By Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer Tl;dr: We’re launching our U.S. crypto policy education initiative today, which includes a voter registration portal, to respond to our community’s strong interest in learning more about where their representatives and candidates for public office stand on issues of importance to the crypto community, and in finding ways to...Read More
By Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer Tl;dr: Coinbase does not list securities on its platform. Period. We have said it before, but given today’s events, it bears repeating. Earlier today, following a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into a former Coinbase employee’s misuse of confidential Coinbase information related to listing decisions, the Securities and Exchange...Read More
New York could become a ‘hub for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies’ if Andrew Yang is elected as the city’s mayor. Mayoral Candidate – Andrew Yang tweeted in support of cryptocurrencies earlier today, stating his intent to make the world’s financial capital more crypto centric. As mayor of NYC – the world’s financial capital – I...Read More
The Financial watchdog of the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority [FCA] on Monday, released a warning for consumers about the investment risk in cryptocurrency. According to the statement, the focus of the warning was mainly towards crypto-assets and businesses promising high returns. The warning included the FCA stating that the consumers should be prepared...Read More
Cryptocurrency regulation has been a widely discussed topic around the world. On the one hand, many nations are trying to find a balance between regulations and innovation, while on the other, there have been steps to stifle the growth and progress of crypto. Recently, the Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib with Congressmen Jesus García and Stephen...Read More
Only a few weeks ago it was revealed that Pakistan’s Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] was working towards introducing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. However, things have seemed to have escalated pretty quickly as, Sumera Shams, a member of the Provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly announced on 2 December the decision by the province’s parliament...Read More
Since President Xi Jinping’s announcement last year to prioritize blockchain development in China, the country has been the first to launch its CBDC, created the BSN network, and applied for a record 4,435 blockchain patents. While these seem like big strides forward towards adoption, there is still a ban in place on trading cryptocurrency. The...Read More
U.S Representative of Texas, Congressman Michael Conaway introduced a new bill that, if passed, would offer a way for the U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to streamline all state-based regulatory requirements for US-based crypto exchanges, under a single framework, according to a draft of the bill uploaded today. This proposed legislation would build on...Read More
In an attempt to provide more clarity on regulations to crypto firms, European Commission released a document titled The Digital Finance Package that included digital finance and retail payment strategies, according to an announcement today. This would be the first time that the EC has proposed detailed legislation on cryptocurrency assets. The future of finance...Read More
Huobi has released its native crypto trading, mobile app for the Russian market according to a release shared with AMBCrypto today. With this move, users in Russia can now access Huobi’s mobile trading app on both iOS and Android. In recent news, Russia passed new regulations on crypto-trading and mining stating that it would not...Read More
Overview: The Reserve Bank of India clarified its stand on cryptocurrencies and allowed the banks to deal with their activities. On the other hand, Coinbase entered the Indian Crypto market by investing in the funding round of CoinDCX. No Problem Rendering Services to Crypto Companies – RBI After the historic judgment from the supreme court...Read More
China is about to broaden the scope of its blockchain pilot in cross-border financing, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing a government official. Besides, China might reform the foreign exchange regulation to deal with cryptocurrency. Gov’t to Adjust Forex Regulation for Cryptos Lu Lei, deputy head of China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), said at a...Read More
The U.S. cryptocurrency scene might be on the way to seeing clear cut crypto regulations as Congress prepares to consider a new bill detailing modalities for digital asset oversight. Clear Definition for Digital Assets According to Forbes, the proposed bill titled ‘Cryptocurrency Act of 2020’ seeks to provide a clear framework for crypto regulations in...Read More
Strict EU crypto regulations will be enforced in January 2020 as the crypto companies and services that are based in the European Union have less than 30 days to adjust their business operations to comply with the new rules as reported in the previous crypto news. As of January 10th, the fifth Anti-money laundering directive...Read More
According to the blockchain analysis firm Ciphertrace, major U.S. banks process roughly $2 billion in digital currency transactions that go undetected every year. Ciphertrace disclosed a slew of financial institutions have not deployed the right KYC/AML infrastructure to detect unregistered cryptocurrency transfers. Also read: US to Strictly Enforce Crypto Rules Similar to FATF Guidelines All...Read More
As regulation continues growing exponentially for cryptocurrencies worldwide, a chasm is yawning ever deeper between supporters. On the one hand, many yearn for massive adoption and clear regulations so they can get on with their trading, and get on with their lives – not to mention the lucrative value gains attendant to such ubiquity. This...Read More
