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Bill Regulating Crypto Mining Submitted to Russian Parliament
30.4.2022
A draft law tailored to regulate cryptocurrency mining has been filed with the lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma. The legislation provides a legal definition for the extraction of digital currencies and envisages the establishment of a register for miners. Russian Lawmakers...
Brazilian Senate Approves Cryptocurrency Law Project
30.4.2022
The Brazilian Senate has approved a recently presented cryptocurrency policy, advancing the project to discussions in the deputy chamber. The proposal will have to be greenlighted by the deputies of Congress and signed by President Jair Bolsonaro to be approved as law. The project presented is...
Bungie Sees Multiple Claims Against Destiny Cheat Seller Dismissed In Federal Court
30.4.2022
Bungie was served a bit of a loss this week in its ongoing legal war against cheat makers and sellers. On Wednesday, a federal judge dismissed Bungie’s copyright infringement claims against website AimJunkies while agreeing with the cheat seller’s legal defense that the Destiny publisher’s other...
Solving the ‘Sunrise Issue’ is the key to unlocking crypto mass adoption
30.4.2022
Regulation will touch every person in every jurisdiction worldwide; crypto must find ways to preserve its decentralization and privacy
Coinbase CEO responds to insider trading allegations with changes for token listings
29.4.2022
“There is always the possibility that someone inside Coinbase could, wittingly or unwittingly, leak information to outsiders engaging in illegal activity,” said Brian Armstrong
Central Bank of Cuba Introduces Specific Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation
29.4.2022
The Cuban government has issued new regulations concerning the operation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the country. In an official resolution, the Bank of Cuba establishes specific procedures that these individuals or companies must follow to operate legally in the country, after...
Bipartisan bill to give CFTC authority over exchanges and stablecoins
29.4.2022
The Digital Commodity Exchange Act would give the commodities regulator the authority to determine rules for cryptocurrency developers and exchanges offering spot trading
US needs 'electronic tokens' with functionality of cash — Software Freedom Law Center legal director
28.4.2022
Software Freedom Law Center legal director Mishi Choudhary supported tokens that were not quite CBDCs nor cryptocurrencies, but with cash-like privacy features many users may want
Panama's Crypto Law: No Legal Tender, but Digital Assets Exempt From Capital Gain Tax
28.4.2022
The sponsor of the freshly-passed legislation spoke on Twitter spaces on Thursday afternoon
Panama's legislature approves bill regulating crypto
28.4.2022
The Crypto Law is aimed at making Panama “compatible with the digital economy, blockchain, crypto assets and the internet.”
FinCEN acting director says PATRIOT Act provision isn't 'right sized' for crypto enforcement
28.4.2022
Him Das said FinCEN’s current authority under the PATRIOT Act would likely not stop actors from engaging in illicit transactions for ransomware attacks and darknet markets
Buenos Aires to accept crypto for tax payments, launch DLT-backed citizen profiles
28.4.2022
Blockchain and virtual currencies are set to become vital part of the Argentine capital’s 12-step digital transformation effort
Russian Law Enforcement Submits Proposals to Regulate Seizure of Crypto Assets, Data Sharing
28.4.2022
Russian Ministry of Finance has accepted a number of crypto regulatory proposals submitted by the country’s law enforcement departments. They cover a range of related areas, including the seizure of digital assets and the reporting of information on cryptocurrency transactions. Finance...
Russian security agency wants exchanges to share data with crime investigators
28.4.2022
The measure comes along with a proposed ban on advertising of non-licensed crypto services
Central African Republic will adopt Bitcoin as legal tender: Report
27.4.2022
The African nation will reportedly join a short list of countries to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender
National Assembly of Panama Advances Discussion of Cryptocurrency Law Project
27.4.2022
The National Assembly of Panama has advanced a cryptocurrency law project that seeks to regulate cryptocurrency activity to give more clarity to the sector in the country. The proposal, which was approved in the first discussion, was composed of two different projects presented to the economic...
Brazil’s Senate approves 'Bitcoin law' to regulate cryptocurrencies
27.4.2022
It's a historic day for cryptocurrencies in Brazil, as the Senate has finally approved the country's first bill aimed at regulating the crypto market. The bill still needs to be approved in the Chamber of Deputies and then sanctioned by President Jair Bolsonaro
Panamanian MP: Our Draft Crypto Law Is Different from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
27.4.2022
The MP architect of a draft Panamanian private member’s bill that proposes allowing the use of crypto as a form of payment has claimed that there are key differences between his proposed law and the Bitcoin Law adopted in El Salvador last year....
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Law Decoded: Competing narratives around crypto clash on the Earth Day, April 19-26
25.4.2022
The future of crypto adoption will largely depend on which of the competing narratives about digital assets and blockchain’s environmental effects prevails
ECB needs 'globally coordinated regulatory action' on crypto, says official
25.4.2022
One of Fabio Panetta’s concerns seemed to be how the ECB and lawmakers address the taxation of cryptoassets, describing current requirements as “minimal."