# Regulation News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation?page=117 Page 117 of 123. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Draft of India’s cryptocurrency ban bill surfaces online](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2640) By Shampa Mani | Regulation Published: 2019-07-15T13:10:00.000Z Updated: 2019-07-15T13:12:30.000Z A copy of a draft bill that seeks to ban cryptocurrencies in India has been uploaded on Scribd by blockchain lawyer Varun Sethi. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2640.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2640.json) ## [U.S. lawmakers seek to prevent big tech companies from offering cryptocurrencies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2632) By Shampa Mani | Regulation Published: 2019-07-15T07:17:00.000Z Updated: 2019-07-15T07:17:00.000Z Facebook’s cryptocurrency project ‘Libra’ has created quite a stir in the regulatory bodies across the globe. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2632.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2632.json) ## [Georgia VAT-exempts cryptocurrencies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2631) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-15T06:02:13.000Z Updated: 2019-07-15T06:02:13.000Z Georgia becomes the latest nation to exempt cryptocurrencies from value-added taxes (VAT), a move that supports Bitcoin’s status as a currency, according to Bitcoin.com. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2631.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2631.json) ## [Securities fraud lands Bitfunder operator in prison for 14 months](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2627) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-14T13:00:16.000Z Updated: 2019-07-14T13:00:16.000Z Jon Montroll, the CEO of Bitfunder pleaded guilty to charges including securities fraud and obstruction of justice. As a result, he will be spending 14 months behind bars in a recent ruling by Judge Richard M. Berman … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2627.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2627.json) ## [Congress attending blockchain education day, Libra grilling to begin soon](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2624) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-14T12:59:28.000Z Updated: 2019-07-14T13:01:26.000Z With blockchain being a relatively new technology, many of its aspects are still confusing even to government leaders. This is why the US Chamber of Digital Commerce is holding an education day where members of the Ho… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2624.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2624.json) ## [Blockchain makes Brazilian government contract bids more transparent](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2623) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-14T12:59:20.000Z Updated: 2019-07-14T12:59:20.000Z A state in Brazil is making use of Blockchain in order to facilitate government contract bids in a more transparent and open manner. This will do so by tracking the details of the bid, which will then allow regulators… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2623.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2623.json) ## [Japan puts Libra under a microscope in preparation for G7](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2622) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-14T12:59:04.000Z Updated: 2019-07-14T12:59:04.000Z At this point, it has been well-established that Japan and many other countries view Facebook Libra with extreme mistrust. This is why, ahead of the G7 summit, Japan will be placing the crypto offer under a microscope… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2622.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2622.json) ## [Australia gets crypto-friendlier, major grocery chain accepts bitcoin payments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2620) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-13T05:24:34.000Z Updated: 2019-07-13T05:24:34.000Z More and more retailers are now accepting payments via bitcoin, and Australia just added another one on the list with the Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA) joining in. Composed of several supermarkets in the coun… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2620.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2620.json) ## [US enemies study blockchain for circumventing sanctions, report claims](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2618) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-13T05:24:12.000Z Updated: 2019-07-13T05:24:12.000Z A new report just came out to claim that countries like Russia and Iran are now looking to blockchain to figure out ways in which they can circumvent the sanctions imposed by the US. This could have huge implications … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2618.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2618.json) ## [Blockchain Promotion Act approved by US Senate, defining blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2617) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-13T05:23:58.000Z Updated: 2019-07-13T05:23:58.000Z Even though blockchain is roughly considered a decentralized ledger technology, the US Senate wants a clearer definition of the network as far as its uses are concerned. To that end, it recently approved of the Blockc… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2617.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2617.json) ## [New license earns crypto firm Prasos inroads in 28 countries](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2616) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-13T05:23:47.000Z Updated: 2019-07-13T05:23:47.000Z A new license that was granted to the crypto firm Prasos by the EU now gives the broker to additional leeway in 28 countries. Called the Payment Institution License (PIL), it is a symbol of how much trust is now being… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2616.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2616.json) ## [US Federal Reserve chairman thinks bitcoin is like gold, Trump disagrees](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2615) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-13T05:23:28.000Z Updated: 2019-07-13T05:23:28.000Z Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, in general, have been compared to a lot of things and gold is now one of them. This is courtesy of Jerome Powell, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve when he said that the crypto coin is… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2615.