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Japan: FSA Considers To Introduce Travel Rules To JVCEA

Thu, 01 Apr 2021, 06:15 am UTC

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) indicated that the authority is considering to introduce the travel rules of FATF in April 2022 to the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) in a bid to...

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UK Crypto Taxation Guidelines Issued By Revenue And Customs Agency

Wed, 31 Mar 2021, 11:04 am UTC

The UKs Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued crypto tax guidelines for businesses. The regulations cover various assets and processes. The Cryptoassets Manual defines the tax rates for crypto transactions...

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Crypto Asset Businesses Now Have To Submit Financial Crime Report: FCA Watch Dog

Wed, 31 Mar 2021, 10:12 am UTC

British financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority has published a new policy statement: from now on, crypto companies will be included in the category of businesses referred to as REP-CRIM. The policy of the...

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Second crypto health warning for consumers issued by South African regulator

Tue, 30 Mar 2021, 09:42 am UTC

A second crypto health warning for consumers was issued by South Africas regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after noting a recent rise in crypto-related losses. The regulator reminded cryptocurrency...

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Crypto to fiat transactions to be monitored by Russia’s anti-money laundering body

Mon, 29 Mar 2021, 13:47 pm UTC

Cryptocurrency transactions that involve crypto to fiat conversion will be monitored by Russias anti-money laundering body. This was revealed by Herman Neglyad, deputy of Rosfinmonitoring during a State Duma Committee...

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India to require crypto holdings disclosure by companies starting next month

Mon, 29 Mar 2021, 07:08 am UTC

India has put forth a new crypto disclosure requirement for companies dealing in cryptocurrencies. Starting next month, these firms will need to disclose their crypto holdings as part of their financial statements. In a...

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Bitcoin (BTC) now accepted as payment for Tesla cars but buyers need to consider the tax implications

Sat, 27 Mar 2021, 12:30 pm UTC

Crypto adoption is accelerating at a rapid pace since the coronavirus pandemic started as more companies also started accepting digital currencies as a payment option. The latest to join the trend is Elon Musks Tesla,...

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Crypto Ponzi scheme operator no longer required to pay $4.5M fine to SEC after paying restitution in a parallel case

Fri, 26 Mar 2021, 10:01 am UTC

A U.S. court sentenced the founder of a multi-million crypto Ponzi scheme to pay a $4.5 million fine for operating a web of fraudulent companies. However, the man managed to escape shelling out cash for the hefty fine...

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Bitcoin (BTC) not a good alternative to fiat, says Norway’s central bank

Thu, 25 Mar 2021, 09:56 am UTC

Norway is known as the worlds most cashless society where most of the payments are done via digital wallets or contactless cards and only 4 percent of payments are made with cash. However, its central bank is not...

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Crypto trading not banned, says Nigeria Central Bank

Mon, 22 Mar 2021, 15:06 pm UTC

A senior official from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) clarified that the monetary authority has not banned crypto trading not placed any restrictions on its use in the country. The official explained that CBNs directive...

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Thai Central Bank Plans Stablescoins Regulations This Year

Fri, 19 Mar 2021, 07:58 am UTC

Thailands central bank expects to issue regulations on asset-backed stablecoins this year, an assistant governor said on Friday (March 19), after warning against use of a new baht-denominated stablecoin that was created...

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More than 2,400 suspected of using crypto to evade taxes being tracked by South Korea’s tax agency

Fri, 19 Mar 2021, 07:42 am UTC

South Korea is ramping up its tax collection efforts by targeting those that might have used crypto to evade taxes. The nations tax agency has listed more than two thousand individuals suspected of using popular...

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SEC Issues First Ever Charges Over Phoney ‘Insider Information’ On Darknet

Fri, 19 Mar 2021, 03:11 am UTC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against California resident James Roland Jones in the first-ever enforcement action from the commission to target securities fraud on the...

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Crypto thief who hacked a major exchange and stole $620K detained by Romanian authorities

Wed, 17 Mar 2021, 11:25 am UTC

A person suspected of stealing from a crypto exchange has been detained by Romanian authorities. The police accused the man of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrencies from a major trading platform...

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Texas Securities Regulator Issues Emergency Order Against Binance Impersonator

Tue, 16 Mar 2021, 09:00 am UTC

The securities watchdog in Texas has issued a cease-and-desist order against an allegedly fraudulent platform posing as the cryptocurrency company Binance. According to a press release on Tuesday (March 16), Securities...