The Dubai Future Council has launched the Dubai Blockchain Policy during the recently concluded 9th Smart City Expo World Congress, which was held in Barcelona. The initiative aims to push Dubai as one of the leading...

The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) is reportedly seeking to set industry standards across the financial sector to guide the application of new and cutting-edge technologies. According to a report from Xinhua News Agency,...

The verdict on Libra, Facebooks proposed stablecoin, is still up in the air and its still unclear how regulators will categorize it once it launches. Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Heath...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking comments on proposed regulation of cryptocurrency derivatives on approved exchanges. The last date to submit comments is Dec. 20. The MAS today published a...

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is clamping down hard on stablecoins amidst fears of money laundering and terrorist financing. FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco said during the Chainalysis Blockchain...

Amid report of a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrency trading activities in China, the official accounts of Binance and Tron have been banned on Weibo, the countrys largest micro-blogging website, last week, Bloomberg...

Last October, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Bitwise and NYSE Arcas Bitcoin ETF proposal due to fears of market manipulation and illicit activities. However, the regulatory body will now be reviewing...

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT), one of the six taskforces of the LawTech Delivery Panel (LTDP), has officially recognized cryptoassets as tradeable property and smart contracts as enforceable agreements under English...

The Criminal Investigation Division at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has turned its attention to the potential tax issues stemming from cryptocurrency kiosks and Bitcoin ATMs, Bloomberg Law reported. Last...

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has launched a market survey on cryptocurrency derivatives last week. In its official announcement, the regulator said (via online translation): The...