Tag Archives: Regulations

Jihan Wu, the founder and former CEO of the crypto mining company Bitmain, believes regulations are necessary for the cryptocurrency industry. In fact, they could be beneficial for the space as it would isolate it from bad actors and fraudulent activities. Wu: Crypto Regulations Are Healthy The topic of implementing a legislative framework around the crypto market has become wildly discussed in the past year or so as prices blossomed to new highs. Global watchdogs have...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume for recent years, has faced lots of scrutiny from various watchdogs lately. Keeping in mind that it’s one of the most important companies in the crypto industry, as of today, it’s worth exploring what could be the impact of this threat for the entire industry, or whether it’s just a temporary FUD. The Growing List of Regulators After Binance Founded in 2017 following a successful $15-million ICO, Binance...

The European Union is set to launch a new agency to take severe measures on money laundering across its borders. Cryptocurrencies have the ability to take part in illicit financial operations as well, and the new department will put them under its scope of regulations. Crypto Under The Radar of the EU According to a recent Reuters report, the European Union is looking to propose a new agency to set new transparency monetary rules, to fight money laundering, and even prevent...

Bitcoin failed to produce any notable gains over the past week, and the same can be said about the entire cryptocurrency market. It appears that the most recent regulatory clampdown in China and talks of legislation in other countries continue to take their toll. At the time of this writing, BTC is trading at around $33,500, which is more or less exactly where it was last Friday. It started pushing forward over the past weekend, but the advance was halted on Monday, at around...

Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren continues to bash the cryptocurrency space by calling the market “highly opaque and volatile.” Nevertheless, she believes the US watchdog – the SEC – needs to step up and implement a proper regulatory framework to enhance investors’ safety amid their growing demand. Surging Demand for the Opaque Crypto Market It’s not uncommon for those in power to lash out against the decentralized and unregulated nature of the cryptocurrency market....

The Swiss banking giant UBS sounded a note of caution to its customers that regulatory crackdowns can pop the “bubble-like” crypto markets. Furthermore, they said bitcoin might become an unsuitable option for professional investors. Beware of Popping The Bubble In a recent note, the multinational investment bank – UBS Group AG – warned its clients about the current dangers in the crypto market. Executives of the Switzerland-based institution opined that the recent regulatory...

The world finally has its first legal DAO, thanks to developments in the state of Wyoming. The American CryptoFED DAO, an organization dedicated to creating a monetary system resilient to fluctuations in value, received notice from the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office that its project had been officially recognized as a DAO in the United States. This is a major step for the project and decentralized governance initiatives. It shows that the U.S. is open to recognizing...

Coinbase executives continue to move among the big names in the financial landscape. This month, it was the turn of none other than U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. According to Powell’s working schedule for May, the head of the Fed had a face-to-face meeting with the head of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. on May 11. Paul Ryan, a former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was also invited to the event. The meeting lasted half an hour,...

François Villeroy de Galhau – the head of the French central bank – sounded a note of caution that Europe’s monetary sovereignty faces tough times if the EU does not regulate cryptocurrencies. Without hasty action, the international role of the euro would be endangered. ‘Europe Must Be Ready’ At the annual financial conference in Paris, the governor of Banque de France – François Villeroy de Galhau – claimed that the European Union needs to build a regulatory framework around...

Germany’s financial regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, also known as BaFin, issued a license to Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to enable its local subsidiary to carry out cryptocurrency custody business in the country. BaFin announced the news of the approval via an official release on Monday (June 28, 2021). According to the German regulator, Coinbase was the first crypto exchange to get BaFin’s license to operate crypto custody services....