# Regulation News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation?page=99 Page 99 of 123. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Uzbekistan regulator issues licenses to two crypto firms](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9825) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-22T06:45:36.000Z Updated: 2022-11-22T06:45:36.000Z The two companies that were granted licenses to operate in the country are Crypto Trade NET and Crypto Market. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9825.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9825.json) ## [Russia and Cuba eyes the use of crypto for settlements](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9821) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-17T14:42:04.000Z Updated: 2022-11-17T14:42:04.000Z Both the Russian and Cuban governments are mulling on the use of Russian rubles and cryptos to facilitate bilateral cooperation in the face of Western sanctions. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9821.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9821.json) ## [Bitcoin Cash could be legal tender in St. Kitts and Nevis by March 2023](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9817) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-15T03:32:16.000Z Updated: 2022-11-15T03:32:16.000Z Prime Minister Terrance Drew, in his speech at the Bitcoin Cash 2022 conference in St. Kitts, confirmed his country is exploring the possibility of making BCH legal tender. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9817.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9817.json) ## [Hong Kong mulls on allowing retail investors to trade crypto futures ETF](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9813) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-11-09T15:09:42.000Z Updated: 2022-11-09T15:09:42.000Z Only exchange-traded funds that invest in Bitcoin (BTC) futures and Ether (ETH) futures will be allowed initially [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9813.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9813.json) ## [Australia will continue to treat Bitcoin as a digital asset and not foreign currency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9806) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-27T15:50:50.000Z Updated: 2022-10-27T15:50:50.000Z BTC investors would receive a sizable tax break compared to profits from foreign currency investments that have a general tax rate of 23.5%. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9806.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9806.json) ## [Kazakhstani crypto exchange continues to serve Russian users](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9803) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-20T17:31:38.000Z Updated: 2022-10-20T17:31:38.000Z Crypto exchange Intebex welcomes Russian clients as long as they're not on the sanctions list. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9803.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9803.json) ## [Lazarus behind years of crypto hacks in Japan says National Police Agency](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9801) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-17T03:44:57.000Z Updated: 2022-10-17T03:44:57.000Z The NPA acknowledged that Lazarus had successfully carried out several of these attacks targeting Japan-based digital asset companies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9801.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9801.json) ## [What Colorado crypto owners should keep in mind when paying taxes using digital currencies](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9798) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-07T09:31:02.000Z Updated: 2022-10-07T09:31:02.000Z Crypto owners must bear in mind that paying off taxes with crypto will trigger another taxable event for the following tax year. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9798.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9798.json) ## [Crypto exchange Binance obtains a permanent license in Kazakhstan](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9796) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-06T14:59:48.000Z Updated: 2022-10-06T14:59:48.000Z The license allows crypto exchange Binance to offer products and services as a regulated platform in the country. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9796.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9796.json) ## [Bitcoin ATMs are increasingly used by a new type of crypto scam called Pig Butchering](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9795) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-05T11:28:08.000Z Updated: 2022-10-05T11:28:08.000Z In this crypto investment scam, potential victims are contacted via social media or dating apps, where fraudsters pose as a potential romantic partners or pretend as one of the victims’ long-lost contacts. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9795.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9795.json) ## [Bitcoin and Ether payments are accepted by McDonald’s outlet in Lugano, Switzerland](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9793) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-04T15:13:34.000Z Updated: 2022-10-04T15:13:34.000Z This is hardly surprising to residents of the city as Lugano is known as a hotspot for crypto adoption in Western Europe. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9793.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9793.json) ## [Bitcoin, Tether, Wazirx Token, and USDT frozen by Indian authorities connected to its E-nuggets investigation](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9791) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-10-04T04:33:02.000Z Updated: 2022-10-04T04:33:02.000Z According to the ED, Aamir Khan, S/o Nesar Ahmed Khan launched the mobile gaming app E-Nuggets, “which was designed for the purpose of defrauding the public.” [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9791.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9791.json) ## [Bitcoin won’t likely be the choice for Russia’s crypto cross-border payments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9786) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-29T17:22:00.000Z Updated: 2022-09-29T17:22:00.000Z The possibility of Russia allowing Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), or any other crypto to be used for cross-border payments is highly questionable because these tokens are “hard to control. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9786.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9786.json) ## [Co-founder of crypto firm Terraform Labs Do Kwon says he won’t hide even after Interpol’s red notice](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9783) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-27T06:19:41.000Z Updated: 2022-09-27T06:19:41.000Z Insiders fear that the notice against Kwon may set a wrong precedent for the crypto industry and hinder innovation. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9783.