February 20, 2019 Central Bank of Lithuania Issues Updated Position on Virtual Assets and ICOs The Bank of Lithuania has updated its position on cryptocurrencies and ICOs, but left its underlying principles unchanged.…
February 18, 2019 Tim Draper Predicts Crypto Will Rule, Only Criminals Will Use Cash in Five Years Bitcoin bull Tim Draper said that cash will be used only by criminals in five years, while crypto will become widespread.…
February 18, 2019 German Government Consults Industry About Blockchain Technology Germany is consulting companies and industry groups that could become stakeholders in the country’s blockchain development.…
February 18, 2019 Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Regulator Releases Regulation for Crypto Futures Market Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency adopted a legal framework for crypto futures trading. Indonesia’s commodity futures regulator has established a legal framework for operating crypto and digital assets futures markets, according to an official press release published on Feb.…
February 16, 2019 How the Marshall Islands Envisions Its National Digital Currency Dubbed ‘Sovereign’ The SOV team revealed that it had made “significant progress in finding partners, investors, and developers” to realize the project, and aims to launch SOV in 2019.…
February 16, 2019 Norway: Anarcho-Capitalist Smart City Adopts Crypto as Sole Recognized Medium of Exchange Liberstad has adopted a cryptocurrency native to its blockchain-powered smart city platform. Liberstad — a private, anarcho-capitalist city in Norway — has adopted a cryptocurrency native to its blockchain-powered smart city platform as its official medium of exchange, according to a press release published on Feb.…
February 15, 2019 Indonesia: New Legislation Recognizes Crypto as Trading Commodity New legislation introduced in Indonesia recognizes cryptocurrencies as trading commodities and gives legal certainty to crypto exchanges.…
February 15, 2019 Japan Economic Alliance Asks Financial Regulator FSA to Reduce Tax on Crypto The Japan Association of New Economy has asked the country’s financial watchdog to reduce crypto tax from 55% to 20%.…
February 15, 2019 SEC Starts Review of NYSE Arca’s Bitcoin ETF Rule Change Proposal The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission started reviewing a rule change proposal for NYSE Arca’s Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust.…
February 15, 2019 CME Group CEO Terry Duffy: Government Involvement Key to Crypto’s Success Terry Duffy said that until governments start to accept cryptocurrencies, it will be very difficult for major commercial banks to get involved.…