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Hydro-Québec Looks to Suspend Power Distribution to Crypto Miners in Bid to Save Capacity
7.11.2022
According to a Hydro-Québec newsroom report, the company has asked the electricity transmission and distribution regulator, Régie de l’énergie, to cease offering services to crypto miners. The Hydro-Québec report stresses that “growth in electricity demand is expected to continue in Québec....
Uzbekistan Unblocks Popular Russian Crypto Exchange Aggregator
4.11.2022
The government body overseeing the crypto market in Uzbekistan has restored access to Bestchange.ru, a well-known exchange aggregator in the region. The move comes after earlier this year the regulator blocked a number of coin trading platforms, including Binance. Residents of Uzbekistan Can Again...
Brazilian Securities Regulator CVM Might Create a Supervision Unit to Deal With Crypto Markets
4.11.2022
On Nov. 1, The Brazilian Securities Regulator, CVM, announced that it might create a new superintendence to deal with crypto-related market regulation. João Pedro Nascimento, president of the organization, said that the regulator is currently suffering from a lack of personnel that makes...
Swiss Financial Watchdog Releases Revised AML Ordinance, Clarifies Crypto Requirements
4.11.2022
The Swiss financial regulator has published its updated anti-money laundering (AML) ordinance, noting it’s extending the coverage to include blockchain trading platforms. It also clarified certain reporting and identification requirements that apply to crypto transactions. Financial Authorities...
Switzerland's financial regulator extends reporting requirements for crypto transactions
2.11.2022
FINMA said it stood by an AML ordinance requiring identity checks for transactions of virtual currencies to cash or “other anonymous means of payment” exceeding 1,000 Swiss francs
Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Receives Operating License From Singapore Regulator
2.11.2022
Paxos, issuer of the USDP stablecoin, can offer crypto products and services in Singapore after securing the license under the nation's Payment Services Act
Hong Kong financial regulator issues guidelines for crypto futures ETFs
31.10.2022
The Securities and Futures Commission hinted it would follow in the CME’s footsteps by only initially allowing listings of ETFs linked to Bitcoin and Ether futures
Australian Markets Regulator Sues Promoter of Crypto Token Qoin
25.10.2022
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sued the promoters of the crypto asset Qoin for allegedly running misleading advertisements
South Korean Regulator Plans to Look at Stablecoins' Role in Money Laundering: Report
24.10.2022
The country's Financial Services Commission considers stablecoins to be highly susceptible to money laundering, according to a new report
Binance Obtains Registration as Crypto Service Provider in Cyprus
22.10.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will be able to offer services for digital assets in Cyprus as the platform is now registered with the country’s securities regulator. The news comes after the company obtained similar approvals in several other European jurisdictions. Global Exchange Binance...
Russian Regulator: Crypto Sanctions Are a Form of Digital Fascism
21.10.2022
One of Russia’s top regulators thinks that the crypto-related sanctions that have been imposed on the country and its citizens are a type of “digital fascism.”...
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Japan to Relax Cryptocurrency Listing Rules
21.10.2022
The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) plans to allow crypto trading platforms to list coins without going through a lengthy screening process. “We hope the latest measure will help revitalize Japan’s crypto assets market,” said the vice chairman of...
US regulator touts to ‘aggressively police' crypto in new report
21.10.2022
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says 20% of its enforcement actions were aimed at the digital assets market in the 2022 fiscal year
Hong Kong Mulls Letting Retail Investors Trade Crypto, Removing ‘Professional Investor-Only Requirement’
21.10.2022
The director of licensing and head of the fintech unit of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has confirmed that the regulator is considering allowing retail investors to invest directly in crypto assets. “We’ve had four years of experience in regulating this...
South African Financial Sector Regulator Declares Crypto Assets a Financial Product
20.10.2022
According to a general notice published in a government gazette, crypto assets are now treated as financial products under South Africa’s Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act. Declaration of the crypto assets as financial products means crypto asset service providers...
International Securities Regulator IOSCO Appoints Jean-Paul Servais as its new Chair
19.10.2022
The global standard setter for the securities sector has been amping up its work efforts around the crypto space lately
Time’s Running Out for French Crypto Registration Regime, Regulator Says
19.10.2022
The country's Financial Markets Authority is also looking for entities willing to test out DLT-based securities trading
France’s 3rd Largest Bank Societe Generale’s Subsidiary Obtains Registration as Digital Asset Service Provider
19.10.2022
Societe Generale-Forge, a subsidiary of France’s third-largest bank, has obtained registration with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French financial markets regulator, as a digital asset service provider. Societe Generale’s Subsidiary Registers as Digital Asset Service...
Britský regulátor nařídil majiteli Facebooku prodat knihovnu GIF Giphy
18.10.2022
Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (CMA) rozhodl, že koupí Giphy by společnost Meta poškodila uživatele sociálních médií a britské inzerenty, a nařídil její prodej. Rozhodnutí, které úřad označil jako konečné, je vyústěním vleklé snahy majitele Facebooku a Instagramu zvrátit loňský verdikt...
Japan’s Police and FSA Publish a Joint Cyber Warning to Crypto Firms, Link Attacks to Lazarus Group
18.10.2022
According to the National Police Agency (NPA) in Japan, North Korean hackers from the crime syndicate Lazarus Group have been targeting crypto companies in the country. Local reports detail that it’s the fifth time the NPA has tied “public attribution” to the organization of North Korean cyber...