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“Considerable Shift” Towards Crypto Regulation in the EU

The AML Directive has enhanced the rules in terms of customer due diligence and risk assessment. Additional regulations are under way.Recent decisions by the European Commission show a considerable shift from the laissez-faire approach towards fintech regulation, including blockchain and...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Morning News: G20 Needs Recommendations, NSA Monitors BTC Users

G20 Asks for Crypto Regulation Recommendations by July NSA Has Been Monitoring Bitcoin Users since at Least 2013 Japanese Luxury Clothing Store to Start Accepting Bitcoin Experts: Phishing is a “Serious Threat” for Crypto InvestorsCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and...

, by Tim Alper

Exclusive from Hong Kong: Crypto World Must Self-Regulate

The crypto sector will need to begin self-regulating due to a number of incidents that have caused concern recently, otherwise governments will impose stricter regulations, said Vinny Lingham, CEO of Civic, a blockchain identity-verification technology developer, speaking at the Token2049 in Hong...

, by Tanzeel Akhtar

The New Head of China’s Central Bank Might Show More Love for Crypto

A new governor was unexpectedly appointed to the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) on March 19. It is speculated that he could soften the bank’s stance on cryptocurrency, given that he has already spoken in favor of it before.Yi Gang, whose appointment is seen as “pointing to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Morning News: No Regulations from G20?, Japan Faces Crypto Tax Fight

G20 likely to Postpone Crypto Regulation, Trump Bans Petro Japanese Gov’t Unlikely to Recoup Full Extent of Crypto Taxes Mayoral Candidate Promises to Turn City into a “Crypto Mecca” Exchange Opens Massive Customer Outreach Center in Seoul HotspotCatch up on the most essential...

, by Tim Alper

Morning News: FSB in G20 Warning, S Korean Exchanges Go on Offensive

S Korean Exchanges Abandoning Self-imposed Regulations FSB Chairman Sends Crypto-Asset Warning to G20 Ministers S Korean Lawmakers Call UK, Estonia, Finland Blockchain, Crypto Summit BIC Camera: “Most of Our Crypto Customers Are Japanese”Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency...

, by Tim Alper

Morning News: Huawei’s Sirin Deal?, S Korean Gov’t to Regulate Crypto

Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was asleep.S Korean Finance Minister: "Gov’t Will Regulate Crypto" South Korea’s Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon has reiterated that regulation remains...

, by Tim Alper

Morning News: US Lawmakers Want Regulations, Bithumb’s Interpark Deal

US Congress Subcommittee Hints It May Regulate Crypto Bithumb Launches Crypto Shopping Platform with E-commerce Giant Coincheck Partner Invests in Crypto Monitoring App Crypto Hackers Focusing on Ethereum Miners and Android UsersCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin Not the Answer to a Cashless Society

Opinion piece by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Chair of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), co-authored by Jacqueline Loh, chair of the BIS Markets Committee, published in the Financial...

, by Benoît Cœuré

Morning News: G20’s Crypto Wishlist, Coincheck Hack Celeb Refunded

Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was asleep.Celebrity Who Lost Everything in Coincheck Hack Gets Full Refund Japanese celebrity Toki, one half of comedy duo Fujisaki Market, says he has received a...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Lawyers: How to Work With Them in 2018

This space wasn't a focus for most law firms until last year.The meteoric rise of startups still looking to launch Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), despite market setbacks, has led to a surge in demand for lawyers with expertise in this space. Especially at a time when the US Securities Exchange...

, by Samantha Yap

SEC ICO Probe: “This Could Be a Real Mess”

The recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) probe into companies who are launching Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) might end up with a real mess, securities attorney Aaron Kaplan told Cryptonews.com.ICO issuers are running scared, whereas some investors may end up with illiquid...

, by Michael Scott

Cryptocurrency Are a Boost to the Financial System, Not a Threat

The total value of cryptocurrencies is too small to be a systemic risk. One of the chief economic benefits provided by cryptocurrencies are ICOs.Some of the world’s central bankers believe cryptocurrencies are a threat to the stability of the global economic system."What concerns me most,"...

, by Simon Chandler

EC’s New FinTech Action Plan Cautious and Bullish on Blockchain

The European Commission is working on a comprehensive strategy on distributed ledger technology and blockchain addressing all sectors of the economy and it will report on the challenges and opportunities of crypto assets later in 2018, the Commission said in a press release accompanying...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Morning News: N Korea in Turkey Raid?, Coinchek Hack Explanation

Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was asleep.Coincheck Explains How its Wallets Were Hacked Coincheck, the Japanese exchange platform that suffered the world’s biggest-ever cryptocurrency...

, by Tim Alper

Blockchain Sandboxes Could Benefit Everyone, Research Shows

Businesses keen on using blockchain and governments looking to regulate it should find a middle ground such as making regulatory sandboxes to reach mutually satisfactory agreements, a research on blockchain cybersecurity by Microsoft, Chamber of Digital Commerce, and a law firm Covington and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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