Regulation


Markets

US House Passes Bill to Require Financial Regulators to Set Up Digital Assets Working Group

The Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 seeks to establish a digital asset working group with representatives from the SEC and CFTC.

U.S. House of Representatives

Markets

Japan’s BitFlyer Has a New President – Again

BitFlyer replaced its company president and introduced its first non-Japanese director in its latest management reorganization.

meeting

Markets

South Korean Prosecutors Sell (and Profit Off) Bitcoin Taken From Criminals

Prosecutors moved to liquidate the stolen goods on March 25 when the nation's law defining crypto as“virtual assets” went into effect.

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Policy

Indian Crypto Firms Suggest Policy Ideas to Government Ahead of Possible Ban

Exchanges including WazirX, CoinDCX and others are presenting government officials with their vision for how India should regulate crypto.

Delhi, India

Policy

UK to Focus Regulation on Stablecoins Rather Than Crypto in General: Report

“We believe the case for intervention in the wider cryptocurrency markets is less immediately pressing,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen said Tuesday.

Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen

Policy

India's Millennials Embrace Digital Gold Despite Proposed Bitcoin Ban

A crypto ban is hovering above India, but the country's younger generations are still excited about bitcoin.

"“Anecdotally, everyone I know in India is curious about getting exposure to bitcoin," said the World Economic Forum's Alpen Sheth.

Markets

Dubai Financial Services Authority Seeks Feedback on Security Token Regulations

The DFSA said it is giving the public 30 days to comment.

Dubai