Tag: Bitcoin

Things are not looking stellar for Libra as several backers have pulled out of the cryptocurrency project as the regulatory pressure against it is mounting.

The Czech Republic is doubling down on new rules around cryptocurrencies as part of its anti-money laundering efforts.

South Korea’s Financial Services commission has announced plans to change how it regulates the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges.

A person is demanding over $3.6m worth of Bitcoin from Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, or they will release 10,000 photo that are similar to the know-your-customer (KYC) data the company uses.

A new law could make cryptocurrency trading illegal within Iran as more people are becoming interested in using digital currencies within the country.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new guidance regarding the different types of digital currencies it regulates.

The US’ Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined a Bitcoin trader $30,000 for breaching the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) registration, program, and reporting requirements.

With blockchain’s ability to decentralise the access to data and networks and GDPR’s tight grips on data, Compliance Compendium chief business development officer Gareth Gadd looks to see if they could work together.

RegTech 100 company Onfido has partnered with BitPay to support identity verification services for cryptocurrency payments.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its decision on whether it will approve or disapprove Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) SolidX Bitcoin.