Hawaii is taking a significant step towards bridging the gap between its traditional finance and cryptocurrency industries, after passing the draft of a bill that […]
Regulation
BIS: Emerging Economies are Championing the Push for CBDCs
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has revealed that research on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) is majorly championed by banks in emerging countries. Earlier […]
Top Kik Representative to Appear in SEC Deposition Later This Month
A representative of Canadian social media company Kik Interactive Inc. is set to sit down with attorneys from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in […]
United States Should Digitize the Dollar, Claims Experts at Davos
As you may know if you follow the cryptocurrency space at all, China is working to create its own digital asset not unlike Facebook’s Libra. […]
UK’s HMRC Seeks Tool to Track Crypto Tax Evaders
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the tax authority for the United Kingdom, has opened the doors to contractors looking to help it in its […]
Reserve Bank of India Rebuffs Crypto Ban Rhetoric
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is pushing back against the belief that it banned cryptocurrencies from the country, after it was accused of doing […]
US Congress Introduces Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act
The US Congress is trying yet again to make small payments via cryptocurrency a reality. A new bill introduced this week could be one of […]
Bitwise Study Finds Financial Advisors Are Still Hesitant to Invest in Cryptocurrency Due to Lack of Regulation
Bitwise Asset Management, a group that founded the first cryptocurrency index fund and a prominent company in the space, recently put out a survey which […]
SEC Accuses Blockvest Founder of Presenting Falsified Documents
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking additional action against Blockvest, a company that tried to issue a digital token years ago. […]
European Cryptocurrency Exchanges Get Ready for Heightened Scrutiny with AMLD5
As the EU members adopt AMLD5, cryptocurrency exchanges in the region will be forced to increase their compliance costs. The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive brings […]
