Regulations
US Comptroller of the Currency Calls for Innovative Regulations on Digital Currencies and FinTech
Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry, who heads an independent department in charge of supervising all U.S. national banks, stated in a speech...
Coinbase’s Fred Ehrsam: Bitcoin Turns Finance Into a Software Problem
On a recent episode of the 1776 Podcast, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and 1776 co-founder Evan Burfield discussed the concept of regulatory hacking in...
Japan Debates Bitcoin Sales Tax, Stricter Rules for Exchanges
The Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei reported in early March that the country’s parliament, the Diet, will soon vote on a set of Bitcoin regulations to...
European Commission Plans Crackdown on Bitcoin: New Regulations by June
This post is by Chandra Lye.The executive body of the European Union (EU) has warned of a further crackdown on virtual currencies in hopes...
IMF: Virtual Currencies and Their Underlying Technologies Can Provide Faster and Cheaper Financial Services
On January 20, 2016 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, during the panel on Transformation of Finance, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released...
Bitcoin Is a Natural Part of the Digital Lifestyle, Says Fidor Bank CEO
In February Bitcoin Magazinereported that German Fidor Bank had established a partnership with bitcoin exchange bitcoin.de, enabling Fidor Bank customers to buy and sell bitcoin instantly on the...
Growing Population in China Views Bitcoin as a Safe Haven, Says BTCChina’s Greg Wolfson
This week, the Chinese yuan has devalued to a four-year low against the U.S. dollar while BTC/CNY exchange rate has risen from 1,633 yuan...
Another Bitcoin Startup Leaves NY Due to BitLicense
Poloniex, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has left New York due to the restrictions and limitations of the state’s BitLicense.Including Poloniex, three bitcoin startups have...
Financial Action Task Force Issues Bitcoin Guidelines, Warns about Money Laundering
The independent intergovernmental organization FATF or The Financial Action Task Force (on Money Laundering), headquartered in Paris, has published a report as a guide...
Canadian Senate Says No to Regulating Digital Currencies
The Canadian Senate’s Banking, Trade and Commerce (BTC) committee released its final report Friday asking the federal government to use a “light touch” in...
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