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National Bank of Ukraine Temporarily Bans Cross-Border Crypto Purchases With Hryvnia – Regulation Bitcoin News
The central bank of Ukraine has introduced additional restrictions on international transactions that will prevent Ukrainians from buying crypto assets abroad with the national fiat. The measures are ...
Regulating Crypto Assets Is High on the Agenda for India – Regulation Bitcoin News
A director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that crypto regulation is “certainly high on the agenda” for India. “We are trying to come up with global standards for #crypto asset regulatio...
Belarus Adopts Legal Procedure for Seizure of Illicit Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
Implementing a recently signed presidential decree, the government of Belarus has introduced a procedure allowing the state to seize digital currency holdings. The move will grant law enforcement auth...
‘The Fed always screws up.’ This forecaster sees inflation peaking and U.S. stocks in a bear market by summer
Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, has been bullish on gold, silver and utilities since the start of the year, when his investment-research firm’s economic models turned bea...
The Scale And Challenges Facing Bitcoin Adoption In Africa Today
Bitcoin adoption implies that it will be accepted as sound money all over the world. A truly decentralized asset that can be used to securely transfer and store value. Africa is lagging behind in term...
When a traditional IRA makes sense over a Roth account
Saving in an IRA makes sense whether you have a retirement plan at work or not, but investors then have to decide if a traditional or Roth account is better – as always, it depends. Retirement Tip of...
Russian Bankers Suggest Criminalizing Crypto Storage in Non-Custodial Wallets – Regulation Bitcoin News
Keeping cryptocurrencies in non-custodial wallets may be criminalized in Russia, if authorities accept a proposal from the trade association representing Russian banks. While financial regulators thin...
IMF identifies crypto regulation as priority issue for India as finance minister warns of threats
As cryptocurrencies become more popular and widespread as an alternative to traditional forms of payment, governments and organizations around the world scramble over how these new assets are to be pu...
IMF Report: DeFi Poses Risks to Financial Markets, Needs Regulation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest Global Financial Stability report, marks DeFi as a concern for global markets. The IMF believes that it poses financial stability risks and require...
Republic of Ireland to Prohibit Political Cryptocurrency Donations – Regulation Bitcoin News
The government of Ireland is preparing to ban political parties from accepting campaign donations in cryptocurrency. The move aims to block the perceived threat of Russian interference in the European...
US Secret Service Has Seized Cryptocurrency Worth Over $102 Million in 254 Fraud Cases – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Secret Service has seized cryptocurrency worth more than $102 million in 254 fraud-related investigations. “What criminals want to do is sort of muddy the waters and make efforts to obfuscate...
US Lawmaker Urges Biden Administration to Develop ‘Robust Strategy’ to Prevent Crypto Use to Evade Sanctions – Regulation Bitcoin News
A U.S. lawmaker has urged the Biden administration to develop a “robust strategy” to prevent cryptocurrency from being used to evade sanctions. “Emerging technologies like cryptocurrency offer many po...
Fantom’s reaction to Cronje’s latest comment on crypto regulation is…
Following his departure from Fantom and the entire crypto space which was marked by a 6% decline in the total DeFi market cap, Andre Cronje in a blog post noted that the crypto space was ‘dead’ and in...
Brazil’s Crypto Pro Regulation Bill Heading For Key Vote
The Brazilian crypto market has seen a lot of growth in recent months, and it looks like an ambitious private member’s bill could help regulate this booming business by the end of this June. MP’s will...
Why States Continue To Overrule Local Regulation Of Fossil Fuels
Tennessee is poised to become the latest state to preempt local regulations restricting fossil fuel … [+] usage and infrastructure. getty Like their counterparts in many other state capitals, Te...
Andre Cronje sees a ‘necessity for regulation’ ahead of crypto’s new era
Andre Cronje, former Fantom Foundation technical adviser and Yearn.finance founder, resurfaced on Monday via Medium after announcing his departure from the DeFi and crypto space last month. In a post ...
Self-regulatory organizations growing alongside new US crypto regulation
As adoption takes off, the crypto industry is exerting increasing influence on American society. This can be seen in its lobbying efforts and political action committees, for example, as well as its o...
Former DeFi Builder Andre Cronje Thinks Crypto Needs Regulation
Key Takeaways Andre Cronje has spoken out about the negative aspects of crypto culture in his latest blog post. Cronje’s impression of crypto culture is likely influenced by his experience launching t...
Bill ‘On Digital Currency’ Caps Crypto Investments for Russians, Opens Door for Payments – Regulation Bitcoin News
Russia’s recently revised bill “On Digital Currency” limits crypto purchases for non-qualified investors while providing legal ground for some cryptocurrency payments, according to local media. The dr...
Father of DeFi Andre Cronje Sensationally Calls for Crypto Regulation: New Blog
Vladislav Sopov Here’s why crypto badly needs to be regulated right now – and why its ethos is strangled in 2022 Contents Regulation is necessary for bad times New blockchain economy: What...
Bitcoin ATM Operator Indicted in New York Allegedly Running Illegal Business Attracting Criminals – Regulation Bitcoin News
A bitcoin ATM operator has been indicted in New York for running an illegal business “marketed towards individuals engaged in criminal activity.” The district attorney in charge described: “Robert Tay...
SEC Risks Violating Admin Procedure Act by Rejecting Spot Bitcoin ETFs, Says Grayscale – Regulation Bitcoin News
Grayscale Investments’ CEO explains that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could potentially violate the Administrative Procedure Act by not approving a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fu...
Sultanate of Oman All Set to Incorporate Virtual Asset Regulation
2 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The virtual asset regulatory framework is expected to be finalized by Q3 of 2022. Oman’s capital markets administration is now engaging with specialists. Accordi...
Here’s how to craft student-loan forgiveness in a way that cuts out those who don’t need help
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday released new analyses on student loans, with one blog post focused on who would benefit from various approaches to canceling such debt — as well as eac...