Swiss regulator reminds blockchain FinTech companies that they “cannot be allowed to circumvent” AML...
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued new guidance for blockchain and cryptocurrency FinTech companies, warning them against breaking anti-money laundering (AML) laws.
Securitize officially registered as a transfer agent with the SEC
Provider of technology for issuing blockchain tokens Securitize has been registered as a transfer agent with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Administration (SEC).
US secretary of state has some ideas on how to regulate cryptocurrencies and he...
Michael Pompeo, the US secretary of state, believes cryptocurrencies and financial transactions should be regulated the same way.
How WhatsApp might get around Indonesia’s tough licensing regulations
Facebook’s messaging service might be about to strengthen its position in the Asian payments market as WhatsApp is rumoured to be talking with Indonesian digital payment firms.
US lawmakers concerned about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency to meet with Swiss privacy regulator
Democratic representative Maxine Waters and five other lawmakers are going to meet Switzerland’s top data protection regulator in a meeting focusing on Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency Libra.
Fraudsters and criminals stole $4.26bn from cryptocurrency users in the first six months of...
Insider thefts were the most common form of cryptocurrency theft, according to cryptocurrency tracker CipherTrace’s latest report.
UK advertising watchdog upholds complaints against BitMEX for Bitcoin ad
BitMEX, the crypto derivatives exchange platform, has faced complaints regarding an ad. The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has now upheld the complaints, barring the business from using the ad again.
Cryptocurrency stakeholders in the Czech Republic to face stricter rules
The Czech Republic is doubling down on new rules around cryptocurrencies as part of its anti-money laundering efforts.
The way cryptocurrency exchanges are regulated in South Korea is about to change in...
South Korea’s Financial Services commission has announced plans to change how it regulates the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges.
Taiwan has granted its first three virtual banking licenses
Line Financial Taiwan, Next Commercial Bank and Rakuten International Commercial Bank are the three first companies to receive Taiwan’s new virtual banking licenses.
