Category: Regulation
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Square Launches Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance To Protect Innovation
Today, mobile payments company Square launched the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a non-profit focused on keeping patents from becoming barriers to innovation in the space. “Crypto organizations (or even governments) have filed for hundreds of patents on cryptocurrency technology and continue to do so in large numbers,” a Square representative explained in a statement…
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New Swiss laws provide solid ground for blockchain and crypto
Crypto and blockchain get better legal clarity in the alpine country.
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Singapore man pleads guilty to stealing $360K in fake Bitcoin sale
The cases of the robber’s two accomplices are still pending.
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European Crypto Tax Companies Announce Merger to Power US Expansion
The merger means Blockpit and Crypto Tax can look at taking their newly combined regtech offering to the lucrative U.S. market.
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South Korean police reportedly raid Bithumb for second time
Bithumb has remained quiet despite the second police raid in the course of a week.
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Bitcoin Should Be Regulated Like Stocks in India, Says Think Tank Founder
Since it’s similar to other financial assets, India should legitimize bitcoin by regulating it like a corporate stock, according Deepak Kapoor.
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‘Bitcoin Pope’ faces up to 10 years in jail for running two crypto scams
The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact.
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‘Bitcoin Should Be Traded Like Stock,’ Says Begin India Think Tank Founder
The founder of Begin India Think Tank says that bitcoin should be regulated as stock, which he believes is the legal status the cryptocurrency should get in India. He also believes that Bitcoin may be the most secure technology in our lifetimes. How Bitcoin Should Be Regulated in India Begin India Think Tank founder Deepak…
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Starling Bank Co-Founder’s New UK-Licensed App Adds P2P Crypto Payments
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency payments are now live on Ziglu, a week after the app-based platform got its EMI license from a U.K. watchdog.
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Binance Card still on its way to Russia despite local crypto payments ban
Russia’s law on digital assets has not affected Binance’s business in any way.