Liechtensteins Financial Market Authority (FMA) has approved AARGOS Global Real Estate Fund as an alternative investment fund (AIF), the company announced on its website. The fund was created in collaboration with...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has proposed to the senate that it wants to supervise digital wallets. In a proposal submitted to the Senate Select Committee on fintech and regtech (regulatory...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that it did not ban cryptocurrencies but only ringfenced banks from it due to the risks associated with trading these virtual assets, The Economic Times reported. The...

Emurgo, the official commercial and venture arm of the Cardano blockchain project, is setting up a blockchain task force in partnership with the government of Uzbekistan. In a press release dated Jan. 20, Emurgo...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Friday that he has approved the opening of an international crypto-run casino at Ávila National Parks Hotel Humboldt, Bitcoin.com reported. As per the details, the...

Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in the UK is seeking a supplier for a crypto-asset blockchain analysis tool. The agency has recently opened a 100,000 ($130,000) contract to procure a software that will enable it...

The finance ministry of South Korea is mulling to impose a 20 percent income tax on cryptocurrency transactions, the officials announced on Monday, The Korea Times reported. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has...

Senator Nathan Dahm has drafted a new bill for Oklahoma that calls for a state-backed financial institution that will be fully supported by blockchain technology, Cointelegraph reported. The bill, dated Jan. 15, 2020,...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) issued a notice on Thursday to guide crypto exchanges on the application of securities regulation. Based on the guidance, the securities legislation would apply to platforms...

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee recently looked at how cryptocurrencies are being used to fund domestic extremism, Cointelegraph reported. The FSC Subcommittee on National Security, International Development...

U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a bill to create a tax exemption for low-value cryptocurrency transactions, CoinDesk reported. The Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020 was introduced on Thursday by Reps. Suzan...

Uzbekistan is planning to launch a national mining pool and a licensed cryptocurrency exchange, Bitcoin.com reported citing a report from local news outlet Spot. During a conference on Monday, the National Agency for...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made a big announcement mandating PDVSA, a state-owned oil company, to only accept the state-backed digital currency, petro, as payment for the fuel they sell to airlines, CoinDesk...

Texas regulators warned investors of cryptocurrencies as they added this emerging new asset class to the list of top threats. The Texas State Securities Board has released its Texas Investor Guide: Strategies for...

The United Nations has warned the people to stay away from the upcoming North Korean Crypto Conference in February, Reuters reported. In a report published last year, the UN said that North Korea stole $2 billion from...