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9783.json) ## [Russia is developing a settlement mechanism for crypto payments in international trade](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9782) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-27T02:25:15.000Z Updated: 2022-09-27T02:25:15.000Z The Finance Ministry and the Bank of Russia arrived at the conclusion that, in the face of escalating sanctions, Russia “can't do without cross-border crypto payments.” [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9782.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9782.json) ## [IRS secures court order for issuing summons for crypto investors’ records](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9781) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-26T16:55:25.000Z Updated: 2022-09-26T16:55:25.000Z At least 10 American taxpayers have been discovered by the IRS as having used the SFOX platform to deal in cryptocurrencies but failed to report those transactions to the IRS as required by law. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9781.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9781.json) ## [Bits of Gold becomes the first crypto exchange in Israel to receive a capital markets license](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9778) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-23T11:10:49.000Z Updated: 2022-09-23T11:10:49.000Z Bits of Gold aims to make the world of cryptocurrencies more accessible to the Israeli public in a simple yet secure manner. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9778.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9778.json) ## [Luna crypto drops by almost 50% after Seoul court issues arrest warrant for Terra co-founder](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9772) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-16T08:11:46.000Z Updated: 2022-09-16T08:11:46.000Z LUNA’s price dropped by as much as 48.4 percent to $2.23 before recovering slightly after news of the warrant was released. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9772.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9772.json) ## [Thai SEC accuses crypto exchange Zipmex of providing incomplete information on digital wallets and crypto transactions](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9766) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-09T07:01:07.000Z Updated: 2022-09-09T07:01:07.000Z The SEC said that both crypto exchange Zipmex and its co-founder Akalarp Yimwilai forwarded incomplete information outside of the approved timeframe without offering reasonable cause or excuse for the delay. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9766.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9766.json) ## [Crypto ads must not trivialize investing in cryptocurrencies, UK’s ad regulator warns two former reality stars](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9765) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-08T09:37:42.000Z Updated: 2022-09-08T09:37:42.000Z The regulator also said that the ads contained phrases that could lead consumers to believe that investing in crypto is risk-free and simple, especially for those who are not very knowledgeable about digital currencies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9765.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9765.json) ## [South Korean lawmakers propose the Metaverse Industry Promotion Act](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9763) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-07T02:58:53.000Z Updated: 2022-09-07T02:58:53.000Z A member of the National Assembly, Heo Eun-ah, recently proposed the enactment of the Metaverse Industry Promotion Act to aid the Web3 industry’s growth. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9763.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9763.json) ## [IMF acknowledges cryptocurrencies becoming more mainstream and calls for a global response toward regulation](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9762) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-06T08:19:22.000Z Updated: 2022-09-06T08:19:22.000Z The IMF believes that the best approach, for now, is for regulators worldwide to come up with a global response that is consistent, coordinated, and comprehensive. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9762.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9762.json) ## [Iran ratifies a set of crypto regulations described as more “comprehensive and detailed”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9760) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-02T05:51:23.000Z Updated: 2022-09-02T05:51:23.000Z Reza Fatemi-Amin, the minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade, told reporters on Sunday that the Iranian government approved a set of cryptocurrency regulations after completing its evaluation of all issues related to … [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9760.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9760.json) ## [Crypto can be an alternative in international settlements, says Russian PM](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9758) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-09-01T00:16:50.000Z Updated: 2022-09-01T00:16:50.000Z The head of Moscow’s executive power stressed the need for the Russian Federation to intensively develop innovative areas such as the introduction of digital assets. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9758.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9758.json) ## [CBDC transaction fees were reduced by half for Nigeria’s e-naira](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9757) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-31T05:32:56.000Z Updated: 2022-08-31T05:32:56.000Z In a move aimed at promoting the use and adoption of the e-naira central bank digital currency, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced service fees by 50 percent. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9757.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9757.json) ## [Founder of Turkish crypto exchange Thodex arrested in Albania](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9756) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-31T04:01:25.000Z Updated: 2022-08-31T04:01:25.000Z After the shutdown of his crypto trading platform in 2021, Ozer vanished, which prompted Turkey to issue an international arrest warrant for him in April of 2021. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9756.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9756.json) ## [Argentinian province launches a new system that accepts crypto for tax payments](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9753) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-31T00:45:58.000Z Updated: 2022-08-31T00:45:58.000Z The Argentinian province of Mendoza became one of the first in the country to implement a system that allows taxpayers to make payments and other operations with crypto. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9753.