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2615.json) ## [US Election Commission to approve Congressional candidate's Ethereum token giveaway plans](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2600) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-12T09:36:35.000Z Updated: 2019-07-12T09:40:24.000Z A candidate running for Congress is trying to give his campaign workers incentives via Ethereum tokens. Recently, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) published a draft advisory opinion expressing the intent to appro… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2600.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2600.json) ## [Turkey considers developing central bank digital currency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2599) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-12T09:00:41.000Z Updated: 2019-07-12T09:04:28.000Z Following China’s lead, Turkey is now considering the idea of putting cryptocurrency under the direct supervision of its central bank. This news comes in conjunction with the Eleventh Development Plan that was submitt… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2599.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2599.json) ## [Winklevoss-backed Virtual Commodity Association wants to help protect cryptocurrency consumers](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2605) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-12T04:16:25.000Z Updated: 2019-07-12T04:16:25.000Z 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 (FI… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2605.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2605.json) ## [Canada’s updated AML rules to require crypto exchanges to register as MSBs](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2596) By Shampa Mani | Regulation Published: 2019-07-11T16:36:49.000Z Updated: 2019-07-11T16:36:49.000Z The government of Canada has updated its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) rules, CoinDesk reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2596.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2596.json) ## [SEC gives green signal to Blockstack's Regulation A+ token offering](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2590) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-11T08:50:49.000Z Updated: 2019-07-11T08:50:49.000Z 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 Stre… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2590.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2590.json) ## [IRS wants tech giants to report users' cryptocurrency-related activities: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2586) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-11T03:57:47.000Z Updated: 2019-07-11T03:57:47.000Z 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. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2586.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2586.json) ## [110 cryptocurrency exchanges seek to enter Japanese market](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2561) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-10T09:46:00.000Z Updated: 2019-07-10T09:46:00.000Z With Japan being one of the biggest economies in the world and having a substantial gadget-centric population along with crypto-friendly regulations, it’s the perfect ecosystem for cryptocurrency. This is why over 110… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2561.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2561.json) ## [SEC, FINRA issue joint statement on custody issues of digital assets](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2553) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-09T09:36:42.000Z Updated: 2019-07-09T09:36:42.000Z 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. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2553.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2553.json) ## [Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra meets new skeptical contender in India](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2547) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-09T05:08:38.000Z Updated: 2019-07-09T05:08:38.000Z Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra has met another pushback, now from the Indian government, as officials of Asia’s third-largest economy are not keen on the social media giant’s upcoming project. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2547.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2547.json) ## [European Central Bank executive calls to hasten regulatory action of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2535) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-08T05:17:14.000Z Updated: 2019-07-08T05:17:14.000Z 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. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2535.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2535.json) ## [Facebook Libra triggers alarm bells in Japan too, stokes major fears](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2518) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-08T03:28:13.000Z Updated: 2019-07-08T03:28:13.000Z 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 currenc… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2518.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2518.json) ## [IRS to introduce new bitcoin guidance in the 'coming weeks': Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2533) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-08T03:18:03.000Z Updated: 2019-07-08T03:18:03.000Z 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. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2533.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2533.json) ## [Indian crypto Ponzi Scheme busted, 4 arrested](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2527) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-07T04:13:26.000Z Updated: 2019-07-07T04:13:26.000Z 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, Kamrud… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2527.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2527.json) ## [US SEC wants to collect blockchain data, could lead to better regulations](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2525) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-07T04:13:16.000Z Updated: 2019-07-07T04:13:16.000Z 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 th… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2525.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2525.json) ## [Philippine central bank still on the fence regarding its own cryptocurrency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2522) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-06T17:43:07.000Z Updated: 2019-07-06T17:43:07.000Z 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 … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2522.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2522.json) ## [Cyprus is all in on blockchain, regulations to soon be ready](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2519) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-06T17:22:52.000Z Updated: 2019-07-06T17:22:52.000Z 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 ent… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2519.