September 22, 2019 Do Crypto Payment Restrictions Undermine Blockchain’s Core Values? Crypto users are still at the mercy of the controls and processes of exchanges, wallets and payment services.…
September 21, 2019 Portugal Could Be a Tax Haven — Not Only for Crypto Traders The Portugal Tax Authority announced tax-free cryptocurrency trading, adding to the tax benefits already offered by the national government.…
September 20, 2019 Bitwise Tells SEC: ‘Bitcoin Now a Regulated Market of Significant Size’ Bitwise presents further proof to the U.S. regulator that it’s time to approve the first Bitcoin ETF.…
September 20, 2019 US Congress Schedules Sept. 24 Hearing With SEC With Crypto on Agenda The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services to hold hearing with SEC chairman Jay Clayton to discuss cryptocurrencies.…
September 19, 2019 New IMF Blog Considers Pros and Cons of Adoption of Stablecoins The IMF has published a blog post in which it outlines both potential benefits and risks associated with the adoption of new digital payment methods, including stablecoins.…
September 19, 2019 Iran Considers New System of Annual Registration for Crypto Miners Following a summer full of news on the local industry, the Cabinet of Iran is considering a new system of annual registration for crypto miners.…
September 19, 2019 Zuckerberg Dines With US Democrats Concerned Over Facebook’s Libra Facebook Mark Zuckerberg is grilled with questions and concerns about its planned Libra stablecoin project by Democratic lawmakers during a private dinner.…
September 19, 2019 US SEC Chair: BTC Won’t Be on Major Exchanges Without More Regulation Bitcoin needs stronger regulation to be traded on a major exchange, according to United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton.…
September 19, 2019 Korea: Opposition Party Boasts Pro-Crypto Policy in Contrast to Gov’t South Korea's main opposition party, the Liberty Korea Party, is poised to unveil its pro-innovation policy for cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges.…
September 18, 2019 German Gov’t Approves New Plan to Block Private ‘Parallel Currencies’ Germany’s government has approved a blockchain strategy that aims to prevent stablecoins from becoming alternative currencies and threatening state sovereignty.…
September 16, 2019 Libra Does Not Threaten Sovereignty of Nations, Says Calibra CEO CEO of Calibra, Facebook’s digital wallet for its Libra, says the notion that Libra threatens the global financial system must be debunked.…
September 16, 2019 Bitcoin Ban Means Massive Brain Drain for India, Crypto Industry Warns India is seeing the first signs of an anticipated brain drain as the government considers stark legislation that would criminalize domestic cryptocurrency investments.…
