UK Government Launches Crypto ‘Task Force’ The U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, will reveal a “crypto assets task force” Thursday. It will tackle the tech’s risks and benefits.… Read More
Ripple’s XRP Just Might Be the Next Big Crypto Futures Market A little-known British crypto company has already turned XRP futures into a budding business worth over $30 million a month.… Read More
Russian Government Resolves Disagreement on Draft Crypto Law The Bank of Russia and the country’s Finance Ministry have reportedly resolved a disagreement over the specifics of a proposed cryptocurrency law. … Read More
France’s Central Bank: Keep Financial Institutions Out of Crypto A report from the Bank of France advocates strict regulations for crypto-assets, including a ban on activity by banks, insurers and trust companies.… Read More
Lithuanian Central Bank Seeks Developers for Blockchain Sandbox The Bank of Lithuania has called for developer proposals to kick off its service-based blockchain platform called LBChain. … Read More
The Crown Prince of Liechtenstein Wants to Invest in Crypto The Crown Prince of Liechtenstein says his family might invest in cryptocurrencies and that he sees a future for the blockchain.… Read More
French Regulator Blacklists 15 Crypto Investment Websites The Autorite des Marches Financiers has extended its blacklist of non-compliant investment companies to include crypto businesses. … Read More
Gibraltar Plans to Regulate ICO Tokens as Commercial Products The government of Gibraltar has released a white paper detailing its plans for the regulation of tokens and token sales. … Read More
IMF’s Lagarde: Track Cryptos with Blockchain to ‘Fight Fire with Fire’ IMF head Christine Lagarde has argued that regulators could use blockchain technology itself to regulate cryptocurrencies… Read More
EU Can’t Ban Bitcoin Mining Over Energy Concerns, Official Says Cryptocurrency mining is perfectly legal in Europe and only subject to standard electricity rules, according to an EU commissioner.… Read More