Japanese Research Group Calls for ‘Appropriate’ ICO Rules A research group led by members of Japan’s private and public sectors called for ICO regulation and published its recommendations in a report today.… Read More
Malta Finance Regulator Warns Against Crypto Margin Trading Site The MFSA issued a warning against Stocksbtc, denying claims that the startup is registered with the regulator and based in Malta. … Read More
RBI Bars Banks From Doing Business With Crypto Firms The Reserve Bank of India announced today that the entities it regulates will be banned from dealing with cryptocurrency. … Read More
Korean Police Detain 4 Crypto Exchange Execs Over Alleged Embezzlement South Korean police on Thursday detained four executives from two cryptocurrency exchanges over alleged embezzlement.… Read More
US Crypto Tax Policy Isn’t Just Crazy, It’s Cruel There is something extraordinarily cruel, crazy even, in the IRS’s approach of treating virtual currencies as property for tax purposes. … Read More
Arizona’s Governor Signs Latest Blockchain Bill Into Law Arizona’s governor has signed a new bill into law, enabling corporations to legally store information on a blockchain-based platform.… Read More
ICOs Can Pose ‘Fundamental Issues’ Says Ontario Securities Regulator Canada’s most populous province wants to retain its image as an “innovation hub,” but worries that investors don’t “understand what they’re buying.” … Read More
Korean Regulator Tells Crypto Exchanges to Revise User Agreements South Korean regulators, whose decisions have shaken cryptocurrency markets in the past, are reportedly cracking down on exchanges’ contract terms.… Read More
‘Lack of Understanding’ Derails Georgia’s Bitcoin Tax Bill A Georgia bill to enable tax payments through cryptocurrencies failed to get out of committee, one of the measure’s sponsors said.… Read More
Washington State County Shuts Down ‘Unauthorized’ Crypto Miners Washington State’s Chelan County shut down three rogue cryptocurrency mining operations due to the power draw and safety risk.… Read More