What do crypto exchanges need to be compliant? What's the cost of Compliance? PARSIQ is one of the first crypto-centric available AML & compliance solutions.
With cryptocurrency becoming increasingly popular, small and large companies have started accepting various forms of crypto as payment.
Your mom is asking about it. Governments are resisting it. Industries are innovating with it. Elon Musk is shamelessly tweeting about it.
Is crypto exempt in bankruptcy? Are you required to disclose crypto in bankruptcy? Learn what happens to your crypto if you file for Bankruptcy.
What SBF would have testified in front of congress - Part 6 of 11: My mistakes as CEO.
The insular nature of the crypto-industry can often discourage potential investors, but digital assets are at an adoptive inflection point. Regulation can help.
There is no doubt that cryptocurrencies and blockchain have massive potential and we are only starting to tap it.
I have been in a dilemma For months about whether I should invest in cryptocurrency or not.
An interview with Request Finance CEO and Co-Founder Christophe Lassuyt.
The Red Notice on Do Kwon, and how Tornado Cash fits into the equation. The United States clamp down on DeFi and Money laundering. What's the future of DeFi?
Crypto exchanges, custodial wallets, and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) are required to follow stringent compliance rules and regulations, or face severe penalties.
A quick rundown on past cryptocurrency regulation in China, along with some predictions of possible futures.
Do perfect crypto storms call for global crypto norms?
I recently sat down with Jonathan Bench, an international business and Web3 attorney at Harris Bricken Sliwoski, to discuss Web3 and the state of the industry.
Either way, this was needed to wash out some of the nonsense in our space.
Today there are a lot of ways how to hack a cryptocurrency wallet. I discuss 8 vulnerabilities for your cryptocurrencies in the wallet and how to protect them.
The rise of the cryptocurrency phenomenon over the past decade has been transformative in more ways than one.
As we all know, before beginning an encrypted transaction, you must first verify your identity. Do you know why? Have you done your part?
Alarm continues to grow around further interest rate hikes and the impact on the global economy. But an interest rate reversal may be closer than once thought
Though a $5000 market price looks impractical, Standard Chartered believes that the financial market will tend away from being bullish.
Cake DeFi just published and details the progress the company made in the quarter. The platform reported to pay 58 million in payouts.
New EU crypto laws might "substantially widen" the scope of existing EU regulations by requiring non-fungible token issuers to consolidate their assets.
Will Big Brother shut down the DeFi movement just as it's gaining ground?
Regulators are starting to discern between bitcoin and 20,000 crypto tokens.
As cryptocurrencies become more widely used, the US government is now looking to tax them, now using the 1099-B tax form to do it. Here's what you need to know
Programmability is a key feature of CBDC, meaning central banks and their customers could have total control over when, where, and how the money is spent.
HashKey Capital, Singapore Pte. Ltd.made the announcement at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2022 that it had received preliminary approval from the MAS.
This article will discuss the current state of cryptocurrency regulation in the United States and how it could change in the future with more intervention
This article explores the possibilities of operating DAO as a legal entity, examines the types of legal DAOs, DAO limitations and its advantages.
This interview talks about regulating DeFi, regulating bitcoin, smart contracts and the future of DeFi.
Despite all the talk of regulatory standards and bills, the questions of whether the cryptocurrency space really needs intervention has yet to be answered.
In Web3, how much regulation is too much? How much regulation is too little? How much regulation will provide the perfect balance of safety and competition?
The article discusses the issue that regulations are coming to stablecoins and that Tether is to be blamed for it due to non-transparency in operations.
Different countries approach the regulation of digital derivatives in different ways. In the UK, the UK Financial Conduct Authority prohibited the sales of these derivatives to retail clients in October 2020 because they are too volatile, and retail investors may not understand the risks associated with such derivatives.
Like it or not, blockchain gaming may have to welcome if not insist on regulations for NFTs if they're ever going to make it out to mainstream adoption.
