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ForkLog 30 07.04.2021

Goldman Sachs chief predicts ‘major evolution’ in the cryptocurrency market

Current regulation of the cryptocurrency industry restricts banks' ability to work with digital assets, but that will change over time, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on CNBC.

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ForkLog 22 06.04.2021

Paradigm, Fidelity, Coinbase and Square join new crypto alliance

Venture firm Paradigm formed the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), aimed at lobbying the interests of the cryptocurrency industry.

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ForkLog 22 06.04.2021

Catch-22 for Russia’s social networks as authorities fight censorship with censorship measures

On February 1, amendments to Russia’s laws regulating the spread of information on social networks took effect. They require owners of such networks to monitor user content and effectively engage in censorship. For ForkLog, details about the new Russian realities were provided by Mikhail Tretyak, a partner at the Digital Rights Center, and lawyer Nikita Istomin.

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ForkLog 12 05.04.2021

Keep the licence and grow the client base: STEX explains EU regulation

In September 2020 the European Commission published the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) draft, the first step toward harmonising EU crypto law. Since then MiCA has been debated, with the EC taking feedback from regulators and crypto industry representatives. Vadim Kurilovich, founder of the STEX exchange, discusses the draft and analyses EU crypto regulation.

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ForkLog 7 02.04.2021

Canada outlines regulatory framework for bitcoin exchanges

Canadian securities regulators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have published the regulatory framework for crypto firms' compliance with regulatory requirements.

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ForkLog 17 02.04.2021

Jay Clayton: Bitcoin Will Also Come Under Regulation

Bitcoin is not a security, but that does not mean it will not be regulated, said former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton.

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ForkLog 6 01.04.2021

Spain’s financial regulator to tighten rules on street advertising of cryptocurrencies

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) described street advertising of cryptocurrencies as 'risky' and proposed tightening the rules governing its placement. This was stated by the organisation's president, Rodrigo Buenaventura.

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ForkLog 15 01.04.2021

Japan tightens regulation of its cryptocurrency industry

The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) will implement FATF guidance on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism for local cryptocurrency companies.

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ForkLog 14 31.03.2021

Coinbase hires former SEC official to engage with investors.

Former director of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets, Brett Redfearn, has taken the post of Coinbase's vice president for products and capital markets.

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ForkLog 13 30.03.2021

Minister: Britain will focus on regulating stablecoins, not Bitcoin.

Britain will focus primarily on regulating stablecoins, rather than the broader cryptocurrency market, the country’s Financial Services Minister said.

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ForkLog 40 30.03.2021

Hester Peirce urges DeFi projects to engage with the SEC

Developing uniform rules for the DeFi space is difficult due to the diversity of ecosystems, so individual projects should engage with the SEC to avoid infringing securities laws. This view was voiced by Commissioner Hester Peirce.

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ForkLog 16 30.03.2021

India Justifies Taxes on Cryptocurrency Holders

India's Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said there is a need to introduce income tax on cryptocurrency holders.

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