Regulation


Policy

South African Regulator Issues Warning Over Binance

The crypto exchange is barred from offering services in the country.

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Policy

Nigeria’s SEC Establishes Specialist Division to Study Crypto Investments

The country’s markets regulator will oversee crypto once banks are allowed to handle it.

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Policy

SEC’s Gensler Lays Out US Crypto Regulation Stance to European Parliament

The chairman reiterated statements he has made in interviews elsewhere.

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Policy

Singapore Grants Digital Token Payment Licenses to FOMO Pay

The city-state granted an “in principle” license to Independent Reserve in August.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips Below $48K as Focus Shifts to Regulation

Bitcoin is in pullback mode as China and the SEC have traders’ attention.

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Policy

Slovenia Financial Agency Proposes New 10% Crypto Tax

The measure is supposed to make cryptocurrency-related tax reporting easier.

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Policy

2 New Bills Ask CFTC to Clarify Crypto Regulation, Prevent Price Manipulation

Crypto-friendly congressman Darren Soto (D-Fla.) is the sponsor of both bills.

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Policy

South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Is Forming a Dedicated Crypto Bureau

The Crypto Asset Monitoring Bureau will officially launch in September and oversee licensing for exchanges and other operators, among other responsibilities.

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Videos

The Latest on Congress’s Crypto Tax Provision

CoinDesk’s Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest on the Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill now that the U.S. House of Representatives is finally taking it up. Plus, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to speak on the tapering roadmap at Friday’s Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting.

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