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Colombian Banks To Work With Exchanges On Year-Long Crypto Pilot

Tue, 02 Feb 2021, 09:51 am UTC

Colombian banks are set to form an unlikely alliance, with some of the nations biggest crypto exchanges set to work together on a cryptoasset transactions pilot. Per Semana, the pilot will, in most cases see crypto...

Regulation

India’s plan to ban Bitcoin (BTC) and other private cryptos worries investors

Mon, 01 Feb 2021, 04:25 am UTC

Indias crypto investors are nervous after the recent revelation of a government-backed bill that could have far-reaching effects on the countrys entire cryptocurrency industry. Reports surfaced last week that the...

Insights & Views Regulation

Bitcoin (BTC) ETF will only get approval once crypto’s market cap reaches $2T, says Ark Investment CEO

Thu, 28 Jan 2021, 12:40 pm UTC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not yet approved of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund to this day. However, BTCs market cap reaching $2 trillion could increase the likelihood of its ETFs approval, according to...

Regulation

The Philippines expands crypto regulation coverage for virtual asset service providers

Thu, 28 Jan 2021, 08:23 am UTC

Noting the growing crypto activity in the country, the Philippines has expanded its cryptocurrency regulation for virtual asset service providers. The new guidelines are in line with standards set by international...

Regulation

Department Of Justice Launches Global Action Against NetWalker Ransomware

Thu, 28 Jan 2021, 03:10 am UTC

The Department of Justice today announced a coordinated international law enforcement action to disrupt a sophisticated form of ransomware known as NetWalker. NetWalker ransomware has impacted numerous victims,...

Investing Regulation

San Francisco Resident Ordered To Return Stolen Cryptocurrency And Cash To Victims Of Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Fraud

Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 02:04 am UTC

Jerry Ji Guo was sentenced on January 26 for his role is a scheme to defraud his clients of cash and cryptocurrency in connection with an initial coin offering, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and...

Regulation

Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency

Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 11:20 am UTC

Russian government officials must dispose of any digital asset holdings before April 1, a letter from the Ministry of Labor states. Russias Ministry of Labor has informed officials of federal and local government bodies...

Regulation Business

Bahrain Central Bank Licenses Sharia-Compliant Crypto Exchange

Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 10:32 am UTC

CoinMENA, a soon-to-launch cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has obtained a license from the Central Bank of Bahrain, or CBB. The newly acquired Crypto Assets Services Company License...

Regulation

30 suspects in 2018 hack of crypto exchange Coincheck arrested in Japan

Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 04:09 am UTC

Japanese authorities have arrested 30 people suspected of their involvement in the hack of the crypto exchange Coincheck three years ago. In January 2018, hackers breached the platform and stole 500 million NEM...

Business Regulation

ENJ becomes the first gaming crypto to get regulatory approval in Japan

Fri, 22 Jan 2021, 08:17 am UTC

Japan is about to welcome its first gaming-focused cryptocurrency. Enjin Coin received the green light from Japanese regulators after successfully passing the countrys stringent requirements. Japan Virtual Currency...

Regulation

45,000 Bitcoin mining rigs seized in Iran for unauthorized usage of subsidized electricity

Tue, 19 Jan 2021, 14:12 pm UTC

The Iranian government is ramping up its efforts of weeding out illegally operating Bitcoin miners in the country. Recently, authorities seized tens of thousands of BTC mining rigs for allegedly using subsidized...

Regulation Insights & Views

Bitcoin (BTC) should be regulated on a global scale, says ECB’s Lagarde

Thu, 14 Jan 2021, 14:30 pm UTC

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde called for the global regulation of Bitcoin, the worlds largest crypto by market cap. The ECB Chief noted that BTC is a highly speculative asset and also expressed her...

Regulation

18% tax on Bitcoin (BTC) transactions being considered by the Indian government

Tue, 29 Dec 2020, 17:19 pm UTC

India is reportedly mulling on the possibility of imposing an 18 percent tax on Bitcoin transactions. Experts estimate that such a taxation scheme could bring in around $1 billion in revenue to state coffers. On...

Regulation

Crypto exchange Coinbase will suspend XRP trading in response to SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple

Tue, 29 Dec 2020, 13:11 pm UTC

Crypto exchange Coinbase announced that it will suspend XRP trading in its platform. The companys decision came after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took legal action against Ripple, the blockchain payments...

Regulation

Israeli crypto owners told to disclose their holdings

Sat, 26 Dec 2020, 13:39 pm UTC

Profits from crypto transactions are now being targeted by the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) in its efforts to boost revenue collection. The agency recently sent notices to dozens of cryptocurrency owners instructing them to...