Chinas National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) is clarifying the rules for examining patent applications, which will come into effect on Feb. 01, Cointelegraph reported. Last month, the NIPA announced that...

Following the recent blockchain push in China spurred by President Xi Jinping, the countrys securities regulator is suspecting serious violations of the Announcement on Preventing the Financing Risk of Tokens made in...

Frances Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) (or Financial Markets Authority) has published new rules regarding the licensing of digital asset service providers (DASPs) and the cybersecurity requirements to...

The government of China is planning to undertake a study on foreign exchange reforms in order to deal with cryptocurrencies, an official at the countrys foreign exchange regulator was quoted saying by Reuters. Speaking...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will be postponing its decision about the proposed U.S. Treasury bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Wilshire Phoenix. The regulatory body is slated to...

Members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the agency to provide more clarity about crypto tax. In October, the IRS published tax guidance for anyone operating in the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is trying to broaden the definition of who is qualified to be considered as an accredited investor. At the moment, the regulatory body defines accredited investors as...

U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard has raised concerns about the impending launch of the Libra stablecoin currently being developed by Facebook and its associates. Several governments have already expressed their...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has shown interest in the development of a digital currency amidst the rise of stablecoins and the negative connotations associated with it. In her first conference as head...

Blockchain-native tech firm Lukka announced a do-it-yourself (DIY) tax tool that can help crypto investors accurately calculate how much they owe to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The product comes in the wake of the...