Regulation

Congressman Brad Sherman, who represents California’s San Fernando Valley in the U.S. Congress, is a keen critic of the cryptocurrency industry. In his view, it undermines the dominance of the American dollar and is a threat to the country’s national security. However, Sherman does not believe the government can prohibit the asset class “anytime soon” since there is too much money and power behind it. Crypto Should Have Been Banned Years ago Unlike some other American...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC Thailand) has asked cryptocurrency companies operating in the country to include clear and visible warnings about the risks associated with virtual tokens and crypto investments. SEC Guideline on Crypto Ads In an email statement from last week, the capital market regulator asked companies to abstain from giving false and misleading information in their ads. They were also asked to provide information on advertising terms...

The crypto division of the popular trading app Robinhood has been slapped with a $30 million fine in New York after the company allegedly violated cybersecurity regulations and anti-money laundering laws. The penalty was handed down by the New York State Department of Financial Services, which accused the company of failing to utilize proper resources to halt illicit trading activity on its platform. Robinhood Has Landed in Hot Water A press release involving the matter...

A new crypto bill introduced by John Boozman – a republican from Arkansas – and Debbi Stabenow, a democrat from Michigan, would (if passed) give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) full control over bitcoin and Ethereum, the world’s two largest and most popular digital currencies. The CFTC Would Have Most of the Power In the bill, both ETH and BTC are clearly described as commodities. In addition, they account for roughly two thirds of all activity in the...

Iranian trade minister revealed on Monday that regulations and logistics have been finalized to facilitate the use of crypto in Iran’s international trade. The move comes nearly 3 weeks after it officially announced to have completed $10 million worth of imports paid in crypto. Iran Approves Crypto for Global Trade Iran’s Trade Minister Reza Fatemi Amin said the country, which has been facing US sanctions since 1979, on finalized regulations to use cryptocurrencies for...

Umar Farooq, Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan’s blockchain unit, believes that real use cases of crypto are yet to unravel while most of the existing assets are “junk” with only a few exceptions. Speaking at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Green Shoots seminar on Monday, Farooq said that the regulation has also not caught up with the burgeoning sector, thereby obstructing the foray of several many traditional financial institutions. “Most of crypto is still...

Before the world was hit by COVID-19, crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ether showed little correlation with financial markets. Post-pandemic, the lines have become increasingly blurry. In a new blog post, IMF economists said several Asian countries have fiercely adopted digital assets in the last couple of years while highlighting the need for regulation. The organization noted that digitalization can prompt a much-needed shift to an environmentally-conscious payment system...

Coinbase – one of the world’s largest and most powerful digital currency exchanges – is not happy with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), claiming the agency has not implemented efficient crypto regulations. The company has now filed a petition criticizing the organization and calling for fair regulation within America’s legal spectrum. Coinbase Isn’t too Happy with the SEC Faryar Shirzad – chief policy officer at Coinbase – explained in a recent statement...

The U.S. Treasury is doing additional research on crypto. The organization is looking to study the benefits, risks, and disadvantages that come with the space to align itself with the recent crypto executive order issued by “sleepy” Joe Biden. The Treasury Wants to Know About Crypto The crypto executive order came about several months ago. Biden garnered temporary praise for being the only acting president to engage in pushing crypto regulation, though this praise...

Millionaire investor and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary is convinced the recent crypto crash is a good thing. Kevin O’Leary: The Crypto Crash Isn’t Something to Worry About In an interview, O’Leary stated that the digital currency industry falling apart at press time is making it so that bad crypto businesses are forced to leave the fray. He also said that once regulation is in place, the price of bitcoin is going to increase by four times its present size. O’Leary...