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ForkLog 24 16.11.2020

FATF: Crypto firms still far from full compliance

Cryptocurrency companies are only beginning to adapt to regulatory requirements, and they have a long road ahead to full compliance. This was stated by FATF Executive Secretary David Lewis, according to Cointelegraph.

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ForkLog 12 16.11.2020

US SEC chief Jay Clayton to step down by year-end

The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, confirmed that he will leave the post at the end of 2020 after three and a half years in office, according to the agency's statement.

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ForkLog 8 16.11.2020

Opinion: Without regulation of the cryptocurrency market, Ukraine risks the FATF blacklist

Ukraine's anti-money-laundering legislation needs urgent refinement, otherwise the country risks ending up in the 'grey zone' or being placed on FATF's blacklist. This was stated by Maxim Demyanyuk, head of the expert group on the development of virtual assets at the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

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ForkLog 16 16.11.2020

Kyrgyzstan’s central bank proposes regulating cryptocurrency firms

The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan announced the development of a regulatory act concerning cryptocurrency regulation.

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ForkLog 8 13.11.2020

Ukrainian Parliament to Consider Bill ‘On Virtual Assets’

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will consider the bill 'On Virtual Assets' next week, the Committee on Digital Transformation said.

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ForkLog 11 12.11.2020

US lawmakers criticise regulator for focus on cryptocurrencies

Six members of Congress criticised the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) within the US Treasury. The complaints relate to the regulator's focus on cryptocurrencies and fintech.

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ForkLog 12 12.11.2020

Argentina weighs cryptocurrency regulation

Argentine congressman Ignacio Torres is preparing to introduce in the local legislature a bill regulating cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 10 11.11.2020

DMG to launch regulatory-compliant mining pool in Canada

Based in Vancouver, Canada, DMG Blockchain Solutions announced the creation of a mining pool aimed at North American clients seeking corporate transparency, according to Bitcoin Magazine.

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ForkLog 7 11.11.2020

Gary Gensler, former CFTC chief, joins Biden transition team

Gary Gensler, the former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will lead the transition team on financial policy for President-elect Joe Biden. This was reported by BNN Bloomberg, citing a Biden team spokesperson.

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ForkLog 11 10.11.2020

Protection from arbitrariness and Bitcoin regulation: what Diia City offers Ukraine’s IT sector

In the coming years, Ukraine aims to become one of the world's largest IT hubs and, in the longer term, to grow the market to $12 billion. To this end, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has developed a special legal regime, Diia City.

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ForkLog 13 09.11.2020

Media: EU to consider document requiring messaging services to decrypt messages

The Council of the European Union approved a resolution obliging messaging operators to create keys to monitor chats and messages with end-to-end encryption, according to ORF.

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ForkLog 14 08.11.2020

Media: blockchain-friendly ex-CFTC head to become Biden adviser

Joe Biden is expected to turn to former CFTC chair Gary Gensler to advise his team on Wall Street oversight, according to WSJ.

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