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Bancolombia to Offer Crypto Trading in Financial Regulator’s Pilot Program
7.12.2021
Bancolombia, Colombia’s largest bank, will be offering cryptocurrency trading to customers in a pilot program within a regulatory framework established by the country’s financial regulator, the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC). Customers of the Colombian bank will be able...
Crypto Exchange Binance Is Making ‘Substantial Changes’ to Become ‘Fully Licensed and Fully Compliant’ in UK
7.12.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has unveiled its plan to become a “fully licensed and fully compliant” exchange in order to serve users in the U.K. The crypto exchange is reportedly “making a number of very substantial changes” in the way it operates in order to comply...
Japan's financial regulators may propose legislation in 2022 restricting stablecoin issuance
6.12.2021
The move comes as the Bank of Japan wants to roll out a digital yen CBDC by the end of next year
British Security Think Tank’s Report Warns NFTs Could Bolster Money Laundering Schemes
4.12.2021
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the British defense and security think tank, questions whether or not non-fungible token (NFT) assets can be used for money laundering purposes. The report determines that in order to mitigate the money laundering risks a ‘know your...
Fed's Quarles says regulators should show 'constraint' on stablecoins to avoid hampering innovation
2.12.2021
Quarles said some of the approaches on stablecoin regulation from the President's Working Group on Financial Markets’ November report are unnecessary
Crypto's impact on sanctions: Are regulators' concerns justified?
30.11.2021
Cryptocurrencies, including CBDC’s, have now become a part of the narrative on sanctions due to high adoption
‘Financial Inclusion’ — A Buzzword for Central Banks Who Secretly Despise Economic Freedom
27.11.2021
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its latest report on “digital currency governance” this month, addressing stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and “barriers to financial inclusion.” Like most central banks, regulators, think tanks, and politicians, the...
Jailed Onecoin Mastermind Accused of Using Contraband Mobile Phone to Move $20 Million
25.11.2021
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, one of the masterminds behind the Onecoin pyramid scheme, recently used a contraband mobile phone to move at least $20 million while holed up in a prison in the United States, an attorney for one of the scheme’s victims has said. Onecoin Mastermind Taking Advantage...
Finnish regulators tighten the screw on virtual currency marketing
25.11.2021
The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority published stricter rulings regarding crypto marketing
WEF releases resource suite for CBDCs and stablecoins aimed at regulators and businesses leaders
22.11.2021
The publication contains 8 separate white papers exploring topics including the impact of lawmakers regulating stablecoins and central bank digital currencies as well as informing them about the risks, benefits, and alternatives
Microstrategy CEO Discusses Bitcoin Becoming $100 Trillion Asset Class — Says BTC Will Grow 100X
21.11.2021
The CEO of Microstrategy says that bitcoin will emerge as a $100 trillion asset class and will grow 100X from where it is today. He said the cryptocurrency is winning against gold as a store of value and he is not worried about regulation. “I’m not at all troubled with the regulations...
Ripple Proposes ‘Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation’
17.11.2021
Ripple has published a proposal for a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies called “A Real Approach to Cryptocurrency Regulation.” CEO Brad Garlinghouse explained that his company’s “proposed policy framework is a three-pronged approach of what can be done...
Bank of England’s Cunliffe: Crypto Threat to Financial Stability ‘Getting Closer’ — Urges Regulators to Act Now
16.11.2021
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned that cryptocurrency is getting closer to posing a threat to global financial stability due to the sector’s rapid growth. Crypto is also being integrated into the traditional financial system at...
Coinbase Pushes for Single Crypto Regulator: CEO Says ‘We Have 53 Regulators in Just One Country, the US’
15.11.2021
Crypto exchange Coinbase has been meeting with a number of regulators to convince them that the U.S. should have just one federal regulator overseeing the crypto sector. Currently, there is a variety of different regulators in the U.S., CEO Brian Armstrong explained, noting that Coinbase...
Block.one’s Bullish exchange wins license from Gibraltar regulators
10.11.2021
Block.one announced its plans to build Bullish, its own blockchain-based crypto exchange, in May 2021
Swedish Regulators Call for EU Ban on Crypto Mining, Power Company Defends Industry
10.11.2021
Alarmed by the rising energy needs of cryptocurrency mining, Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have recently proposed an EU-wide ban on proof-of-work coin minting. The Swedish officials believe this would encourage a move towards a more energy-efficient extraction of bitcoin...
Major Swedish Power Company Defends Bitcoin Mining as Regulators Propose Ban
8.11.2021
A joint statement from the directors-general of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has called for a total ban on proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), within the EU. Meanwhile, Sweden’s state-owned power company...
Regulators are coming for stablecoins, but what should they start with?
7.11.2021
Regulators are coming for stablecoins, and the best place to start is with transparency standards for collateral and financial activities
Iran Blockchain Association Offers Help With Crypto Regulations, Says Regulators Are Not Qualified
4.11.2021
The leading crypto industry association in Iran has slammed authorities for their passive stance regarding crypto regulation. The government’s inaction is a source of concern, the organization said, offering its assistance to regulators whom it considers not sufficiently qualified to deal...
Crypto Community Smarts at US Regulators ‘Fear-mongering’ Stablecoins Report
2.11.2021
A joint call from the United States Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and financial regulators for Congress to grant them power over stablecoins and their issuers has drawn a decidedly mixed reaction from the crypto community....
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