Punk goes over why the freedom to transact is so important.
Although experts and participants have long pointed out imperfections in the crypto industry, regulatory institutions have continued to delay decisions.
FTX collapse and its aftermath have put a big question mark on the survival of cryptocurrency. Experts believe strict regulations and decentralization give hope
Discussing upcoming crypto-regulations in the European Union with Stex and Coinify.
TRASTRA founder and CEO Roman Potemkin on what is right, wrong, and unclear with implementing crypto taxes.
This article talks about Web3, Solana, DAC and NFTs.
For the 21st part of Unhashed, I reached out to Beau Olson, CEO of Transient Network - a smart contract marketplace for non-coders.
For most of the history of the cryptocurrency industry, anything that brought the market too close to so-called incumbent institutions was anathema to true believers. That's part of the reason that so many crypto evangelists chafed at central governments' plans to launch nationalized crypto projects. It's also part of the reason why you'd see such vehement pushback whenever experts would call for the regulation of the industry.
Regulatory compliance needs to become mandatory for all cryptocurrency exchanges
SEC is interested in one of the most popular NFT collections Bored Ape Yacht Club. Will it be a high-profile precedent for the entire art market of NFT.
In 2017 China banned cryptocurrency exchanges and since then the country’s relationship with crypto has been challenging for onlookers, and those who want to advance crypto in this populous country.
We talked to Alex Gorshkov, CoinPipe Founder, about solutions for crypto businesses, social unrest and its effects on crypto adoption, and other topics
Estonia-based crypto startup CryptoWallet.com has become one of the first crypto companies to receive a stamp of approval.
Cryptocurrency regulation is one controversial topic with all the buzz right now. Let's find out what this phenomenon could mean for the ecosystem.
A look into the future of decentralization from the perspective of good 'ol open-source collaboration.
For years now, the attention of the world has remained focused on the financial implications of the cryptocurrency revolution. And that makes sense because the crypto market has grown to a valuation of over $2 trillion. But if you remember a few years ago, the financial aspect of cryptocurrencies wasn't what had most people excited.
Cryptocurrencies have been hailed as the future of money, But Bankman-Fried’s downfall should serve as a warning to others.
Crypto is here, crypto is there, crypto soon will be everywhere. The only problem is that the larger the industry, the greater attention from regulators.
Vice-chancellor and Germany's finance minister, Olaf Scholz, says ‘No’ to Facebook, ‘Yes!” to digital currency.
It is easier to understand why something acts as a solution, than understand why it acts as a problem.
Another week in crypto, another accusation of market manipulation. BitMEX finds itself in the spotlight once again for potentially being the orchestrator of a flash crash on Bitstamp that sent the entire market crashing. Let’s be honest, the evidence against Arthur and his penchant for liquidating retail traders is piling up. Ever since it emerged that BitMEX actively trades against its customers you have to wonder what kind of ethics the company has in place.
The ongoing saga of US cryptocurrency and blockchain regulation seems to be never-ending. It first became a hot topic in light of the ICO boom of 2017 and 2018, as the SEC started to zero in on the likelihood of unregulated sales of securities. Since the recent bull run on Bitcoin and Facebook’s subsequent Libra announcement, crypto regulation is once again a heated talking point for the US regulators. However, although discussions continue to rumble on, there’s still no firm end in sight.
Leaders in DeFi and digital assets discuss digital assets for institutional investors, regulation, prime services and what lays ahead.
Paris Blockchain Week Forum, which will host a major blockchain event in 2022. The article talks about NFTs, Metaverse and DeFi.
The FTX collapse is already hurting NFTs and blockchain gamedev. The biggest threat is something most gamers never think about: government, taxes, regulation.
This article discusses how financial regulators can regulate smart contracts in such a way that the adoption of the blockchain is feasible. I will argue that to regulate cryptocurrencies without destroying it, fungibility must be maintained, and it must be treated as money.
