A possibly transformative digital assets regulation draft is threatening to shake up the European crypto landscape. On Feb. 9, two major factions of the European Parliament submitted a policy blueprint that aims to apply existing regulations designed to counter money laundering and terrorism financing to all crypto transactions. The draft was spearheaded by Belgian parliament […]
After having previously been postponed thanks to an outcry over language amounting to a «de facto» ban on Bitcoin, a vote on the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation will take place on March 14. The news was tweeted out minutes ago by Dr. Stefan Berger, the MP in charge of shepherding MiCA through […]
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), opened more than 300 cases between Apr. 1 2021 and Sep. 30 2021, relating to businesses possibly involved in crypto assets, according to an announcement on its official website. The financial watchdog said that it has 50 ongoing investigations, including “criminal probes” into businesses that have not registered with […]
Foundry Digital, the digital asset mining and staking company, is joining the Blockchain Association, a crypto industry lobbying groups, it said in a statement on Thursday. Blockchain Association is a member-led organization whose “goal is to improve the public policy environment so that blockchain networks can thrive in the United States,” it says on its […]
The time has come to fast-track crypto mining regulation, a leading Russian lawyer has advised – even if this means removing the Central Bank from the equation. The bank is opposed to all forms of crypto, including mining – and has proposed two recent bills that seek to outlaw crypto ownership, mining and transactions made […]