Regulation

Regulation

Telegram Refutes All SEC Allegations, Asks Court to Dismiss in New Filing

Messaging app firm Telegram has made a new plea to a U.S. court to drop an action brought by the SEC alleging its token is a security.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 November 2019
Regulation

Huobi’s ‘Regulator-Friendly’ Blockchain Goes Open Source

Huobi Chain, the regulator-facing public blockchain of exchange Huobi Group, is now open source and available to all developers on GitHub.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 November 2019
Regulation

ECB’s Benoit Coeure to Lead Central Banking Digital Currency Initiative

Coeure is to lead the new BIS Innovation Hub in researching and perhaps developing fintech with benefits, such as digital currencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 November 2019
Exchanges

Bittrex Will Release Frozen Crypto to Former Users in Sanctioned Regimes

Crypto exchange Bittrex is looking to return crypto holdings to customers in sanctioned nations, but there are conditions.

Markets  ·  11 November 2019
Cryptocurrency

Russia Wants to Be Able to Seize Cybercriminals’ Bitcoin

Russian regulators will begin developing proposals for legislation allowing confiscation of crypto assets seized in crime investigations.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2019
Regulation

Global Crypto Framework Needed to Stop ‘Regulatory Arbitrage,’ Watchdog Warns

Hong Kong’s securities regulator says the world needs a united response to stablecoins like Libra to avoid firms setting up in laxer jurisdictions.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2019
Exchanges

Binance to Advise Ukraine Government on Upcoming Crypto Regulation

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has agreed to help Ukraine prepare rules for cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2019
Exchanges

Hong Kong Regulator to Treat Some Crypto Exchanges Like Brokers

The Securities and Futures Commission will license crypto trading platforms like traditional brokers if they offer security tokens.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2019
Regulation

Only 1 Crypto Fund Has Passed Hong Kong’s SFC Regulatory Hurdles in First Year

Only one financial fund has passed Hong Kong's framework for digital asset investments.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2019
Regulation

US Federal Reserve Hiring Retail Payments Manager to Research Digital Currencies

The central bank is expanding the role of its Retail Payments Manager to include digital currencies, stablecoins and distributed ledger technologies as part of a new hire.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 November 2019
Europe

UK Tax Authority Issues Crypto Guidance for Businesses

After clarifying how individual taxpayers should deal with cryptos last year, the U.K.'s HMRC has now issued guidance for enterprises.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 November 2019
Regulation

FATF Releases Guidance on Global Digital IDs as Use Cases Grow

The Financial Action Task Force wants financial institutions to prepare for the global expansion of digital identification systems.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 November 2019
Regulation

Reggie Middleton Reaches $9.5 Million SEC Settlement Over Alleged ICO Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a $9.5 million settlement stemming from the Veritaseum initial coin offering.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 November 2019
Regulation

Harbor Now Has Both Broker-Dealer and Transfer Agent Licenses in the US

Security token startup Harbor has been granted a transfer agent license by the SEC, a month after getting the green light from the CFTC.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 November 2019
Regulation

UK Banking Pilot Aims to Streamline Compliance Using Factom Blockchain

Crypto startup Knabu is launching a 30-day pilot today to put regulatory reporting on the blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 October 2019