Regulation


Policy

China to Release National Blockchain Standard Next Year, Says Official: Report

While cracking down on on the cryptocurrency industry, Beijing is pouring resources into blockchain for governmental and enterprise use.

Anshun covered bridges in Chengdu, Sichuan. (Zain Lee/Unsplash)

Policy

The Revolving Door Is Good for Bitcoin

There are legitimate concerns when regulators and business people can easily swap places, but this cross-pollination may also lead to good policy.

The pace of former regulators moving on to crypto firms is picking up, Timi Iwayemi, a research assistant at the Revolving Door Project, said. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

Policy

A Crypto Whisperer on How Regulators Toss Retail Into the Deep End

Industry commentator Maya Zehavi shares her views on capital controls, overregulation and crypto’s broken promises.

(Joe Calata/Unsplash)

Policy

Bank of Spain Opens Registry for Crypto Service Providers

All entities, including banks that are already regulated, have to register.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Dubai Issues Rules for Security, Derivatives Tokens

The regulator also plans to roll out rules for exchange and utility tokens as well as stablecoins.

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Policy

Ant Group, Tencent Change NFT References to ‘Digital Collectibles’: Report

NFTs appear to be facing regulatory heat in China.

People's Bank of China headquarters, Beijing. (Max12Max/Wikimmedia Commons)

Finance

Crypto Firm Crypterium Secures FCA Registration

The registration makes sure that as Brexit measures kick in, Crypterium can continue to provide crypto wallet services to customers in the U.K.

(Piotr Swat/Shutterstock)

Markets

Saudi Central Bank Mulls Blockchain for Finance, Rejects Phasing Out Cash: Report

Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to experiment with a CBDC.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)