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Examining Australia’s Updated Regulations for ICOs and Crypto Trading

June 3, 2019cashtechnews

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 […]

Cryptocurrency Mixers and Why Governments May Want to Shut Them Down

May 28, 2019December 19, 2019cashtechnews

Can a possible government shutdown of cryptocurrency mixers lead to the development of more censorship-resistant avenues? On May 22, 2019, cryptocurrency mixers (also called tumblers) were front and center on the news cycle, following reports of European authorities shutting down one such service. Law enforcement officials involved said the action was necessitated by reports on […]

Japan: Reported Cases of Crypto-Related Money Laundering Increase 10-Fold in 2018

February 28, 2019cashtechnews

7,096 cases of suspected money laundering tied to crypto were reported to Japanese police in 2018. More than 7,000 cases of suspected money laundering tied to crypto were reported to Japanese police in 2018, a more than tenfold increase from the 669 cases over a nine month period during the previous year. The news was […]

Japanese Financial Regulator Receives 190 Cryptocurrency Exchange License Applications

December 28, 2018cashtechnews

The Japanese Financial Services Agency has received 190 cryptocurrency exchange license applications. The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) received 190 cryptocurrency exchange license applications, an unnamed FSA staff member told Cointelegraph Japan on Dec. 28. The FSA has given the local crypto industry self-regulatory status, certifying the Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) to oversee […]

Japanese Police Note Uptick in Reports of Illicit Crypto Transactions This Year

December 6, 2018cashtechnews

There has been a significant increase in the reports of suspected illegal use of cryptocurrencies in Japan. There has been a significant wave of reports of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions to the police in Japan, English-language local media outlet Jiji.com reports Dec. 6. According to the report, the National Police Agency (NPA) have revealed that there […]

Government Tracking of Crypto Is Growing, But There Are Ways to Avoid It

October 7, 2018October 7, 2018cashtechnews

More governments are tracking crypto, but ways to stay anonymous remain. Much noise has been made about the untraceable qualities of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin “can be used to buy merchandise anonymously” said early primers on crypto, it offers users the kind of financial privacy that was previously available only from a “Swiss bank […]

NPSO Releases Details For New Procurement Process

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018cashtechnews

The New Payment System Operator (NPSO) announced on Monday (Sept. 24) the initial details for a new procurement process for the clearing and settlement layer of the New Payments Architecture (NPA). In a press release, New Payment System Operator said the NPA, which is a conceptual model for payments in the U.K., will take over processing […]

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Examining Australia’s Updated Regulations for ICOs and Crypto Trading

Cryptocurrency Mixers and Why Governments May Want to Shut Them Down

Japan: Reported Cases of Crypto-Related Money Laundering Increase 10-Fold in 2018

Japanese Financial Regulator Receives 190 Cryptocurrency Exchange License Applications

Japanese Police Note Uptick in Reports of Illicit Crypto Transactions This Year

Government Tracking of Crypto Is Growing, But There Are Ways to Avoid It

NPSO Releases Details For New Procurement Process

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