Bitcoin 09/07/21 14:52 by Bernice Nyambura

Bitcoin Critic Sen. Warren Gives SEC 3 Weeks to Regulate Crypto Markets

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has up until July 28 to figure out a crypto regulatory framework for protecting US citizens with an interest in cryptocurrency investments. This is ...
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Crypto 30/06/21 18:37 by Cameron Bailey

Blockchain Caucus Co-Chair: Government Needs The Ability To Reverse Transactions

As blockchain technology becomes more applicable to business and its uses continue to grow, investors are curious as to how the US will regulate crypto. Influential figures at the highest levels of th...
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Crypto 17/06/21 19:31 by Hououin Kyouma

Iran Minister Proposes Kish Island As Crypto Exchange Hub

Iran’s ICT minister has made a proposal that the Persian Gulf island of Kish should be transformed into a crypto exchange hub. Kish is an island off the Persian Gulf coast in Southern Iran, and ...
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Bitcoin 10/06/21 16:21 by Brenda Ngari

India To Reportedly Categorize Bitcoin As An Asset Class After El Salvador’s Legal Tender Milestone

Recent reports are alleging that El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin has motivated India to weigh classifying bitcoin as a bona fide asset class in the world’s second-most populous nation. India...
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Altcoins 08/06/21 15:22 by Lou Kavan Flavius

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Isn’t Done Blasting The US Over Lack Of Regulation

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has suggested that the lack of regulatory law around cryptocurrencies is responsible for the company being in trouble with the SEC. XRP was trading under $0.90 cents on M...
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Altcoins 21/05/21 15:14 by Arun Kumar Shrivastav

India Rethinking Anti-Crypto Stance, Likely to Set Up Panel to Suggest Regulations

In what could be a major development, the Indian government is rethinking its stance on the country’s fledgling but promising crypto industry. Official sources have informally confirmed that th...
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Crypto 27/04/21 02:00 by Samuel Wan

Country in Chaos: Second Turkish Crypto Exchange Collapses Amid Accusations of Fraud

Vebitcoin crypto exchange based in the southwestern city of Mugla, Turkey, has gone offline. The company’s website home page refers to recent developments that have forced them to cease trading....
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Altcoins 06/03/21 16:45 by Luis Chira

Crypto Pundits Say US Money Laundering Legislation Could Cripple Bitcoin Market

Prior to leaving office, Donald Trump and his administration proposed new rules that they said were aimed at taking on money laundering via cryptocurrency. The new rules would require financial firms...
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Bitcoin 02/03/21 06:21 by Samuel Wan

Saylor Sees Bitcoin Regulation as Greenlight For More Institution Inflows

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor isn’t concerned with the prospect of stricter Bitcoin regulations. Instead, he sees impending future regulation, if any, as good for the industry in that it woul...
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Crypto 26/01/21 16:35 by Bernice Nyambura

Coinbase Grows Restless, Writes to US Treasury to Confirm Halt on FinCEN’s Proposed Crypto-Regulation

Coinbase has written to the US Treasury to confirm whether it plans to adhere to the recent directive by President Biden’s administration to withdraw with immediate effect its part of the last-minu...
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Crypto 26/01/21 10:14 by Guest Author

Crypto Exchanges: Slow Shift to Classic Financial Industry Regulations?

Ever since Bitcoin saw the dawn of the day in 2008, the crypto industry has come a long way. Over a decade later, there are hundreds of different cryptocurrencies available in the market and numerous ...
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Crypto 22/01/21 13:38 by Thomas Delahunty

Finlaw Associates to Submit Draft Cryptocurrency Regulation to Indian Govt as Community Demands for Clarity, Mr. Mishra Explains

A prominent Indian law firm Finlaw Associates along with Estonian Crypto Association recently announced its intention to submit a representation to the Indian government regarding cryptocurrency regul...
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Crypto 17/11/20 12:12 by Ponvang Bulus

Cryptocurrency Exchange Crypto.com Joins The International Digital Asset Exchange Association (IDAXA)

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com announced today 17 November 2020 that it has joined the International Digital Asset Exchange Association (IDAXA), an organization that sets industry...
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Altcoins 10/09/20 19:33 by Brenda Ngari

Why This Analyst Believes XRP Will ‘Completely Annihilate Almost Every Other Altcoin’ Once There Is Regulation

