Regulation


Policy

South African Pension Funds to Be Banned From Crypto Investment, Draft Rules Indicate

“A fund may not invest in crypto-assets directly or indirectly,” according to proposed rule changes in the Government Gazette published Friday.

South Africa may be getting its first bitcoin ETF.

Finance

BSN Architect Red Date to Launch NFT Infrastructure in China

“Open permissioned” chains on the BSN are the only way NFTs will be allowed in China, says Red Date CEO Yifan He.

Beijing (Zhang Kayiv/Unsplash)

Policy

India Likely to Regulate Crypto, Not Ban It, in Upcoming Budget: Report

The government is likely to opt for regulating cryptocurrencies as an asset class, similar to commodities, with appropriate taxation of transactions and gains.

What Coinbase Job Postings in India Say About the Proposed Indian Crypto Ban

Policy

The CFTC vs. the Truth

If Polymarket can crowdsource a more accurate rendering of reality, then shouldn’t the greatest number of people be able to access it?

(Aedrian/Unsplash)

Policy

FATF Crypto Guidance Looks to Bring Industry in Line With Banks

The message from the regulator is countries have to implement these standards now.

(Hervé Cortinat/OECD, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

US Regulators Weigh Avenues for Banks to Hold Crypto: Report

Comments from a top U.S. regulator demonstrate crypto’s prominent rise this year and a rush to contain particular aspects of the industry.

Signage hangs outside the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Hires Former GE, Edelman Exec as First Chief Communications Officer

The move comes as regulators around the world have recently been scrutinizing Binance’s operations.

Zhao Changpeng, chief executive officer of Binance, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. The worlds biggest cryptocurrency exchange keeps getting bigger. Binance.com is adding a couple of million registered users every week, with 240,000 people signing up in just an hour on Wednesday, said Zhao. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

China to Release National Blockchain Standard Next Year, Says Official: Report

While cracking down on on the cryptocurrency industry, Beijing is pouring resources into blockchain for governmental and enterprise use.

Anshun covered bridges in Chengdu, Sichuan. (Zain Lee/Unsplash)

Policy

The Revolving Door Is Good for Bitcoin

There are legitimate concerns when regulators and business people can easily swap places, but this cross-pollination may also lead to good policy.

The pace of former regulators moving on to crypto firms is picking up, Timi Iwayemi, a research assistant at the Revolving Door Project, said. (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)