The U.S. House Financial Services Committee recently looked at how cryptocurrencies are being used to fund domestic extremism, Cointelegraph reported.
U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a bill to create a tax exemption for low-value cryptocurrency transactions, CoinDesk reported.
Uzbekistan is planning to launch a national mining pool and a licensed cryptocurrency exchange, Bitcoin.com reported citing a report from local news outlet Spot.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made a big announcement mandating PDVSA, a state-owned oil company, to only accept the state-backed digital currency, petro, as payment for the fuel they sell to airlines, CoinDesk …
Texas regulators warned investors of cryptocurrencies as they added this emerging new asset class to the list of top threats.
The United Nations has warned the people to stay away from the upcoming North Korean Crypto Conference in February, Reuters reported.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement warning investors against initial exchange offerings (IEOs).
The Indian Supreme Court has decided to push back the hearing against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the crypto banking ban it imposed in 2018, Cointelegraph reported.
Beijing Tong has registered data from over 1,000 offices on its "menu blockchain" system, The Block reported.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to limit the leverage in cryptocurrency margin trading to two-times the deposit of traders, The Japan Times reported.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has become the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) supervisor for businesses conducting certain cryptoasset activities.
The Blockchain Technology Act came into effect in the U.S. state of Illinois on January 01, recognizing smart contracts and other blockchain-based digital records as legal instruments, CoinDesk reported.
Cryptocurrency regulation is one of the key focus areas for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for the next couple of years, CoinDesk reported.
Australia’s Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science has revealed that it is developing a National Blockchain Roadmap to shed light on the opportunities presented by this technology across the entire economy, Z…
The Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB), the financial regulatory and supervisory agency of the country, has started developing a regulatory framework for the country’s cryptocurrency sector, Cointelegraph reported …
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to place particular emphasis on digital assets.
The Virginia General Assembly, its state legislature, is looking to blockchain technology in a bid to enhance the election process, Cointelegraph reported.
The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) last month announced that virtual asset services may not be carried out in or from the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).
China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) is clarifying the rules for examining patent applications, which will come into effect on Feb. 01, Cointelegraph reported.
Following the recent blockchain push in China spurred by President Xi Jinping, the country’s securities regulator is suspecting “serious violations” of the "Announcement on Preventing the Financing Risk of Tokens" mad…
France’s 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 be met b…
The government of China is planning to undertake a study on foreign exchange reforms in order to deal with cryptocurrencies, an official at the country’s foreign exchange regulator was quoted saying by Reuters.
The SEC will be delaying its decision on the U.S. Treasury bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) by Wilshire Phoenix to Feb. 26 as it needs more time to examine the proposal.
8 members of the U.S. Congress, including four from the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, have asked the IRS to provide more clarity about crypto tax, with emphasis on forks and airdrops.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be expanding the definition of accredited investors in an attempt to include more individuals into the fold.
Blockchain startup Blockchain of Things will be paying the SEC a total of $250,000, with each payment divided into four segments at $62,500 each.
The SEC has charged Shopin’ founder Eran Eyal with defrauding investors as the agency found that the funds raised in last year’s ICO weren’t allocated to the promised project.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is seeking feedback on the prudential regulatory treatment of crypto-assets.
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has officially announced that it is reviewing its virtual currency regulations.
Swiss crypto financial firm Amun has managed to acquire the approval of Swedish regulators to see its ETP to retail investors across the EU, giving it a solid foothold in the region.
The Department of Federal Revenue (RFB) has announced that it will be imposing fines on individuals who fail to declare their cryptocurrency transactions.
The South Korean government is currently drawing a bill that would apply capital gains tax on crypto transactions amidst authorities clamping down on crypto exchanges operating in the country.
Ukraine has finally passed an anti-money laundering law for the crypto space, providing clear guidelines for traders and businesses on how to properly conduct a transaction in the future.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is urging federal and state regulators to continue monitoring risks from digital assets and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) to the financial system.
China’s Great Firewall has now censored the popular block explorer Etherscan.io as the country’s blockchain adoption barrels forward.
The case against Ethereum staff Virgil Griffith is moving forward as authorities believe they have enough evidence for the trial regarding violation of U.S. sanctions.
Dutch crypto firms are at odds with regulators over the strict alterations made in the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) that could stifle the growth of the nascent industry.
The central bank of South Africa is set to introduce a new rule that would stop people from circumventing currency control, a move that’s currently being contested by the country’s blockchain community.
The debate on the ban of cryptocurrencies in Russia has once again come to the forefront with the central bank saying that it supports the idea to put a ban on this emerging asset class.
A new regulation will reportedly come into force on January 01, 2020 in Germany, allowing banks to hold and offer cryptocurrencies.
