India’s new draft bill reportedly suggests a 10-year prison sentence for dealing with crypto, while proposing a national digital coin. Indian lawmakers have reportedly proposed to enforce a 10-year jail term for citizens who deal with cryptocurrencies, local financial news agency BloombergQuint reports on June 6. The new tough crypto regulation is a part of […]
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The Egyptian government is ready to overcome years of uncertainty on crypto, with new laws reportedly coming by the end of 2019. In the end of May 2019, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that it is working on a draft law for crypto-related activities. When introduced, it will oblige financial institutions in the country […]
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The bank says it has not received any communication from the government about a draft bill that would ban cryptocurrencies. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has denied having any knowledge or involvement in a draft government bill that would ban cryptocurrencies, an official document released on June 4 shows. Varun Sethi, a lawyer specializing in blockchain, filed a […]
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Peer-to-peer bitcoin trading platform LocalBitcoins removes in-person cash deals — what does that mean for the future of cash trades? On June 1, Finnish peer-to-peer (p2p) bitcoin (BTC) trading platform LocalBitcoins quietly removed in-person cash trading from its service. Three days later, the company publicly confirmed the ban on Twitter. As per the accompanying statement, […]
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Australia’s top financial regulatory watchdog issues updated guidelines for ICOs and cryptocurrency trading. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on May 30, 2019 published an updated guideline for initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency trading. These new guidelines are aimed at helping cryptocurrency-related businesses understand their compliance requirements vis-à-vis existing laws contained in the Australian Corporations and ASIC […]
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The FSB said in its latest report that regulators need to improve their risk assessment strategies to keep up with innovations in the cryptocurrency sector. G20’s international watchdog, the Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board (FSB), said in its latest report that regulators need to improve their risk assessment strategies regarding financial activity in the crypto space, […]
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Findings from the Congressional Research Service coincided with a senator’s call to ban cryptocurrency outright. Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies are used as a speculative investment tool and not money, a report by United States think tank the Congressional Research Service (CRS) claimed on May 10. As part of an investigation into cash usage in the […]
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Crypto users in Iran resort to p2p bitcoin exchanges following the shutdown of LocalBitcoins. Iran’s plan to battle international sanctions through the use of a state-sponsored cryptocurrency has been brewing for over a year now. It’s been a viable and exciting option for a country that had been cut off from the global economic community […]
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The Reserve Bank of Malawi said that crypto is not legal and the state does not plan to recognize crypto investments in the country. The central bank of Malawi announced that crypto is not legal in the country and that the institution is against crypto-related activities, local news agency Nyasa Times reports on May 27. […]
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The FCA has reported that ICAP Crypto is a clone firm borrowing details from ICAP Europe Limited. The primary financial regulator of the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), warned that ICAP Crypto is a clone firm in a public announcement on May 24. According to the report, ICAP Crypto is a clone firm […]
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