Winklevoss-backed Virtual Commodity Association is seeking to become a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the cryptocurrency industry, in a bid to run similarly like the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)...

The government of Canada has updated its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) rules, CoinDesk reported. The amendments, which were finalized last month, target cryptocurrency exchanges...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly given blockchain startup Blockstack a go signal to conduct a $28 million digital token offering under Regulation A+, according to the Wall Street...

The United States Internal Revenue Services (IRS) is reportedly considering to require tech giants to report their users crypto-related activities, according to an IRS presentation shared by a Twitter user. As per the...

With Japan being one of the biggest economies in the world and having a substantial gadget-centric population along with crypto-friendly regulations, its the perfect ecosystem for cryptocurrency. This is why over 110...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have released a joint statement clarifying the broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities. The...

Facebooks cryptocurrency Libra has met another pushback, now from the Indian government, as officials of Asias third-largest economy are not keen on the social media giants upcoming project. Design of the Facebook...

European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure is urging financial regulators to act fast to prepare for the upcoming Libra cryptocurrency of Facebook, according to Bloomberg. Speaking at the Aix-en-Provence...

Ever since it was revealed, Facebook Libra has been having a reverberating effect all over the world that saw regulators sweating at the very concept. It is basically seen as a gigantic threat to the sovereign currencies...

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be updating its current 2014 guidance on bitcoin tax in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Based on its IRS Notice 2014-12, bitcoin and other crypto assets...

Ponzi schemes are nothing new in the crypto world and recently, four people in India have been arrested for allegedly perpetrating the act. The suspects that were apprehended were Vijay Prajapati, Dhiraj Patel, Kamruddin...

Although the US is better at engaging in blockchain technology than most countries, the regulations that will allow companies going into this space to thrive have yet to be fully formed. This might soon change with the...

Unlike countries that have declared their support for or against cryptocurrencies, the Philippines remains unwilling to fully commit to either side. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BPS) Governor Benjamin Diokno recently...

With regards to the implementation of blockchain technology, Cyprus has been showing enormous interest in pursuing the nascent sector to its fullest degree. Finance Minister Harris Georgiades has been particularly...

Becoming only the second U.S. state to do so, Utah has decided to create a regulatory sandbox with focus on fintech and blockchain sectors. The only other state to do this is Arizona and in both cases, the intent is the...