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/9753.json) ## [Crypto industry participants join the SEC, BSP, and lawmakers to discuss crypto regulation in the Philippines](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9750) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-29T04:30:21.000Z Updated: 2022-08-29T04:30:21.000Z Discussion participants agreed that the growth of the country’s crypto industry needs a proper regulatory framework and that the key to user protection is through financial literacy. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9750.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9750.json) ## [RBI still doesn’t want people investing in crypto and warns they could lose money in a market crash](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9748) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-28T12:26:34.000Z Updated: 2022-08-28T12:26:34.000Z The RBI has been known for its anti-crypto stance in the past and has cautioned investors on several occasions about the risks of crypto investing. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9748.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9748.json) ## [Afghanistan closes 16 crypto exchanges and arrested their operators](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9747) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-28T09:01:42.000Z Updated: 2022-08-28T09:01:42.000Z The country’s central bank is known for its anti-crypto stance and blamed crypto trading for causing problems to the country’s citizens such as in the case of scams and has recommended their closure. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9747.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9747.json) ## [Liquidators of crypto hedge fund 3AC can now request access to financial records in Singapore](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9742) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-26T07:57:14.000Z Updated: 2022-08-26T07:57:14.000Z Teneo, the firm appointed to liquidate Thee Arrows Capital’s assets, already gained control of around $40 million of the crypto hedge fund’s assets, but the amount pales in comparison to the total amount 3AC owes to i… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9742.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9742.json) ## [Tether explains why it won’t freeze Tornado Cash addresses yet](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9741) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-25T09:02:29.000Z Updated: 2022-08-25T09:02:29.000Z Tether said that even if the company spots suspicious activities, freezing an address without instruction from law enforcement might interfere with ongoing investigations. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9741.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/9741.json) ## [Australia to token map cryptos from Bitcoin to XRP this year](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9737) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-23T09:48:29.000Z Updated: 2022-08-23T09:48:29.000Z The government is trying to find the right mix that will balance investor security but allow innovation in the digital assets industry. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9737.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9737.json) ## [Korea’s regulator targets 16 unregistered foreign-based crypto firms](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9736) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-22T05:40:07.000Z Updated: 2022-08-22T05:40:07.000Z The FIU has already requested the Korea Communications Commission and the Korea Communications Standards Commission to block domestic access to the websites maintained by the unregistered crypto companies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9736.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9736.json) ## [South Korea’s tax agency to go after tax evasion cases using crypto](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9722) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-04T08:29:57.000Z Updated: 2022-08-04T08:29:57.000Z Seoul authorities pointed out that while the government has not yet implemented capital gains taxes on crypto investments and trading, digital currencies have been actively used to launder money. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9722.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9722.json) ## [Crypto lender Vauld granted a 3-month creditor protection as it continues its talks with rival Nexo](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9721) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-03T11:36:51.000Z Updated: 2022-08-03T11:36:51.000Z During this period, which would last until November 7, 2022, the crypto lender’s 147,000 creditors won’t be able to take legal action against the firm. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9721.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9721.json) ## [Crypto exchange Binance responds to the Central Bank of Uruguay’s scrutiny of its products](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9719) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-08-02T15:56:04.000Z Updated: 2022-08-02T16:00:05.000Z Binance was asked to remove the social media advertisements of its crypto products with savings features. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9719.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9719.json) ## [US Senator ask Google and Apple CEO about their app stores’ safeguards against fake crypto app](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9716) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-07-31T22:24:51.000Z Updated: 2022-07-31T22:24:51.000Z Senator Sherrod Brown, who is also the chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, wrote that it is imperative for app stores to have safeguards to prevent “fraudulent mobile application a… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9716.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9716.json) ## [Crypto exchange FTX’s subsidiary bags first MVP license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9715) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-07-31T21:30:22.000Z Updated: 2022-07-31T21:30:22.000Z The VARA MVP license allows the crypto exchange to offer crypto derivatives products, custodial, and trading services, act as a clearing house, and operate an NFT marketplace. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9715.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/9715.json) ## [Central African Republic requests assistance from BCAS to formulate its crypto regulatory framework](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9714) By Mark Jason Alcala | Regulation Published: 2022-07-31T20:09:02.000Z Updated: 2022-07-31T20:09:02.000Z The CAR previously clashed with the BCAS over the former's decision to make Bitcoin legal tender. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9714.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/9714.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation.md?page=98) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation.md?page=100)