US Law Professor: Confusing Cryptocurrency Regulations Will Hamper Innovation
0Regulation Carol Goforth is a professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law. She recently published a paper about the consequences of having cryptocurrency…More
PBOC Deputy Governor Calls STOs ‘Illegal Financial Activity’
0Regulation Local media has reported that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has banned security token offerings (STOs). Pan Gongsheng, a deputy governor of the…More
Newsflash: Japanese Prosecutors Want Former Mt Gox CEO Jailed for 10 Years
0The former CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, could face up to decade in prison if prosecutors have their way. According…More
UAE and Saudi Arabian Central Banks to Jointly Launch a Cross-Border Cryptocurrency
0It’s confirmed. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia will work on cross-border digital currency. The exact date when it would be issued is…More
Denmark’s Tax Agency Targets 2,700 Nationals for Hiding Bitcoin Trades
0Skattestyrelsen (SKAT), the Danish tax agency, has accelerated crackdown against a large number of nationals who secretly traded bitcoin on a Finnish crypto exchange. According to…More
FATF: UK Crypto Exchanges Pose ‘Low’ Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing Risk
0“The UK acknowledges the inherent vulnerabilities associated with the anonymity of VCs, and while the risk of ML/TF in this area is assessed as low,…More
Cryptocurrency Should be ‘Outlawed’: Allianz CEO Andreas Utermann
0Despite this year’s prolonged cryptocurrency market decline, many mainstream financial institutions and wealth managers have continued to explore how to make this nascent asset class…More
What is Holding Coinbase Back From Integrating Ripple (XRP) Into its Exchange?
0On December 7, Coinbase, a leading crypto-to-fiat exchange, announced it is exploring 31 crypto assets to integrate into its exchange. One of the cryptocurrencies the…More