Cryptocurrency Can Bring Growth to American Economy if Properly Regulated – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Cory Booker sees cryptocurrency as “an exciting innovation with the potential to bring growth to the American economy...
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Upcoming AML Regulations in Estonia to Affect Cryptocurrency Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News
Estonia is preparing to enforce a set of new anti-money laundering rules that will stiffen requirements for crypto companies operating...
US Treasury Launching Cryptocurrency Awareness Program – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is launching a cryptocurrency awareness program. “We’re just trying to raise awareness without trying...
Estonian Prime Minister Calls for Restriction of Cryptocurrencies – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Prime Minister of Estonia has said cryptocurrencies must be restricted in order to address loopholes that may be used...
Crypto Industry Welcomes Biden’s Executive Order — Expert Says ‘It’s About as Good as We Could Ask’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Many people in the crypto industry welcome President Joe Biden’s executive order on crypto. A crypto regulatory expert says, “It’s...
FinCEN Issues ‘Red Flags’ on Potential Sanctions Evasion Using Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory on Russian efforts to evade sanctions that includes a number...
LBMA Asks 6 Russian Gold Refiners if They Have Ties to Sanctioned Entities – Regulation Bitcoin News
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said it wants six accredited Russian gold refiners to clarify if they have commercial...
Japan Looks to Stop Sanctioned Russian Entities From Transferring Crypto Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News
As financial authorities around the world continue to target sanctioned Russian entities, regulators in Japan along with the country’s crypto...
US Lawmakers Working on Policy to Open Crypto Markets to Institutional Investors, Says Kevin O’Leary – Regulation Bitcoin News
Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has revealed that a group of U.S. lawmakers is working on a policy to open...
Crypto Not Suitable as Means of Payment or Store of Value – Regulation Bitcoin News
Malaysia’s deputy finance minister says that cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum, are not suitable as a means of payment...
US Treasury Monitoring Crypto Use to Evade Sanctions, Says Treasury Secretary Yellen – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Treasury Department is monitoring Russian efforts to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency. Four U.S....
UK Regulator Bans Floki Inu Ad for Being Irresponsible, Exploiting Investor FOMO – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.K.’s advertising authority has banned an ad for cryptocurrency floki inu (FLOKI). The authority says the ad’s “Missed Doge?...
Israel Defense Ministry Seized Crypto Wallets Holding Hamas-Destined Funds – Regulation Bitcoin News
Israel’s Defense Ministry seized cryptocurrency wallets holding funds that were destined for Hamas, a report has said. The wallets belonged...
US Treasury Dept lists digital currencies as part of effort to sanction Russia’s government
The Treasury Department and reportedly the White House are warning U.S.-based companies and individuals not to facilitate crypto transactions sent...
US Charges Indian Citizen in $3.4 Billion Crypto Ponzi Scheme Bitconnect – Regulation Bitcoin News
The founder of the $3.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme Bitconnect has been charged in the United States. “If convicted of...
European Parliament to Cancel Vote on Crypto Assets Framework – Regulation Bitcoin News
The European Parliament will not hold a planned vote on crypto regulations after texts that can be interpreted as an...
Central Bank of Argentina Prepares New Regulations for Digital Wallets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Argentina is reportedly working on a new group of regulations seeking to control the totality of...
Senator Rand Paul Warns the US Has Similar Statutes to Emergencies Act in Canada – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Rand Paul says “statutes that allow presidents or heads of state to invoke emergencies are very, very dangerous.”...
EU Members Want to Task New AML Watchdog With Crypto Oversight, Report Unveils – Regulation Bitcoin News
A group of EU nations have reportedly been lobbying to entrust oversight of the crypto space to a new anti-money...
Grayscale Investments Asks Investors to Help Convince SEC to Approve Bitcoin Spot ETF – Regulation Bitcoin News
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, has launched a campaign aimed at convincing the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21
Amid the barrage of last week’s regulatory news, from rumors of Joe Biden’s upcoming executive order on digital assets to...
Privacy rules, tax shelters and the future history of art
After a banner year of 2021 for individual object sales through nonfungible tokens (NFTs), 2022 is poised to be the...
