Crypto and Laws

• India Stalls Cryptocurrency Regulations, Uncertainty Continues

  31-12-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 941

  India’s government has continued its “undecided” stance on regulation around the cryptocurrency ecosystem. No timeline was promised by Pon...

• U.S. Federal Reserve Doesn’t Like the Idea of a Government Cryptocurrency

  30-12-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 800

  The Federal Reserve Board governor is still not fond of the idea of central bank digital currencies, despite the fact that the reserve is equipped...

• Iran Considers Blockchain Technology Amidst Embargo Questions

  17-12-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 558

  Iran’s Public Relations and Information Center for the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology suggest interest in blockchain by encouraging...

• New Legal Framework in Switzerland Gives Boost to Blockchain

  16-12-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 577

  The Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) announced the Federal Council’s adoption of a recent report — Legal Framework for...

• Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Two Criminals by U.S. Department of Treasury: Exchanges Face Potential “Secondary Sanctions”

  29-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 659

  In a press release today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against two Iranian-based...

• SEC Chair Jay Clayton: No Bitcoin ETFs Until There Is Greater Oversight; “Assume Your ICO is a Security”

  28-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 633

  Securities Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton is reluctant to add digital currency ETFs, including Bitcoin ETFs, over fears of market...

• ICOs Can Raise Up To $50 Million; Cryptocurrencies Now Taking Advantage of 2015 SEC Regulations

  25-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 821

  Companies have only recently begun taking advantage of recent SEC regulations that allow projects to raise funds. The two regulations, Reg....

• Swiss Stock Exchange Leads the Way with World’s First Multiple-Crypto Exchange-Traded Product

  19-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 1026

  In a groundbreaking move, SIX, Switzerland’s leading stock exchange with a $1.6 trillion market capitalization, has given the thumbs-up to the...

• SEC Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Two More ICOs Penalized

  17-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 1247

  In a press release today, the SEC has imposed civil penalties on two more ICOs. Up to $27 million reimbursed to investors; each company fined...

• IMF Chief Calls for Central Banks to Consider Issuing Digital Currencies

  15-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 738

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chair Christine Lagarde has called for central banks to consider the possibility of issuing Central Banks...

• [INTERVIEW] Why India Says Yes to Blockchain, Yet Still Undecided About Crypto

  9-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 626

  As countries around the world find their feet in the cryptocurrency market, governments have jumped on board in attempts to regulate the use of...

• China’s Central Bank Calls for More Government Oversight on Blockchain

  9-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 658

  China’s central bank the People’s Bank of China (PBC) encouraged the government to increase supervision of blockchain-related ventures in a...

• SEC Expands Crypto Fraud Crackdown

  7-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 624

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is doubling down on their efforts to stamp out cryptocurrency investment fraud, according to a...

• Hong Kong Unveils Regulatory “Sandbox” for Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms and Exchanges

  3-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 700

  Hong Kong unveiled a new set of regulations aimed at governing the local cryptocurrency trading and funding market in a move that seeks to improve...

• Nasdaq Wants to Help Eradicate Fraud in the Crypto Market

  2-11-2018 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 1136

  On Nov. 1st, Stock exchange giant Nasdaq Inc. released a paper announcing the intent to use the anti-fraud tools it’s developed for...