Yuval Harari and Craig Wright—a comparison regarding data
Once data enters Bitcoin, it becomes public; yes, we can encrypt it, but we keep track of it because Bitcoin transaction is publicly available, reducing fraud, corruption, and worse.
Once data enters Bitcoin, it becomes public; yes, we can encrypt it, but we keep track of it because Bitcoin transaction is publicly available, reducing fraud, corruption, and worse.
If approved, the new virtual currency legislation aims to make Panama "compatible with the digital economy, blockchain, crypto assets, and the internet."
A private placement is the sale of securities to pre-selected, accredited investors as opposed to an offering on public markets (such as via an IPO).
EU legislators voted in favor of a draft bill that seeks to impose new prohibitive measures to curtail banks’ involvement with “unstable” digital assets.
The FCA revealed that 5% of firms that had applied for authorization were accepted on the first attempt, while 85% were rejected for failing to meet the minimum AML and terrorist financing standards.
The new regulation signed into law on January 12 indicates that digital assets could be treated as securities, which meant they would be subject to securities-related mandates and restrictions.
More stringent regulations may be heading toward the Philippines after the SEC bares its plan to ramp up surveillance of the digital asset sector amid a series of Ponzi scam reports.
Lawmakers in France voted for an amendment that gives VASPs more time to comply with European regulations, overturning a proposed aggressive approach.
The FAIS Ombud will consider and resolve complaints relating to digital assets, but only if they happened after October 19, when Bitcoin was legally recognized.
The Financial Services Agency said that work is currently underway to allow the domestic distribution of stablecoins in the country but added that there would be certain restrictions.
Sources said the investigation is not new, and the SEC has been interrogating investment advisors' custody of digital assets for some time now, though the information is being kept private.
South Africa’s ads watchdog worked with industry stakeholders to develop the new clause which requires VASPs to tell users they could lose all their money.