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2519.json) ## [Utah seeks to grow fintech and blockchain sector with new regulatory sandbox](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2523) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-06T17:17:01.000Z Updated: 2019-07-06T17:17:01.000Z 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 t… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2523.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2523.json) ## [All new Malaysian ICOs and DAX considered unauthorized pending SC guidelines](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2511) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-05T07:19:20.000Z Updated: 2019-07-05T07:19:20.000Z Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) has issued an advisory warning to the public cautioning them against any new initial coin offering (ICO) or digital assets exchange (DAX). Pending the release of the new guideline… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2511.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2511.json) ## [Venezuela President Maduro orders the country's largest bank to accept Petro cryptocurrency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2506) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-05T07:05:31.000Z Updated: 2019-07-05T07:06:24.000Z Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered Banco de Venezuela, the nation’s biggest bank, to open desk for Petro (PTC), the famous oil-backed cryptocurrency in the country, according to a tweet posted by its loca… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2506.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2506.json) ## [UK FCA seeks to ban crypto derivatives](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2483) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-04T06:44:26.000Z Updated: 2019-07-04T06:44:26.000Z The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently proposed a ban on the sale of crypto-derivatives in a bid to protect investors from sudden losses resulting from extreme volatility in the prices of cryptoassets. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2483.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2483.json) ## [No separate regulation for Facebook's crypto, says Russia's Deputy Finance Minister](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2465) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-07-03T07:23:07.000Z Updated: 2019-07-03T07:23:07.000Z Russia is not planning on creating any special regulations separate from the ones that it is now thinking of introducing to cover the crypto industry, as a whole. As things stand, it will still not be possible to purc… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2465.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2465.json) ## [U.S. lawmakers, consumer group call for a moratorium on Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2475) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-03T07:05:34.000Z Updated: 2019-07-03T07:05:34.000Z U.S. policymakers are calling on Facebook to pause the development of its Libra cryptocurrency project in a new open letter addressed to the social media giant’s executives. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2475.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2475.json) ## [Facebook applies for New York BitLicense for Libra cryptocurrency project: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2453) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-02T06:30:35.000Z Updated: 2019-07-02T06:33:04.000Z Social networking site Facebook is reportedly eyeing to obtain a cryptocurrency business license to use its recently unveiled cryptocurrency Libra in New York, according to Reuters. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2453.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2453.json) ## [G20 lends official support to FATF's cryptocurrency regulation guidelines](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2448) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-02T03:29:24.000Z Updated: 2019-07-02T03:29:24.000Z The governments of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries have officially lent support for the guidelines on cryptocurrency regulations detailed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2448.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2448.json) ## [V20 Summit leads to formation of global blockchain association](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2433) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-01T06:14:52.000Z Updated: 2019-07-01T06:16:35.000Z Following the conclusion of the V20 summit, a group of national trade associations representing the local Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) is planning to create an organization that will provide a “global unifi… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2433.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2433.json) ## [Iran seizes 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines as electricity consumption increases](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2432) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-07-01T04:08:24.000Z Updated: 2019-07-01T04:08:24.000Z Iranian authorities have seized around 1,000 bitcoin mining machines from two abandoned factories, following a spike in electricity consumption, according to RadioFreeEurope. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2432.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2432.json) ## [Internet firms’ cryptocurrency initiatives could face scrutiny from antitrust regulators, says Germany’s Cartel chief](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2406) By Melvin Alfred Wong | Regulation Published: 2019-06-28T06:14:16.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T06:14:16.000Z The alarm caused by Facebook upon the announcement of Libra has been widely reported and it has caught the attention of the Federal Cartel Office of Germany. The mistrust that regulators have with the biggest social m… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2406.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2406.json) ## [Singapore's central bank holds talk with Facebook over Libra cryptocurrency project](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2400) By Charissa Echavez | Regulation Published: 2019-06-28T03:39:51.000Z Updated: 2019-06-28T03:39:51.000Z The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central bank, has reportedly held talks with Facebook about its newly unveiled cryptocurrency project, Libra, according to Bloomberg. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2400.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/2400.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation.md?page=116) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation.md?page=118)