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What do regulators have planned for blockchain developers? The Bitcoin Bridge talks to Ian Lee of Merkle Science
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3 May, 2021

What do regulators have planned for blockchain developers? The Bitcoin Bridge talks to Ian Lee of Merkle Science

Ian lee, now VP of business development at Merkle Science, tells The Bitcoin Bridge the story of how he started...
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 37: Coinbase pays $6.5M fine, FATF updates guidance, Hester Peirce talks regulation & innovation
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26 March, 2021

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 37: Coinbase pays $6.5M fine, FATF updates guidance, Hester Peirce talks regulation & innovation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission released an announcement confirming that Coinbase exchange had agreed to settle charges and to...
South Korea new AML rules for digital currency comes into effect
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26 March, 2021

South Korea new AML rules for digital currency comes into effect

Senior officials in South Korea have approved measures that will introduce a raft of new anti-money laundering provisions for digital...
Financial Action Task Force releases updated guidance
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23 March, 2021

Financial Action Task Force releases updated guidance

The revised guidance comes after a 12-month review of the initial release, which found that some jurisdictions’ AML and CFT...
Cayman Islands announces new legal framework for digital currency
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6 November, 2020

Cayman Islands announces new legal framework for digital currency

The British Overseas Territory recently announced the new regime for virtual asset service providers, with the Ministry of Financial Services...
Noose tightens on dodgy exchanges
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25 September, 2020

Noose tightens on dodgy exchanges

A judge has dismissed an attempt by Kraken owner Payward Inc to sue a former employee who revealed the exchange’s...