NY Regulator Argues BitLicense Regulation Boosted Businesses Maria Vullo highlighted the state’s early involvement in cryptocurrency. But many think New York’s BitLicense desperately needs an overhaul.… Read More
Police Abruptly Halt Chinese Blockchain Conference A blockchain-themed conference in Shanghai was suspended by police on Thursday for so-far unclear reasons.… Read More
BitFlyer Exchange Toughens User Verification Amid Watchdog Scrutiny Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BitFlyer says it will revise its know-your-customer procedures after criticism from a financial regulator.… Read More
Crypto Tax Support Is Coming Slowly to India A partnership finds two India-based startups seeking to provide tools to crypto users who may need to report gains and losses on their 2018 taxes.… Read More
22 European Nations Come Together with Blockchain Partnership On April 10, 2018, 22 European countries joined forces to cooperate on blockchain regulation and education.The European Blockchain Partnership “will be a vehicle for cooperation amongst Member States to exchange …… Read More
Taiwan Steps Closer to Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Bitcoin The government of Taiwan has moved a step closer to regulating bitcoin under existing anti-money laundering (AML) rules.… Read More
Cloud Mining Contracts Are Securities, Says Philippines SEC The Philippines securities watchdog has warned that it will regulate cryptocurrency cloud mining contracts under existing securities rules.… Read More
Bank of England Eyes Regulatory Oversight of Private Blockchain Data The Bank of England is examining how to maintain data privacy over a DLT network while still allowing a regulatory window into transactions.… Read More
Alibaba’s Taobao Bars Crypto, ICO Services In Policy Update Alibaba’s Taobao e-commerce site has updated its list of prohibited goods and services on the platform, which now includes those related to cryptos.… Read More
A “Law-Abiding” Blockchain Alternative for India’s Financial Exchanges On April 5, 2018, a blow to bitcoin occurred when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) banned banks and regulated financial entities from dealing with cryptocurrency.Despite the media report that 10 percent of Bitcoin…… Read More