Dutch University set to recover more than twice the paid BTC ransom in 2019
Netherland-based Maastricht University (UM) is set to recover nearly €500,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) after the police authorities managed to...
Regulation
Cryptocurrencies Are a Clear Danger — Financial Stability Risks Likely to Grow – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), sees cryptocurrencies as “a clear danger.” However, the financial stability risks...
EU Makes Deal on MiCA Legislation to Regulate Crypto Markets – Regulation Bitcoin News
Representatives of key European Union (EU) institutions and member states reached an agreement on the Markets in Crypto Assets regulatory...
Senator Indira Kempis Proposes Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender in Mexico – Regulation Bitcoin News
Indira Kempis, senator of the Mexican Congress, has proposed a bill that would make bitcoin legal tender in the country....
EU Agreement Reached on Anti-money Laundering Rules for Cryptocurrencies – Regulation Bitcoin News
European institutions have reached an interim consensus on a set of EU regulations that will burden crypto companies with the...
Uzbekistan Presents Registration Requirements for Cryptocurrency Miners – Regulation Bitcoin News
Authorities in Uzbekistan have drafted and put forward for public consultations a set of rules for crypto miners operating in...
400+ Crypto Advertisements Violate Guidelines in India — ‘Some Influencers Talk About Crypto Without Understanding It’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has reportedly revealed that more than 400 crypto ads violated its guidelines so...
FBI Arrests 2 Men Planning ‘Violent’ Robbery of Bitcoin Worth Millions of Dollars — They Face 20 Years in Prison – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested two men who participated “in a violent plan to break into a...
SEC Chair Gensler Proposes ‘One Rule Book’ Crypto Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has reportedly proposed “one rule book” for the...
Netherlands-Based Coinbase Customers Required to Submit KYC Data When Transferring Crypto off the Platform – Regulation Bitcoin News
Coinbase has announced that the company plans to introduce a number of changes for customers in the Netherlands in order...
Albania to Start Taxing Crypto-Related Income From 2023 – Regulation Bitcoin News
Authorities in Albania are finalizing regulations that will allow the taxation of income and profits from cryptocurrency investments. The government...
Bill Imposing Fines for Illegal Issuance and Exchange of Digital Assets Proposed in Russia – Regulation Bitcoin News
A bill introducing financial penalties for those who illegally issue or exchange digital financial assets has been filed in the...
Wechat to Prohibit Accounts From Providing Some NFT and Crypto Services – Regulation Bitcoin News
Tencent’s Wechat intends to impose penalties on public accounts facilitating secondary trading of NFTs, a press report has revealed. Accounts...
Bank of Spain Has Registered 17 Crypto Companies, Big Names Still Missing – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Bank of Spain has already included 17 virtual asset service providers in its own registry, in which cryptocurrency exchanges...
Huobi crypto exchange wins licenses in Dubai and New Zealand as Thai affiliate closes
Major cryptocurrency trading platform Huobi continues expanding its global presence by securing new licenses in New Zealand and the United...
Digital Asset Exchange Coinmena Secures Provisional License Allowing It to Operate in the UAE – Bitcoin News
Coinmena, the Bahrain-headquartered and sharia-compliant digital asset exchange, announced recently that it had secured a provisional virtual assets license from...
Cryptocurrency ‘Not Sufficiently Stable to Be a Good Means of Payment’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
The governor of the Jamaican central bank has warned people using or who have plans to use cryptocurrencies to be...
Virtual Currency-Based Sale Agreement an Invalid Contract, Chinese Court Rules – Regulation Bitcoin News
A virtual currency cannot be circulated in the market as a currency, therefore a vehicle sale contract wherein parties agreed...
Colombian Financial Superintendence Prepares Norms for Crypto Transactions – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Colombian Financial Superintendence, the securities and financial watchdog of the country, is working on a document to regulate the...
Bank of Kyrgyzstan Issues Warning About Cryptocurrencies, Crypto Payments – Regulation Bitcoin News
Amid the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies in Kyrgyzstan, the country’s central bank has reminded citizens about the risks associated with...
South Korean Government Calls for Voluntary Regulations From Crypto Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News
The executive power and the ruling party in South Korea have urged the cryptocurrency industry for what officials describe as...
Bitcoin Fraud-Accused South African Radio Presenter Threatens Legal Action – Bitcoin News
Following accusations that he defrauded investors in his bitcoin investment scheme, the South African radio presenter Sebasa Mogale has said...