Right now I am trying to get in contact with Jonha. I have a question to ask her. If you know her or perhaps live on the same street or maybe go to the same cafe would you mind asking her to give me a buzz.
In February of this year I interviewed the lovely Jonha Richman. The article is below – it is a gentle article that spends more time on another podcast – Planet Money – than her story but I liked it well enough.
IRS has provided updated guidance. Here is our comprehensive analysis of the guidance, steps by the IRS in educating users about cryptocurrency, laws around it and forms necessary to file cryptocurrency taxes.
SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) became another Chinese company restricted by the US. In the global supply chain, collateral damages caused by these restrictions may go far beyond what people can think of.
A Closer Look at the Crypto Regulation Proposed in the UK
Explaining the rehypothecation of crypto collateral.
As the conversation around blockchain technology and cryptocurrency shifts from an unreliably risky asset to a widespread payment and investment option, the regulations around crypto trading are also evolving. According to CoinMarketCap data, over 240 countries have legalized cryptocurrency as a legal tender. However, with more specialists involved in the making of the laws and regulations around this subject, the details might get messy. In this article, we will gather the latest information and provide the most important parts of the law that an average trader should know.
The most important part of the investors' trust in crypto assets is their legal regulation. Now, we have several types of countries according to crypto regulations. The first ones include only El Salvador, where Bitcoin is a legal tender. The second ones unite countries where there’s a legal basis to buy/sell/margin trade/issue new tokens, and so on. The last ones are like China, where crypto activities are strictly forbidden. Many South-East Asia countries focus on providing a legal field for crypto companies to work and managing issuing crypto assets. The regulation authorities look for tax deductions of both individuals and companies if they make profits, trading crypto assets. Also, the countries pay much attention to anti-terrorist financing activities.
This article talks about how blockchain applications and DLT can disrupt the private equity markets.
Looking back at the events that unfolded in 2022, it was quite obvious that regulators would take a serious stance on crypto activities sooner rather than later
When will we see crypto become a fully-fledged institutionalized asset class?
Ishan Pandey: Hi, welcome to our “Behind the Startup” series. Tell us about yourself and the story behind CoinZoom?
A look at crypto exchanges, regulation and bank runs.
The crypto ecosystem is currently facing mounting pressure from regulatory authorities.
What is SEC chair's Gary Gensler crypto superpower?
Find out everything you need to know about meme-based cryptocurrencies
Over the better part of the past decade blockchain and digital assets have emerged from obscurity and concentrated increased interest not only from technologists but also professional and retail investors, entrepreneurs, regulators and the general public. At the heart of their success lie some of the best performing financial assets of the past decade, a multitude of potentially disruptive use cases utilizing blockchain, and arguably, the systematic failings of states and super-states to address fundamental flaws that adversely impact the global economy.
Cryptocurrency is more popular than ever before, and it’s worrying a lot of people in Washington.
This article talks about DeFi, Regulations and if DeFi should be regulated.
What will it mean to regulators and Wall Street/Main Street investors when crypto assets meet the physical economy?
DCCPA Crypto Regulation: All You Need to Know
Anyone who has spent more than a day in the space acknowledges the urgent need for more clarity on a host of issues related to digital assets, which is to say that regulating markets for digital assets is going to be one of the main priorities in the years to come.
Even public companies with a strong code of conduct, an exemplary tone at the top, robust internal controls, and a culture of compliance may face allegations of misconduct that can lead to an investigation by the Division of Enforcement of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission).
In September 2017, the Office of Financial Conduct Authority of the UK (FCA) issued a warning about the risks associated with the ICO. In particular, they directly pointed out to the weak level of White Papers, and did describe it like the risk of the “imperfect documentation”.
The details regarding utility tokens identifies a class of such tokens that cannot be considered securities according to the definitive Howey Test.
The blockchain sector is among the fastest-moving industries, susceptible to change and disruption. Here are 15 upcoming events to look out for in 2021.
