Bitcoin Regulation

The crypto market may finally see a Bitcoin ETF approval, although regulators need more time.  “We think a Bitcoin ETF is a matter of when, not a matter of if,” …

Known for their regulation-friendly outlook within the crypto industry, Gemini exchange founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss hold a hybrid approach to privacy and government rules.  The twin brothers explained in …

The Japan Security Token Offering Association (JSTOA) has just released self-regulatory guidelines on how to separate customer assets and electronic record transfer rights. Available on the JSTOA website on April …

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is asking global finance ministers to step up their efforts in creating regulatory frameworks for crypto and other innovative digital payment systems. “Pressures That Can …

The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ruled that startup Enigma MPC violated federal securities laws when it conducted the ENG token ICO. The company must refund investors and …

Major European financial regulator, Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), has spotted another unregistered crypto company. The firm, Crypto Bull, operating under the url crypto-bull.io, claims to be …

In a Jan. 30 congressional hearing on mobile payments, U.S. Representative Tom Emmer fears criticism of digital payment innovation may stifle progress. Emmer laid out his concerns over regulation smothering …

BCB Group, a European crypto-focused payment processor for the likes of major global crypto firms like Coinbase, has secured a license from British regulators. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority …

Gemini Europe — the United Kingdom and EU affiliate of the Winklevoss twins’ United States-based crypto exchange Gemini — has appointed a new chief compliance and money laundering reporting officer. …

The United States could learn from China’s innovations in digital currency, says Securities and Exchange commissioner Hester Peirce.  Fielding questions via webcam at this week’s Crypto Finance Conference in Switzerland, …

Telegram’s battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission became one of the most closely followed legal dramas of the crypto space in 2019. This was not only because …

The Securities and Exchange Commission is once again requesting that Telegram provide bank records on its Gram initial coin offering (ICO).  The timing of the request, filed on Jan. 10, …

Lawyers representing encrypted messaging app Telegram have requested a United States court throw out regulator demands for its bank accounts. In a letter to Judge P. Kevin Castel at the …

This is the second part of a three-part series that covers the regulatory landscape for digital currencies in 2019 and looks at the prospects of 2020. While the first chapter …

The first blockchain industrial park was opened in Shanghai’s Baoshan District in November 2016 with the goal of not only developing blockchain technology for government-related work, but also for connecting …

As one of five commissioners of the United States Securities Exchange Commission, Hester Peirce is at the forefront of securities regulation in the country today. Of interest to Cointelegraph’s readers, …

2019 was, without a doubt, a milestone for crypto taxation. Countries around the world realized cryptocurrencies are here to stay and adjusted their crypto tax policies as a result. This …

China is about to broaden the scope of its blockchain pilot in cross-border financing, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing a government official. Besides, China might reform the foreign exchange regulation to …

Cryptocurrency investment is among the top five investor threats for 2020, according to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). The NASAA, the oldest international investor protection organization, has officially …