Regulation

Ukraine is now the latest country in the world to legalize and regulate bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Up until this point, the world’s number one digital asset has existed in something of a gray space within the country’s borders, but now it looks like the nation is moving forward with BTC use, suggesting that the asset is becoming far more mainstream and legitimate. Ukraine Says “Yes” to Crypto The Parliament of Ukraine voted unanimously to not only permit bitcoin...

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In a recent discussion, Gary Gensler – the present head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – stated that major cryptocurrency platforms and exchanges need to embrace and cooperate with regulators if they wish to maintain their present levels of trust amongst customers. It’s a statement that arguably suggests Gensler knows absolutely nothing about cryptocurrency. Gary Gensler Is All About Regulation During the discussion, Gensler comments: At about $2...

The Congress of El Salvador has voted unanimously to approve a $150 million fund that will allow for bitcoin to fiat conversions in the country. El Salvador Is Really Pushing BTC Forward El Salvador is the first country to declare bitcoin legal tender. The country will permit bitcoin transactions for goods and services as though bitcoin was fiat currency beginning on September 7, though the journey has come with a few ups and downs, the first one arguably being that El...

Eight months after Nigeria’s central bank banned banks from serving crypto entities and investors, the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Nigeria) has established a fintech unit that will help formulate regulations for the digital asset industry. SEC Sets up Fintech Unit for Crypto Research The financial watchdog announced that the new division will research crypto investments and products in order to come up with regulatory guidelines that will help protect...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has purportedly started an investigation against Uniswap Labs – the leading developer of the giant DEX Uniswap. According to a WSJ report from earlier on September 3rd, the top US securities regulator has gone after the developers of the largest decentralized cryptocurrency exchange – Uniswap Labs. Citing people familiar with the matter, the coverage reads that the watchdog is in an early-stage investigation process. The SEC is trying to...

According to recent research, around 60% of Europeans prefer their own countries to regulate digital assets rather than the European Union. Interestingly, a growing number of people believe the creation of national digital currencies would grant their nations some financial independence from the EU. Crypto Regulations Coming from The EU Is Not Preferable A survey conducted among 31,000 participants from 12 different countries – all part of the European Union – revealed that...

Social media platform Tik Tok appears to have changed its rules and regulations. As a result, many crypto and blockchain-related videos are getting taken down, though their posters say they have not committed any wrongdoing. Tik Tok Isn’t Crazy About Crypto Videos Tik Tok says it is disallowing any videos that promote illegal activities and/ or regulated goods. Here is the real irony: bitcoin and crypto is not fully regulated anywhere in the world. Thus, how could any...

It was a compelling week in the cryptocurrency markets. It took bitcoin more than three months, but it finally did it this week – reaching the $50,000 price line for the first time since May. However, it also took less than 24 hours for the bears to get back in action and push it beneath that level. The primary cryptocurrency spent the next few days sliding south and bottomed yesterday at just over $46k, but it found support amid the 200-day moving average line. Despite...

According to a study by https://research.bloomberg.com/ which explored the ICO market of 2017 and the outcomes of all the ICOs conducted, the following was determined: approximately 78% of ICOs were identified as scams; 4% failed, 3% had gone dead and only 15% went on to trade on an exchange. In dollar value, people lost about $1.3b to scam ICOs and $624m went to those that had ‘gone dead’. Approximately 1/8 of the world’s countries have a GDP below this amount. Those of...