The heads of three US financial regulators in a joint statement warned participants in the cryptocurrency industry about the need to comply with various regulatory requirements. This was reported on the website of the Commission for derivatives trading (CFTC). The statement was signed by CFTC CEO Heath Tarbert, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco and Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has established a cryptocurrency fund to accept donations in bitcoins and Ethereum. Digital assets will finance open source technologies for children and youth around the world. UNICEF became the first organization in the UN that transacts in cryptocurrency, the fund said in a press release. “If the digital economy and currencies have […]
On October 6, the largest trading volume cryptocurrency exchange Binance proposed a way to earn huge money on its site…
Alfa-Bank together with X5 Retail Group (owns Pyaterochka, Carousel and Perekrestok networks) launched a blockchain- based business platform. How will…
Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency company, is negotiating the purchase of the Omni rental business p2p platform. This was reported by TechCrunch with reference to informed sources. Omni offers users the opportunity to rent various physical goods. Despite the $ 25 million raised last year from Ripple, the startup is currently going through difficult times and is forced to cut staff. In May, Omni sold […]
After entering into partnerships with the Ripple project, in particular with the Xpring division, the payment service provider announced support…
Another innovation in the issue of cryptocurrency regulation: Russian lawmakers want to break them down into three types, taxing each…
The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation is considering the possibility of dividing cryptocurrencies into three types for their further regulation. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Finance Alexei Moiseev, writes RNS. A new approach to regulation was developed during a panel discussion of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. “It is possible to divide cryptocurrencies into three types: technical tokens that occur to maintain the functioning of the system, virtual assets, then […]
In September, the US Federal Reserve System not only lowered interest rates, but also pumped $ 278 billion into the…
Block.one came to an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pay a fine of $ 24 million for violating securities laws during an ICO EOS project. SEC orders blockchain company to pay $ 24 million penalty for unregistered ICO https://t.co/em95RbxWEQ – SEC_News (@SEC_News) September 30, 2019 The Office indicated that […]