Category: Regulation
Russian Officials Propose Lighter ICO Regulations, Cryptocurrency Income Tax Breaks
Russian officials have considered a number of amendments to the draft law “On Digital Financial Assets”...
Germany Won’t Tax Cryptocurrencies Used To Make Purchases
The German Federal Ministry of Finances considers Bitcoin as tax-exempt so long as it is used as...
Singapore: Central Bank ‘Assessing’ Need For More Cryptocurrency Regulation
Singapore’s central bank has said it is again looking at cryptocurrency regulation, appearing to amend previous...
WSJ: SEC Launches Cryptocurrency Probe
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into cryptocurrency business, the Wall Street...
Russia: Municipal Court In St. Petersburg Rules To Unblock 40 Bitcoin-Related Websites
The Municipal Court of Russia’s second largest city, St. Petersburg, annulled a trial court’s previous...
Uzbekistan Will ‘Regulate’ Cryptocurrency After September 2018
Uzbekistan will publish its plans to regulate Bitcoin in September 2018, with a Blockchain “skill center” set to begin...
UK: Coinbase, CEX.IO & Other Major Crypto Firms Create First Self-Regulating Trade Body
Seven of the largest cryptocurrency companies globally have joined forces to form CryptoUK, a first of its kind...
South Korea Considers Adopting Crypto Exchange Licensing System Like NY’s BitLicense
ncial Services Agency (FSA) approves licenses for crypto exchanges that have met a stringent set of requirements...