Category: Regulations

  • As Zimbabweans Struggle For Cash, Even The Country’s Only Bitcoin ATM Has Run Dry

    As Zimbabweans Struggle For Cash, Even The Country’s Only Bitcoin ATM Has Run Dry

    The Golix bitcoin ATM took on obvious importance when it was first introduced in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, early April. In a country without a currency of its own, where conventional automated teller machines (ATMs) have become useless due to a severe cash crisis, the bitcoin machine was seen as the new gateway to faster…

  • Iran Expected to Lift Cryptocurrency Ban in September

    Iran Expected to Lift Cryptocurrency Ban in September

    The deputy for innovative technologies at the Central Bank of Iran, Nasser Hakimi, has stated that Iran’s financial regulator will be reviewing the country’s blanket cryptocurrency ban. The central bank official also indicated that the country’s regulatory apparatus pertaining to virtual currencies is expected to be finalized by the end of September. Also Read: Thailand Updates…

  • Reserve Bank of India Forms Unit on Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, AI

    Reserve Bank of India Forms Unit on Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, AI

    The central bank of India has reportedly formed a special unit tasked to track emerging technologies such as those related to cryptocurrencies. Its members will be expected to research, draft rules, and, in the future, supervise the development of digital assets, blockchain and artificial intelligence applications.  Also read: Report: North Korea to Hold a Crypto…

  • Investments, Offshores, Foreign Trade – Russia Planning for Crypto

    Investments, Offshores, Foreign Trade – Russia Planning for Crypto

    With regulations on the horizon, high-ranking officials in Russia have come up with ideas on how to harness cryptocurrencies when, hopefully, they are finally legalized. The need of finding ways to circumvent sanctions on several fronts seems to be the main incentive for the ingenuity in the corridors of power in Moscow. Also read: Iran…

  • Regulations Round-Up: Tokenized Securities in Singapore, China Warns of Illegal Fundraising

    Regulations Round-Up: Tokenized Securities in Singapore, China Warns of Illegal Fundraising

    In recent regulatory news, Chinese authorities have issued a warning seeking to encourage citizens to be skeptical regarding the promotional claims of illegal fundraising schemes operating with cryptocurrencies, Singapore Exchange and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have partnered with Anquan, Deloitte, and Nasdaq to settle tokenized securities using distributed ledger technology, and Hungary’s finance ministry…

  • Regulations Round-Up: 21-Year-Old Arrested, Coinbase Files for Patent

    Regulations Round-Up: 21-Year-Old Arrested, Coinbase Files for Patent

    In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency regulations, Alibaba and Tencent are collaborating with Chinese authorities to monitor and prevent peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading via their respective mobile payments platforms, a 21-year-old has been indicted for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange, and Coinbase has filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a mechanism designed to…

  • Bank of Thailand Developing Central Bank Digital Currency

    Bank of Thailand Developing Central Bank Digital Currency

    Following the adoption of the country’s first cryptocurrency regulation, the central bank of Thailand is working on its own digital currency in collaboration with the country’s largest banks. Initially, the new currency will be used for interbank transfers; this phase is expected to be completely developed by the first quarter of next year. Also read: Yahoo!…

  • Regional Government Announces Opening of Largest Crypto Mining Farm in Russia

    Regional Government Announces Opening of Largest Crypto Mining Farm in Russia

    The largest cryptocurrency mining farm in Russia has opened in the Leningrad Region, according to the regional government. The facility is equipped with more than 3,000 pieces of mining equipment and covers an area of approximately 4,000 square meters. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Largest Mining Farm in Russia The press…

  • A Look at Venezuela’s Other Cryptocurrencies, While the Petro Takes Center Stage

    A Look at Venezuela’s Other Cryptocurrencies, While the Petro Takes Center Stage

    Financially troubled Venezuela, which is introducing the new, denominated, crypto-anchored “sovereign bolivar” this week, is also the birthplace of a number of alternative coins beside the state-issued, oil-backed national cryptocurrency, El Petro. Crisis-hit Venezuelans are actually using some of them in real life, according to the local crypto community.      Also read: Coinhive Mints Quarter…

  • Chinese Courts Face Hundreds of Crypto Cases, Struggle with Rulings

    Chinese Courts Face Hundreds of Crypto Cases, Struggle with Rulings

    Falling crypto prices have been blamed for a growing number of crypto-related legal disputes in China. Unclear regulations and unofficial restrictions are making it harder for courts to resolve these cases. Many of them involve cryptocurrency trading which is supposed to be banned in the People’s Republic, or is it? Also read: Malta Tops Exchange-Based…