The regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs) will go into effect in Malaysia by the first quarter of 2019, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was recently quoted saying by The Star. Guan Eng...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it has added digital currency addresses to the sanctions list, administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), for the first time. CoinDesk reported...

The government of Norway has decided to end a power subsidy currently enjoyed by bitcoin miners, CoinDesk reported referring to a report from Aftenposten. In its state budget, the government said that normal electricity...

The government of India is reportedly inching closer to establishing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. A government panel set up by the finance ministry last November could come up with draft regulations for...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, is going to consult on crypto perimeter guidance by the end of this year, Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and...

Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) last week announced its plans to regulate cryptocurrency wallet services, Bitcoin.com reported. At the recently held ninth cryptocurrency study group meeting, the regulator...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against two companies that sold digital tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). These are the SECs first cases that impose civil penalties solely...

Thailands Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects to certify the first initial coin offering (ICO) portal this month, the Bangkok Post reported. At least one ICO portal will be certified in November, then we...

The Finance Commission of Frances lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, has backed a plan to cut the tax on bitcoin sales, Reuters reported. At present, bitcoin gains are taxed at 36.2 percent in the country...

South Korean lawyers urging the government to quickly establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported. The Korean Bar Association (KBA) is pressing for cryptocurrency laws in the country with the...