Regulation


Policy

User Profiling Can Help Regulators Identify Illegal Crypto Activity, Says FATF

The international watchdog has recommended comparing users' age and wealth with their crypto transactions to identify possible criminal activity.

FATF Financial Action Task Force

Finance

European Crypto Tax Companies Announce Merger to Power US Expansion

The merger means Blockpit and Crypto Tax can look at taking their newly combined regtech offering to the lucrative U.S. market.

Florian Wimmer (left), founder, and CEO of Blockpit, and Klaus Himmer (right), co-founder and managing director of CryptoTax. (Blockpit)

Policy

Bitcoin Should Be Regulated Like Stocks in India, Says Think Tank Founder

Because it is similar to other financial assets, India should legitimize bitcoin by regulating it like a corporate stock, according Deepak Kapoor.

Indian Supreme Court, New Delhi (iMetal21/Shutterstock)

Finance

UK-Licensed App Adds P2P Crypto Payments

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency payments are now live on Ziglu, a week after the app-based platform got its EMI license from a U.K. watchdog.

Ziglu CEO Mark Hipperson

Policy

Australian Financial Watchdog Bans Local BitConnect Promoter for 7 Years

The Australian man was banned from working in financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

Sydney, Australia

Policy

Russia's Latest Draft Bill Would Still Largely Ban Crypto, Stifle Miners

Russia's Ministry of Finance wants to ban any cryptocurrency payments, which could be bad news for the country's mining farms.

House of the Government of the Russian Federation (Aksenov Petr/Shutterstock)

Policy

Robinhood May Face $10M SEC Fine Over Disclosure Failures

Robinhood is reportedly under investigation by the SEC for not fully disclosing that it was passing customer orders on to market makers.

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Policy

Crypto Long & Short: What Changes at the Fed and the SEC Mean for Crypto

Chairman Powell’s speech on Thursday highlighted how much the Fed’s role is changing, and that's an opportunity for the crypto industry.

The Fed's announcement this week might have seemed "meh," but it points to the agency's changing role, and that has big implications for crypto. (Brooks Kraft/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitmain, Ebang Among 21 Bitcoin Mining Farms Stripped of Energy Perks in Inner Mongolia

Affected mining centers in the area may see a notable increase in electricity costs.

(HelloRF Zcool/Shutterstock)

Markets

NYSE Can Allow Firms to Raise Funding Through Direct Listings, Says SEC

The New York Stock Exchange may now allow some companies to raise capital via direct listings rather than IPOs.

New York Stock Exchange