Brazil has published a new tax code that will be fining individuals who fail to declare their cryptocurrency transactions. The announcement was made by the Department of Federal Revenue (RFB), the tax agency of...

South Korea is currently looking to tax capital gains from cryptocurrency transactions. A bill on these lines will be drawn up by the countrys Ministry of Economy and Finance and is slated to be introduced in tax...

The anti-money laundering law (AML) that will oversee the crypto space within Ukraine has now been completed and passed. Ukrainian legislating body Rada recognizes that crypto assets can be used as a store of wealth but is...

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is urging federal and state regulators to continue monitoring risks from digital assets and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) to the financial system. Founded in...

Ethereum block explorer Etherscan.io is reportedly inaccessible in China as it has been blocked by the countrys Great Firewall, a security system that filters foreign sites in the country. Data from Greatfire.org reveals...

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been ordered to be released from jail after a U.S. judge allowed it following his arrest on the grounds of violating U.S. sanctions. Griffiths release is merely temporary, however, as...

Dutch regulators are currently in dispute with crypto companies over the application of an anti-money laundering law that is stifling the growth of the blockchain industry. These fledgling crypto firms are arguing that the...

The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is slated to place new regulations around digital currencies in an attempt to stop people from circumventing how rand its currency is moved in the country. Sarb deputy governor Kuben...

The debate on the ban of cryptocurrencies in Russia has once again come to the forefront with the central bank saying that it supports the idea to put a ban on this emerging asset class. Last week, the Bank of Russia...

A new regulation will reportedly come into force on January 01, 2020 in Germany, allowing banks to hold and offer cryptocurrencies. According to local news outlet the Handelsblatt, the German Parliament, the Bundestag,...