Australias Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has released the National Blockchain Roadmap, setting out a strategy for governments, industry, and researchers to capitalise on opportunities and address...

The recently formed consortium of six central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is going to hold its first meeting in mid-April, Nikkei reported. The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE),...

Germanys Financial Supervisory Authority (or BaFin) has released new guidelines to clarify how the countrys new law, which came into force last month, will apply to firms offering or intending to offer crypto custody...

The United States Marshals Service (USMS), a federal law agency under the U.S. Department of Justice, announced on its website that it is planning to auction over 4,000 confiscated bitcoins. The USMS is inviting those...

Denis Pitcher, Premier of Bermudas chief fintech advisor, recently shared the countrys plan for comprehensive blockchain adoption with CoinDesk. The government launched a comprehensive regulatory framework in the summer...

Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), an advocacy organization for Proof of Stake (PoS) technology, has announced the joining of new members. In an online post detailing the announcement, POSA announced that cryptocurrency...

The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG), a non-profit company incorporated by the Indian government that provides e-governance consulting services to central and state governments, has published a draft document...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Tuesday that it updated its regulatory framework for payment services with the commencement of the Payment Services Act (PS Act). The new PS Act aims to strengthen...

The Blockchain Association announced in a blog on Medium that they just launched the Market Integrity Working Group to ensure transparency and fairness in the crypto space. The Market Integrity Working Group is created...

Irans Ministry of Industry, Mine Trade has issued more than 1,000 licenses to cryptocurrency miners since it began regulating the industry in the country, Finance Tribune reported citing IBENA. Amir Hossein Saeedi...

On Jan. 18, the lawmakers in Hawaii submitted a bill to allow banks to offer crypto custodial services, CoinDesk reported. The bill is sponsored by five state senators including Gil Riviere, Sharon Moriwaki, Stanley...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Friday announced a global consortium that will focus on designing a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins. Called the Global Consortium for Digital Currency...

Cryptocurrency transactions are now subject to financial monitoring in Ukraine as the country passed the Financial Monitoring Bill into law in December. In the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine report...

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...