Crypto and Laws

• Bitcoin regulation: RBI orders banks to work with crypto exchanges in India

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 161

  Following the removal of restrictions placed on Bitcoin in India by the supreme court in March, financial houses were given the green light to...

• How Centrifuge plans to connect real assets with the DeFi world

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 186

  An Ethereum-based service launching publicly today will allow users to convert real-world assets into crypto-assets that can be used to access...

• Calibra, Facebook’s digital wallet subsidiary, has rebranded as Novi

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 144

  Libra's wallet subsidiary is getting a rebrand, according to an announcement from the company. Once Calibra, the wallet built for the...

• Hungary: National Assembly Adopts Act Giving Government Special Powers during Coronavirus Pandemic

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 139

  (May 26, 2020) On March 29, 2020, Hungary’s National Assembly adopted a special legal regime aimed at “mitigating the consequences of...

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• China’s central bank governor says there is no timetable for digital currency launch

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 107

  People's Bank of China (PBOC) governor Yi Gang has said that the central bank doesn’t yet have a timetable for the official launch of digital...

• Coinbase Ventures, Polychain Capital invest $2.5 million in Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 189

  Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has raised more funds, just two months after its Series A round. The new $2.5 million investment is led...

• Crypto businesses might soon get an official entry into Louisiana

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 238

  The state of Louisiana from the United States is likely to start offering licenses to crypto businesses and regulate the industry with a proper...

• Why Libra’s recent hires could help it court central banks

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 248

  Quick Take In the past month, the Libra Association has beefed up its AML/KYC chops with two key hires These hires – in addition to the...

• Tether stablecoin settled $212 billion worth of value in 2019

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 193

  Around $212 billion worth of money was transferred or settled via Tether (USDT) stablecoin in 2019, according to research conducted by The Block’s...

• A member of China’s parliament suggests setting up national blockchain development fund

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 185

  Tan Jieqing, a member of China’s parliament, or National People’s Congress, has recommended setting up a national, government-backed blockchain...

• Louisiana lawmakers advance bill for licensing crypto businesses

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 268

  Public records show that the lower chamber of Louisana's state legislature has approved a measure that, if passed and signed into law, would...

• Cryptocurrency data and infrastructure providers have raised $286M in funding since 2014

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 199

  Cryptocurrency data and infrastructure startups have raised over $286M in venture funding from 2014 to 2019. As noted in The Block Research's...

• Myanmar crypto ban ineffective as locals continue trading

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 590

  Myanmar crypto ban has seen many locals continue to embrace the digital assets unperturbed. However, the government still maintains that the...

• LMAX CEO says household names will enter crypto in the next two years

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 223

  The next two years will be critical for institutions entering crypto, according to David Mercer, CEO of LMAX, and the wave of interest will be...

• An analysis of the value transferred in Tether

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 245

  Quick Take The aggregate value of transactions conducted in Tether has increased for four consecutive quarters Approximately $212 billion in...

• Lies, damn lies and perjury: new motion against Craig Wright asks for case-terminating sanctions

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 195

  It’s hard to keep up with all of the ins and outs of the Kleiman v. Wrigh t lawsuit in Florida, a good deal of which has revolved around whether...

• Central bank digital currencies could undermine the U.S. dollar’s dominance, says JPMorgan report

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 210

  The U.S. has the most to lose if central bank digital currencies (CBDC) take off, according to a new report by JPMorgan. A number of central...

• Ponzis and marketing schemes are among the biggest gas guzzlers on Ethereum right now

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 175

  Quick Take Ponzis, pyramids, and similar schemes are now among the top spenders of Ethereum transaction fees This is due to the rising gas...

• The Block Presents: The State of The Digital Asset Data and Infrastructure Landscape

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 170

  The Block recently published a research report examining the The State of The Digital Asset Data and Infrastructure Landscape,  examining the...

• FTX.US goes live, CEO says the crypto exchange has ‘tons of liquidity’ to offer

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 164

  Crypto exchange FTX has launched a new trading platform for U.S. users, almost a month after first revealing the news. FTX.US offers spot...