Pakistan Seeks to Block Websites Dealing in Cryptocurrency: Report – Bitcoin News
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is reportedly seeking to block websites dealing in cryptocurrency. The decision followed a meeting the...
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Head of Investigative Committee Calls for Mandatory Identification of Cryptocurrency Users in Russia – Regulation Bitcoin News
Russians who use cryptocurrency should not be anonymous, the man who chairs Russia’s federal investigating authority has recently stated. The...
US Lawmaker Launches Bill to Prohibit the Fed From Issuing Digital Currency Directly to Individuals – Regulation Bitcoin News
A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill in Congress to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital...
India Seizes Assets in $162M Morris Coin Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme – Regulation Bitcoin News
Indian Enforcement Directorate has seized assets worth approximately $5 million in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving Morris coin...
SEC Chair Gensler Discusses How Securities Laws Apply to Crypto Tokens — Won’t Say if Ethereum Is a Security – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has explained how securities laws apply to cryptocurrency...
UK Lawmakers Form Crypto and Digital Assets Group to Ensure Regulation Supports Innovation – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.K. lawmakers have formed the Crypto and Digital Assets Group to ensure that new rules for the crypto industry support...
Mai Capital Predicts Tough Year for Crypto — Expects Bitcoin and Ethereum to Do Well Once Regulations Come Into Focus – Regulation Bitcoin News
Mai Capital Management’s chief equity strategist and regional president, Chris Grisanti, has predicted that this year will be tough for...
Ruling Party Sources Deny Plan to Levy 40% Tax on Crypto Yields in Turkey – Regulation Bitcoin News
The government in Turkey does not intend to impose a 40-percent levy on crypto-related gains as has been alleged, members...
Investors in Collapsed South African Crypto Platform Push for Jailing of Africrypt Directors – Regulation Bitcoin News
A group of investors in Africrypt are reportedly pushing to have criminal charges pressed against directors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency...
Total Crypto Ban Is Difficult to Implement, Crypto Assets Should Be Regulated – Regulation Bitcoin News
A renowned economist who is a member of India’s Monetary Policy Committee says that a total cryptocurrency ban is difficult...
Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot – Regulation Bitcoin News
ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations...
Cryptocurrency Draft Law Presented in Peru – Regulation Bitcoin News
A draft of a new cryptocurrency asset law was introduced in Peru in December, seeking to regulate the cryptocurrency interactions...
CFTC Fines ‘Decentralized’ Prediction Market Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million, Shuts Down Noncompliant Markets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and...
Billionaire Ray Dalio Insists Governments Could Outlaw Bitcoin – Regulation Bitcoin News
Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, has reiterated his warning that governments could...
India’s Central Bank RBI Says Crypto Is Prone to Fraud and Poses Immediate Risks to Consumer Protection – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has warned about multiple risks cryptocurrency poses to the country’s financial...
Malaysia Seizes 1,720 Bitcoin Mining Machines in Electricity Theft Crackdown – Bitcoin News
Police in Malaysia have shut down a bitcoin mining operation and seized 1,720 bitcoin mining machines in a major electricity...
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Adds Crypto Adviser to Executive Staff – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added a number of advisers to Chairman Gary Gensler’s executive staff. Among...
We Need Real Solutions to Make the Financial System Work for Everyone, Not Just the Wealthy – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has argued that cryptocurrency is not a path to financial inclusion like crypto advocates claim. “Bitcoin...
Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Two Siblings Accused of Laundering $384 Million via Banks, Crypto Platform – Regulation Bitcoin News
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested two individuals accused of laundering about $384 million using various avenues including a cryptocurrency...
India’s Central Bank RBI Discusses Digital Currency and CBDC Launch With Minimal Impact on Monetary Policy – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says a basic central bank digital currency (CBDC) model must be...
Crypto Scammer Arrested in Bangkok After Fleeing With 500 Million Baht – Regulation Bitcoin News
A man allegedly behind a cryptocurrency investment scam has been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. He lured people into investing in...
India’s Swadeshi Jagran Manch Calls for Outright Ban on Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an affiliate of the nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has reportedly passed a resolution demanding a...
