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Bitcoin price descending channel and loss of momentum could turn $60K to resistance
31.10.2021
After a slight hiccup in BTC futures premium, traders seem comfortable despite the $58,000 support retest and the risk of $60,000 turning to resistance
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Warns Governments Will Never Allow Crypto to Be Out of Their Control
31.10.2021
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sees bitcoin as mathematical purity, praising its fixed supply. However, he said that governments will never allow it to be out of their control. “If it got to the point where everything is being done in crypto and didn’t pass through governments...
Digital Transformation Committee Recommends Amended Ukrainian Crypto Law for Adoption
30.10.2021
The law “On Virtual Assets,” Ukraine’s attempt to regulate its growing crypto space, has been revised again and recommended for final adoption. A key parliamentary committee has given its support for the bill which was vetoed by the Ukrainian president this month. Ukrainian...
Russia’s Constitutional Court Expects to Face Crypto-Related Cases
30.10.2021
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is going to have to deal more and more often with cases involving new kinds of individual rights, its head has recently admitted. Some of them will be related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, the official believes. Constitutional...
Australian Police Confiscate Cryptocurrency Worth $1 Million With Help From FBI
30.10.2021
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed that the Supreme Court of New South Wales has ordered the forfeiture of cryptocurrency belonging to a convicted hacker. “The amount of cryptocurrency forfeited, more than $1.2 million, is the largest Commonwealth forfeiture...
US Senator Hagerty to CFPB Director: Don’t Stifle Crypto Innovation
29.10.2021
The conversation occurred at a banking committee meeting with Consumer Protections director Rohit Chopra
Crypto lending firms on the hot seat: New regulations are coming?
29.10.2021
The sheer amount of money invested in the crypto space is causing regulatory dialog to occur at a frenetic pace as regulators struggle to keep pace
Russian crypto market worth $500B despite bad regulation, says exec
29.10.2021
Many crypto exchanges with Russian roots have fled the country or operate illegally, Blockchain Life's founder said
Mastercard is preparing its infrastructure for the deployment of CBDCs
28.10.2021
The world's third-largest consumer payment processor remains bullish on the adoption of CBDCs
Indian government is reportedly considering regulating crypto as a commodity
28.10.2021
Officials from India's Finance Ministry said any potential law on cryptocurrencies would likely come around the time the government submits the Union Budget of India in February
FATF Wants Countries to Get Serious About Crypto Regulation, Mentions NFTs, DeFi
28.10.2021
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is looking to ramp up the pressure on countries to adopt crypto regulations – and its updated guidance has made mention of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, and stablecoins for the first time....
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Indian Crypto Regulation Is Planned for February: Report
28.10.2021
The Indian government is reportedly planning to introduce cryptocurrency regulation by the time of the next general Budget, which is in February next year. Instead of banning cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, the government is likely to regulate crypto assets as commodities, according to reports....
Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC Discuss Allowing Banks to Hold Crypto on Balance Sheets
28.10.2021
A group of U.S. banking regulators is working on how banks can be allowed to offer crypto services and hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets. The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said, “If we don’t bring this activity inside the banks, it is going...
Friday’s jaw-breaking $3.2B Bitcoin options expiry could kick-start a new rally
28.10.2021
Bitcoin bulls could be in for a $715 million profit if BTC price is above $60,000 ahead of Friday’s $3.2 billion options expiry
Putin’s internet ombudsman pessimistic about crypto regulation
27.10.2021
“No one is looking to allow Russian people to earn money with crypto operations,” the official claimed
Biden's pick for CFTC chair wants the agency to be a 'beat cop' with the authority to oversee 60% of digital asset market
27.10.2021
Rostin Behnam said it was "critically important to have a primary cop on on the beat" of an emerging market that included cryptocurrencies and stablecoins
Putting a cap on decentralization: How regulation impacts DeFi adoption
27.10.2021
As legislation threatens to allow centralization to creep into the DeFi space, regulation could have complex effects on the adoption
Nigerian Judge Rules in Favor of Accused Crypto Startup, Accounts to Be Reopened
27.10.2021
A Nigerian Federal Court judge recently ruled that the two frozen bank accounts belonging to Rise Vest Technologies, which is accused of trading cryptocurrencies, must be reopened. CBN’s Bank Account Freeze Order Dismissed In a ruling that overturns the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s...
Dubai finance watchdog approves listing of Bitcoin fund
27.10.2021
The DFSA is establishing itself as an innovative regulator for the region by focusing on fintech and innovative technology
US regulators are exploring policy for banks to handle crypto, says FDIC chair
26.10.2021
“Establishing clear regulatory expectations will be paramount to give this market an opportunity to grow and mature in a responsible manner,” said Jelena McWilliams