Malta Passes Trio of Bills as Part of ‘Blockchain Island’ Plan Malta’s parliament has passed three bills on crypto assets and blockchain, in a big step toward its plan to become a “Blockchain Island.”… Read More
Ukraine Arrests Suspects Tied to Fraudulent Crypto Exchanges Ukrainian authorities have arrested four individuals suspected of operating fake cryptocurrency exchanges.… Read More
Blockchain Is ‘Revolutionary,’ Says German Finance Regulator Chief The president of BaFin thinks blockchain-based applications are “revolutionary” and could turn the entire financial sector “upside down.”… Read More
UK’s Financial Watchdog Issues Letter to Banks on Crypto Risks The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority has written to bank CEOs over the risks of “facilitating financial crimes which are enabled by cryptoassets.”… Read More
Lithuania Issues Guidelines for When ICO Tokens Are Securities Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance has published guidance on ICOs, outlining how different aspects of token offerings should be regulated. … Read More
The flare up of European populism and its investing implications European populism has flared up again. Richard explains what this means for investors.… Read More
Russian Court Overturns 2016 Cryptocurrency Media Ban A city-level court in Russia has revoked a ban issued in 2016 that blocked cryptocurrency media site bitcoininfo.ru, among others.… Read More
Taking Back Power: An Upstart Government Plans to Tokenize Energy The plan is to incentivize solar power generation by circumventing rules inhibiting its adoption made by Madrid.… Read More
UK ‘Cryptoassets’ Task Force Plots Path Forward at First Meeting The U.K.’s new Cryptoassets Taskforce has taken the first step on its mission to “develop thinking and policy” around blockchain and cryptocurrency.… Read More
EU, US Lawmakers Tout ‘Sandbox’ Approach for Blockchain Development Lawmakers at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2018 conference today argued that regulatory “sandboxes” may offer the best approach for blockchain innovation.… Read More