Tag: Regulation

More Than a Half Dozen US Securities Regulators File Actions Against Crypto Lender Nexo – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Crypto lender Nexo is having issues with state authorities from California, New York, Washington, Kentucky, Vermont, South Carolina, and Maryland. The enforcement actions from multiple state securities regulators detail that Nexo’s Earn Interest Product (EIP) may be in violation of securities laws. Nexo Targeted by Several Securities Regulators Over the Crypto Lender’s Earn Interest Product Following the issues that took place last year against Celsius’ and Blockfi’s interest-bearing accounts, the crypto lender Nexo has been targeted by several state securities regulators concerning the company’s Earn Interest Product (EIP). The state…

California Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Regulate Crypto — Calls for ‘More Flexible Approach’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to regulate crypto in his state. He stressed that “a more flexible approach is needed” to “keep up with rapidly evolving technology and use cases” in the crypto sector. Bill to Regulate Crypto in California Vetoed by Governor Newsom The governor of the U.S. state of California, Gavin Newsom, vetoed a number of bills Friday, including Assembly Bill 2269 (AB 2269) which will establish a licensing and regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. Assembly Bill 2269, titled “Digital financial asset businesses: regulation,” was introduced…

Estonia Issues First License to Crypto Service Provider Under New Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Estonia’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued its first license to a crypto service provider under the country’s new regulatory framework that entered into force in March. “Striga Technology OÜ is the first entrepreneur, who is authorized for the first time to provide a virtual currency service since the amendments of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act,” the regulator detailed. First License Issued Under New Crypto Regulatory Framework The Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) announced this week that it licensed Striga Technology OÜ to provide crypto services on Sept.…

Digital Asset Exchange Platform Granted ‘Crypto Financial Services Provider License’ by Israeli Regulator – Regulation Bitcoin News

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An Israeli capital markets regulator, the Insurance and Savings Capital Market Authority, recently granted a “crypto financial services provider license” to Bits of Gold, the first such license for an active company in the country. This license allows Bits of Gold to offer crypto custodian services and to enable the safekeeping of funds belonging to retail customers. Amendment of Israeli Laws In what has been described as a first in Israel, the country’s capital markets regulator, the Insurance and Savings Capital Market Authority (ISACA) recently granted Bits of Gold a…

UK Proposes New Law to ‘Seize, Freeze and Recover’ Crypto Assets Easier and Faster – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The British government has presented the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill to Parliament that will “make it easier and quicker” for law enforcement agencies “to seize, freeze and recover crypto assets.” The government stressed: “We must ensure that law enforcement agencies have the right legislative framework in place to recover criminals’ crypto assets.” UK’s New Bill to Help Authorities Seize, Freeze, and Recover Crypto The British government introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill in the House of Commons Thursday. The bill “aims to strengthen the U.K.’s fight…

Brazilian Federal Police Launch Operation Colossus, 6 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Involved – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The Brazilian Federal Police and the Brazilian tax authority have launched the final stage of “Operation Colossus,” a movement that has executed hundreds of court orders against cryptocurrency exchanges, arbitrage agents, and fake companies in four states of the country. 158 government officers, including 130 federal policemen, were involved in this operation, effecting search and seizure orders for six cryptocurrency exchanges and four forex institutions. Operation Colossus Launched to Stop Crypto Money Laundering Operations On September 22, The Federal Police of Brazil, with the help of the Brazilian…

Indonesia to Tighten Crypto Regulation With Stricter Rules for Exchanges – Regulation Bitcoin News

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Indonesia is preparing to issue new rules to tighten the regulation of crypto exchanges. Under revised regulatory framework, two-thirds of crypto exchange directors must be Indonesian citizens residing in the country. Indonesia Plans to Tighten Crypto Regulation Indonesia is preparing to issue new rules to tighten the regulation of crypto exchanges, officials from the country’s Minister of Trade and the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) said Tuesday at a parliamentary hearing in Jakarta. One of the new rules requires two-thirds of directors of crypto exchanges to be Indonesian citizens…

CTFC slammed for ‘blatant regulation by enforcement’ over Ooki DAO case

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The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sparked strong criticism from the community after filing a federal civil enforcement action against members of decentralized autonomous organization Ooki DAO over digital asset trading violations. In a Sept. 22 release, the CFTC stated that it had filed and simultaneously settled charges against the founders of decentralized trading platform bZeroX Tom Bean and Kyle Kistner for their role in “illegally offering leveraged and margined retail commodity transactions in digital assets” However, the community has kicked up a fuss over a simultaneous civil enforcement…

Bank of Russia, Finance Ministry Agree on Crypto Mining Regulation, Law Expected Soon – Mining Bitcoin News

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Major government institutions in Moscow, the central bank and the finance ministry, have aligned their positions on the regulation of cryptocurrency mining in the Russian Federation. The respective bill will soon be filed with the State Duma, a high-ranking member of the house unveiled. Financial Authorities Reach Consensus on How to Regulate Mining of Digital Coins in Russia The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) and the Ministry of Finance (Minfin) have adopted a joint position on the regulation of crypto mining. The bitcoin-related activity has been expanding in the energy-rich…

US Treasury Seeks Public Comments on Crypto-Related Illicit Finance and National Security Risks – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury is seeking public input on “digital-asset-related illicit finance and national security risks.” The department warned: “The growing use of digital assets in financial activity heightens risks of crimes such as money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, fraud and theft schemes, and corruption.” US Treasury Wants Public Comments on Crypto-Related Illicit Finance The U.S. Department of the Treasury published a notice Tuesday inviting “interested members of the public to provide input pursuant to The Executive Order of March 9, 2022, ‘Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital…