Israeli Regulators Request Feedback to Foster Blockchain Innovation
The Israeli Securities Authority (ISA) has issued a Jan. 20 Request For Information to identify potential regulations that prevent the development of blockchain-based ventures in...
Category : Bitcoin Regulation
Ukraine to Block Crypto Wallets for Illicit Funds, Finance Minister Says
Ukrainian authorities will be able to “block crypto wallets” in order to seize illegally obtained assets, a notice on the country’s Ministry of Finance says....
Hawaii Introduces Bill Authorizing Banks to Offer Crypto Custody
The Hawaii State Senate has passed the first reading of a bill authorizing banks to hold digital assets in their custody. The bill was introduced...
Week Two of RBI Vs. Crypto at the Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India has this week listened to further hearings in the landmark case against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’...
SEC Charges $600,000 ICO Project Opporty for Fraudulent Security Offering
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Sergii Grybniak, the founder of the initial coin offering (ICO) project Opporty, according to a Jan. 21...
Deribit Releases Specifics of New KYC Policy Following Move to Panama
Deribit, a crypto futures and options exchange that is moving from the Netherlands to Panama to avoid Europe’s new Anti-Money Laundering law has released its...
FCA’s New AML Regime – UK’s Crypto Market Will Have to Adapt in 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is now the United Kingdom’s sole Anti-Money Laundering (AML) authority for the crypto business. After a decade of compliance under...
Digital Chamber of Commerce Weighs In on Telegram Legal Battle With SEC
The Chamber of Digital Commerce has filed an amicus brief in the ongoing court case between encrypted messenger service Telegram and the United States Securities...
Australian Financial Regulator Could Oversee Facebook’s Calibra Wallet
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is seeking to oversee stablecoin projects like Facebook’s controversial stablecoin Libra. In an official proposal to the Senate published...
Raiz to Offer Bitcoin Fund to Australian Retail Investors in 2020
Australian micro-investment startup Raiz is set to bring Bitcoin (BTC) fund options to its users, Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports on Jan. 20. The firm...
