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Tezos Chosen by Swiss Banking and Fintech Operators to Deliver On-Chain Financial Products
26.8.2021
Incore Bank, in partnership with Inacta and Crypto Finance Group, has selected Tezos as their preferred blockchain platform to develop regulatory-compliant digital financial products via a newly developed token standard titled DAR-1. Tezos to Enable Smart Contracts for European Banks ...
Binance Makes Regulatory Compliance Top Priority as the Crypto Exchange Pivots Into Financial Services Company
19.8.2021
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has made regulatory compliance its top priority. The exchange is on a hiring spree to “significantly” add to its compliance and legal teams. “We are going through a pivot from a technology innovator into a financial services company, so...
Are You Crypto Tax Compliant? Here’s How to Avoid Getting Caught Out
19.7.2021
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Over the last eight months, as cryptocurrencies reached for new all-time highs, many people who have been holding digital assets for the long term will...
STASIS and Free TON DeFi Alliance Partners to Boost the Development of Free TON DeFi Ecosystem
6.7.2021
Free TON, a decentralized proof of stake blockchain powered by its community and STASIS, a EU compliant EURS stablecoin project, partnered to make DeFi more functional and affordable for everyone. The STASIS team will be deploying their protocol to the Free TON ecosystem, so that their stablecoin...
PROMISE - A BEP20-Compliant Token Explodes Over 1000% Gains In 7 Days!
11.5.2021
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Undoubtedly, the adoption rate of blockchain technology has tripled in the last five years. Aside from permitting the creation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology also allows the creation...
Marathon Mines First OFAC Compliant Bitcoin Block
7.5.2021
Marathon, one of the biggest bitcoin mining dedicated companies in the U.S. and Canada, has mined the first OFAC compliant bitcoin block, only accepting transactions that comply with the directives of this government office. This has caused a stir in libertarian circles, that argue this can be...
The blacklist: Marathon only mining ‘fully compliant’ Bitcoin transactions
31.3.2021
Marathon plans to divert all hash power to its new, regulatory compliant Bitcoin mining pool from May 1
South African Taxpayers Who Fail to Disclose Income From Cryptocurrency Trading Face Possible Jail Time
4.2.2021
According to a report, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has sent out audit requests to taxpayers asking them to disclose their cryptocurrency trades and purchases. Taxpayers that fail to correctly disclose their income from bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies may be “liable to a fine...
A Look at Facebook’s Diem Wallet- Token Sale Accepts 3 Cryptos, Strict KYC, Hefty Data Collection
29.1.2021
During the last two years, there’s been a lot of interest in Facebook’s cryptocurrency diem (formally libra) and rumors of a nearing launch date went viral last November. Now the social media giant is advertising the crypto asset’s pre-sale heavily on the platform, as people...
Bahrain Central Bank Issues License to Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange
27.1.2021
Middle Eastern crypto exchange Coinmena said this week that it had obtained a crypto assets services company license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) ahead of its planned launch. In receiving the license, the exchange, which has been certified by the Shariyah Review Bureau, said it had...
New Exchange To Offer Sharia-Compliant Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Trading
25.1.2021
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The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has issued a license to CoinMENA, a Bahrain-headquartered new crypto exchange preparing for its launch, allowing the business to offer its services across the region in compliance with the Sharia law. CoinMENA aims to make its platform...
Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange Wins License From Bahrain Central Bank
25.1.2021
Launching soon, CoinMENA said it will offer spot trading in five major cryptocurrencies
Bahrain central bank licenses Sharia-compliant crypto exchange
25.1.2021
Bahrain-based crypto exchange CoinMENA acquired a major license ahead of its launch in several countries including the UAE and Saudi Arabia
It’s time to mature: We need compliant decentralized finance
5.12.2020
It’s up to the community to educate regulators and help them build a framework that achieves and maintains both sides’ goals
Crypto Retirement: US Investment Firm Launches Employer-Sponsored Bitcoin 401(k) Plan
23.11.2020
The U.S.-based company Digital Asset Investment Management (Daim) has announced the launch of a company-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan that allocates up to 10% in bitcoin. The plan is an ERISA compliant employer-sponsored 401(k) and assets are held in institutional-grade cold storage...
Chinese state-endorsed public chain to act as a global DeFi bridge, says Conflux CEO
24.9.2020
Chinese Free Trade Zone is open to experimenting with permissionless DeFi applications
Swiss Crypto Firms Say First Automated, AML-Compliant Bitcoin Transfer Completed
21.8.2020
The new bitcoin transaction automatically complies with the FATF Travel Rule and will save intermediaries from doing it all manually
Building the Infrastructure for the Future Decentralized Financial Market, Coinbase Included HBTC.Com Debut DeFi Project – Nest Protocol
12.8.2020
As the world’s leading regulatory compliant digital asset exchange, Coinbase sets one of the most stringent requirements for digital asset listing which includes technical evaluation of projects, legal and risk analysis, market supply and demand analysis, and crypto-economics. Coinbase holds...
Advocacy Group Claims IRS-Issued Crypto-Warning Letters Violated Taxpayer’s Rights
14.7.2020
Close to a year ago last July, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revealed it would be sending ‘soft letters’ to suspected American cryptocurrency owners advising them to pay their taxes. Now according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service, a subsidiary of the IRS, the soft letters...
Malaysian Shariah Council Permits Cryptocurrency Investing and Trading
10.7.2020
The Shariah Advisory Council of Malaysia’s securities commission has advised that it is permissible to invest and trade cryptocurrencies on registered crypto exchanges. About 60% of the country’s population are Muslims, many of whom have been reluctant to trade crypto in fear that...