Cryptocurrency companies like Ripple have been hula-hooping through regulations for the longest time. The San Francisco-headquartered company which is the single largest owner of the XRP cryptocurren...
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Crypto 25/04/20 16:52 by Guest Author

Real World Blockchain Adoption: Morpheus.Network Supply Chain Platform Adopted by Canadian Giant, Federated Co-operatives Limited

The world is going through an unprecedented crisis following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The disruption caused by the spread of this disease has slowed the movement of people as well as goods....
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Altcoins 26/02/20 08:23 by Brenda Ngari

Ripple Partner MoneyGram Set To Integrate RippleNet For Account-To-Account Transfers This Year

Blockchain payment company Ripple has scored multiple strategic partnerships in its time. Perhaps the most notable one is the one with the second-largest money transfer company worldwide, MoneyGram. ...
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Crypto 19/02/20 04:00 by Brenda Ngari

US Presidential Hopeful Mike Bloomberg Proposes A Comprehensive Approach To Cryptocurrency Legislation

For cryptocurrencies to blossom, there has to be a comprehensive strategy regarding regulation, especially in the United States. The good news is that 2020 US presidential aspirant Mike Bloomberg is ...
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Mining 17/12/19 10:12 by Graham Smith

Mining Pool Simplecoin and Interactive Faucet Chopcoin Shut Down Due to EU Regulations

Like crypto payments provider Bottle Pay, mining pool Simplecoin and interactive bitcoin faucet Chopcoin are shutting down in light of restrictions imposed by EU anti-money laundering legislation, AML...
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Crypto 17/12/19 01:30 by Jamie Redman

Ciphertrace Says Banks Unknowingly Process $2 Billion in Crypto per Year

According to the blockchain analysis firm Ciphertrace, major U.S. banks process roughly $2 billion in digital currency transactions that go undetected every year. Ciphertrace disclosed a slew of finan...
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Bitcoin 16/12/19 13:00 by Christine Vasileva

Europeans Trade Bitcoin Futures the Most on BitMEX: Data

In the past month, European business hours became extremely active for bitcoin futures trading on BitMEX futures.  European Traders Pick Up the Slack on BitMEX New data shows European bitcoin trader...
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Crypto 15/12/19 04:50 by Lubomir Tassev

European AML Directive Pushes Crypto Startup Bottle Pay Out of Business

Bottle Pay, a cryptocurrency payments provider from the U.K., has announced its decision to cease operations by the end of the year. Despite attracting some serious funding and expanding its user base...
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Bitcoin 13/12/19 21:00 by Rick D.

Faced with EU AML Regulations, Bitcoin Social Tipping Platform Terminates Service

A popular service for tipping social network users has announced that it will cease functioning on New Year’s Eve. BottlePay links social accounts with Bitcoin wallets to allow users to reward e...
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Other 05/12/19 08:30 by Avi Mizrahi

Circle Warns Poloniex US Customer Assets May Be Sent to the Government

As part of its release of the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, Circle may begin charging fees to Poloniex US customers. And the company warns that any unclaimed digital assets, those in dormant accou...
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Crypto 25/11/19 07:09 by Martin Young

Thai SEC Mulls Tweaking Existing Crypto Regulations to Boost Growth

Asian nations such as Thailand are wasting no time in preparing their economies for a future that involves crypto assets. China is full steam ahead on blockchain technology, and Thailand is making pla...
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Crypto 20/11/19 10:29 by Osato Avan-Nomayo

Major South African Bank Closes Crypto Exchange Bank Accounts

FNB, one of the ‘big five’ South African bank is closing down accounts operated by crypto exchanges in the country. The bank, however, says the emergence of clear-cut cryptocurrency regulations in...
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Crypto 19/11/19 12:30 by Lubomir Tassev

Crypto Debit Card Targets Generation Z With a Promise of Financial Freedom

From video games to fizzy drinks, teens have their own spending agenda. Raised in the digital age, generation Z also has a special sense of freedom, a product of unrestricted access to the internet an...
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Mining 17/11/19 10:55 by Lubomir Tassev

Canadian Company Commissions 3 Bitcoin Mining Units to Restart Oil Well

A nascent industry utilizing flared gas to power bitcoin mining units has been developing over the past year or so, in symbiosis with the oil and gas industry in North America. Companies providing ser...
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