In a bid to curb speculation and risk in cryptocurrency trading, Japans financial regulator is considering capping cryptocurrency margin trading, Nikkei reported. While cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan are required to...

The Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) has been approved by the countrys financial regulator as a self-regulatory industry body, CoinDesk reported. In April 2018, 16 crypto exchanges, licensed by the...

South Koreas Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a warning to the investors, urging them to pay special attention when considering investment in cryptocurrency funds. The regulator, in its note issued to...

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the central governments Internet regulator, censor, oversight, and control agency, has published a draft policy framework aimed at regulating blockchain-related service...

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has awarded another full Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) license to COVESTING, a cryptocurrency exchange and copy-trading platform. Last week, Coinfloor became the...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will publish its first rules for cryptocurrency regulation by June 2019, Reuters reported on October 19. The watchdog said the new regulations, part of an effort to create...

The Japanese Tax Commission is seeking to simplify the tax filing system for cryptocurrencies to ensure that investors can report their gains accurately, CoinDesk reported, referring to a report from local news outlet...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new strategic hub which will facilitate its engagement with innovators, developers, and entrepreneurs involved in financial technology (fintech). The...

Leading bitcoin exchange Coinfloor has announced that it has been awarded a full Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) license by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The GFSCs regulatory framework on DLT...

The government of South Korea is going to decide on the fate of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the country once again in November, CoinDesk reported. During the National Assemblys annual audit, Hong Nam-ki, head of...