Many fintech companies chose London because of its strong financial regulation, but how will Brexit affect the industry in Europe and the U.K.? The first round of negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union to determine their future, post-Brexit relationship took place between March 2 and March 5 in Brussels, Belgium. The outcome […]
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French regulators are considering a regulatory sandbox meant to study the impact of security tokens in the European Union. European businesses may soon have a new jurisdiction in which to experiment with security tokens while regulators evaluate the pros and cons. France’s markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers — or AMF — is considering […]
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The United Kingdom has included a mention of the blockchain industry in its pre-negotiation agenda for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade recently published its agenda for negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. Contained within the wide-reaching document, blockchain is identified […]
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BitPanda CEO Eric Demuth explains why regulations are necessary to avoid a “Wild West” for crypto, and names first stop outside of the EU. The crypto ecosystem tends to see regulations as “the big bad wolf.” In this narrative, government and regulators set rules that slow down innovation and damage growth for the crypto industry. […]
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A director of one of the U.K.’s regulating bodies described new crypto Anti-Money Laundering overwatch added to the EU’s already stringent 5AMLD expectations. To combat the alleged risks associated with crypto assets and their networks, Her Majesty’s Treasury, the United Kingdom’s finance and economics department, has added additional measures. The new Money Laundering Regulations, or […]
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Crypto Valley Association president Daniel Haudenschild said that central bank digital currencies are “the next logical stage.” In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, Crypto Valley Association President Daniel Haudenschild said that central bank digital currencies are “the next logical stage.” Haudenschild explained to Cointelegraph that he believes CBDCs are the next stage “in evolution for […]
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Major decentralized finance player MakerDAO has partnered with payment processor Simplex to create a fiat on-ramp for its Dai decentralized stablecoin. Major decentralized finance (DeFi) player MakerDAO (MKR) partnered with payment processor Simplex to create a fiat on-ramp for its Dai (DAI) decentralized stablecoin. According to an announcement on Mar. 3, the partnership makes it […]
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The German financial watchdog BaFin has issued a summary instruction manual for businesses that wish to offer cryptocurrency services that require its custody. The German financial watchdog (BaFin) issued a new summary leaflet detailing how cryptocurrencies are treated under newly enacted laws for 2020. The instructions are presented as BaFin’s interpretation of the new German […]
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The Bank of England’s deputy governor has warned that stablecoin adoption could have profound implications for the money creation of national economies. Jon Cuncliffe, the deputy governor for financial stability of the United Kingdom’s central bank, the Bank of England (BoE), has warned that the emergence of a cryptocurrency economy may weaken or eliminate bank […]
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Will Malta continue to be a “blockchain island” or has it lost its way to the top of the ledger? Last week, the financial watchdog of Malta came forward with an unexpected statement. Apparently, Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange that had been enjoying a close relationship with local authorities, is not authorized “to operate in […]
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