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Nearly three-quarters of U.K.-based crypto businesses have been forced to bank abroad due to the difficulty in opening a bank account locally, according to a survey …
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The Hangzhou Internet Court, litigating a lawsuit dating to 2013 between a cryptocurrency exchange and one of its clients, ruled this week that bitcoin is considered …
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched an investigation into whether BitMEX has allowed U.S. users to trade on its platform, Bloomberg reports. This …
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Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France’s financial watchdog, will approve the first group of cryptocurrency firms under a new set of digital currency regulations to be …
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) awarded two subsidiaries of Seed CX, a Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange, with virtual currency licenses. In a press …
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Rep. Maxine Waters opened today’s hearing on Facebook’s Libra project by noting the firm’s past behavior regarding user data and privacy
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Today, Libra project head David Marcus testified in front of the United States Senate Banking Committee on Facebook’s incipient “cryptocurrency.” The discussion was largely overshadowed by …
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This week is key for Libra, as the U.S. congressional hearings are upon us. Here’s everything you should know about the regulatory pushback Facebook’s been getting
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The Economic Crime Plan (2019–22) released by the U.K. government and the trade association UK Finance details regulatory action on cryptocurrencies to prevent their use in …
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Canadian citizens in the city of Richmond Hill will soon have the choice to pay their municipal taxes in bitcoin. In partnership with Coinberry exchange, Richmond …
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U.S. Representative Tom Emmer has reintroduced a bill that benefits taxpayers who hold forked cryptocurrencies. The bill is called the “Safe Harbor for Taxpayers with Forked …
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Aware of growing public concern about money laundering and terrorist financing, the government of Canada introduced its final anti-money laundering (AML) regulations today, July 10, 2019. …
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On July 8, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) put out a joint statement discussing broker-dealer custody …
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In this episode, Dave discusses the new Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidelines with Amsterdam-based regulatory consultant Simon Lelieveldt, who argues that these guidelines are disproportionate, …
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Retail investors in the U.K. won’t be able to purchase crypto derivatives in the future, if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) gets its way. The financial …
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The Tokyo-based crypto exchange company BitFlyer plans to reopen new domestic accounts after a year-long hiatus due to issues with consumer identity verification. The company, which …
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Prime Factor Capital Ltd., an investment management firm headquartered in London, has become the first crypto-focused hedge fund to be authorized by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct …
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At a conference in Osaka, Japan, on June 28 and 29, 2019, the leaders of the G20 economic bloc formally announced their support of the Financial …
