Tag: Regulator
US Regulator OCC Proposes ‘Fair Access’ to Banking Services For All Including Crypto Companies
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the US’s national bank regulator, has proposed a rule that would…
Deregulating Bitcoin may Increase Speculative Trading Instead of Technical Innovation
Ryozo Himino, the new top financial regulator of Japan, wants the country to take caution over promoting digital assets, arguing…
US Regulator Authorizes National Banks and Federal Saving Institutions as Crypto Custodians
U.S. regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), allows federal banks and national savings institutions to officially custody…
Singapore’s Financial Regulator, MAS, Wants More Power to Push Stringent Rules For Crypto
Singapore’s financial regulator, which also serves as the country’s central bank, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is seeking to…
Swiss Financial Regulator, FINMA, Licenses Local Bank To Carry Out The Crypto Transactions
Switzerland’s top financial regulator, Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) grants local banks, InCore, the first license to transact digital currencies….
NYFDS Gives Crypto Firms 30 Days to Submit A Coronavirus (COVID-19) Contingency Plan
New York’s Financial regulator, NYFDS, has given crypto firms registered within this state one month to have submitted a preparedness…
Russian Govt Looks To Block Censorship-Resistant Tech; IoT, TOR, and Telegram’s TON
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is looking for contractors who can block networks that are resistant to censorship. According to a…
Israel Securities Authority Is Looking To Private DLT Exchanges To Model Its Regulations
Israel’s securities regulator is calling on private sector players to submit proof-of-concept for Distributed ledger technology (DLT) backed virtual assets…
Firms Have Borrowed $8.2 Billion from the Blockchain Platform of a Chinese Forex Regulator
The Chinese regulator State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) runs a cross-border blockchain financing system and has helped firms with…
Argentinians Can No Longer Buy Bitcoin with Credit Cards Per Country’s Central Bank Notice
Cointelegraph reports that the fiscal regulator has taken drastic measures in order to protect the foreign exchange reserves of Argentina…