Regulations

XMR, DASH and ZEC "were delisted at the same time for the same reason – to further derisk the company from a regulatory standpoint."

By Brady Dale

Nov 10, 2020 at 7:21 p.m. UTC

Nov 10, 2020

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Sec

First SEC Official to Say Ether Is Not a Security Is Leaving the Agency Later This Year

William Hinman, the director of the SEC’s division of corporation finance, is planning to leave the agency later this year.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Oct 27, 2020 at 7:24 p.m. UTC

Oct 27, 2020

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Privacy

DOJ’s Crypto Framework Is ‘a Complete Disaster’ for Digital Privacy Rights

The U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement framework may pose a serious threat to the digital privacy rights of crypto users.

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 22, 2020

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Department of justice

The US Crypto Enforcement Framework Is a Warning to International Exchanges

The U.S. Department of Justice’s cryptocurrency enforcement framework is a warning shot to exchanges worldwide: Comply with U.S. law or face the potential wrath of the federal...

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 14, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2020

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U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway is introducing a bill that would bring digital assets and crypto exchanges under a single federal umbrella overseen by the CFTC.

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Cftc

A New Bill Proposes to Put US Crypto Exchanges Under a National Framework

The Digital Commodity Exchange Act would bring crypto exchanges into a single federal framework, overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

By Nikhilesh De

Sep 24, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Sep 24, 2020

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Europe

Leaked EU Draft Proposes All-Encompassing Laws for Crypto Assets

The European Commission may be proposing an all-encompassing set of regulations covering the trading of digital assets across the 27-nation bloc.

By Ian Allison

Sep 16, 2020 at 7:50 a.m. UTC

Sep 16, 2020

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Hong kong

How OSL Became the First Crypto Exchange to Win Over Hong Kong Regulators

Crypto hubs like Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan have a clearer regulatory picture going forward and are progressing faster than the U.S. and Europe.

By Ian Allison

Aug 27, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. UTC

Aug 27, 2020

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Mining

Is Bitcoin Mining Legal in India? Miners Still Don't Know

Following a recent Supreme Court decision, India's crypto industry is optimistic about the future. But miners still don't know if what they do is illegal.

By Vinamrata Chaturvedi

Jul 28, 2020 at 3:40 p.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2020

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Bitlicense

BitLicense at 5: Despite Architect Lawsky's Hopes, Few States Copied NY Rules

Few states have developed their own cryptocurrency regulations – and none that did build a regulatory regime have followed the New York model.

By Danny Nelson

Jun 24, 2020 at 3:01 p.m. UTC

Jun 24, 2020

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Bitlicense

New York Moves to Lure Crypto Startups as BitLicense Turns Five

Five years after erecting a wall around its market few crypto startups could scale – a wall known as the BitLicense – New York is handing down a ladder.

By Nikhilesh De

Jun 24, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 24, 2020

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