge returns. The KBC Coin was named after Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of...

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Bahrain Central Bank Implements New Crypto Rules

February 26, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News, Regulation

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has formulated new amenable and robust guidelines to govern crypto-linked businesses in the region. The rules take care of risk management, licensing, KYC & AML, capital and more, according to a TradeArabia report on February 25, 2019. Proactive On February 21, 2019, BTCManager informed that...

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India Supreme Court: Government Given Four Week Cryptocurrency Regulation Deadline

February 26, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News, Regulation

The government has four weeks to come up with a policy framework on cryptocurrencies before the court can make its ruling about the pending case. The crypto-related case has been pending since July 2017 when the government implemented a ban on crypto-related banking activities. This according to a Tweet and...

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