The Indian government has started circulating a draft bill that, if passed, would impose a complete ban on cryptocurrencies, The Economic Times reported. Government officials familiar with the latest development told ET...

The New York Attorney Generals office has alleged that cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex unlawfully engaged with stablecoin operator Tether to cover-up an $850 million loss. In a press release dated April 25, NYAG...

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Florida have introduced a bill that seeks to establish a blockchain task force. The Florida House Bill 735 was filed on February 11, 2019, and aims to establish the Florida Blockchain Task...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the latest central banking authority to establish a fintech regulatory sandbox. In a report dated April 18, the RBI said that it formed an inter-regulatory Working Group (WG)...

Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to implement new rules to enhance the security of cold wallets that are used to store cryptocurrencies at crypto exchanges, Reuters reported. An anonymous source...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) are going to hold the National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers on June 27, 2019. The...

The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC) has published regulatory guidance on security token offerings (STOs). The guidance has been issued in response to the queries from various stakeholders regarding the...

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), a macroeconomic management agency under the Chinese State Council, is considering eliminating bitcoin mining activities in the country, Reuters reported. The state...

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body monitoring the global financial system, has published a Crypto-assets regulators directory. The publication of the directory is part of the efforts of the FSB...

G20 member countries are going to discuss international cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) regulation at the Finance Minister and Central Bank Governors meeting on June 8...

The South Korean government is considering revising the regulatory framework on cryptocurrencies, Cointelegraph reported referring to local media outlet ZDNet Korea. In September 2017, the Financial Services Commission...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published regulatory guidance for token issuers to help them determine if their cryptocurrencies fall under the scope of federal securities laws. In their statement...

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) last week announced the names of the first batch of 197 blockchain-based information service providers that have been granted registration numbers. Earlier this year, the...

Switzerlands Federal Assembly has passed a motion instructing the Federal Council to start adapting the countrys existing laws for cryptocurrency regulations, Cointelegraph reported. The motion was introduced by Liberal...

The Cabinet of Japan has approved draft amendments to the countrys financial instruments and payment services laws, which will introduce new regulations for cryptocurrency margin trading, Nikkei reported. The rules,...