Indonesia’s Central Bank Considers Issuing Digital Currency to ‘Fight’ Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News
Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank, is reportedly considering issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to fight the use...
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Congressional candidate seeking to unseat anti-crypto Brad Sherman is accepting contributions via Lightning
Aarika Rhodes, a Democrat running to represent California's 30th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, has begun to...
Indian Government Answers Questions on Bitcoin Transactions, Karnataka Scam, Legality of Crypto Trading – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Indian government has answered three sets of questions in parliament regarding bitcoin transactions, the high-profile bitcoin scam in Karnataka,...
‘I Have Zero Interest in Investing in Litigation Against SEC’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, says he has zero interest in investing in anything with litigation from...
Crypto Is Here to Stay and Will Become Mainstream in 5 Years – Regulation Bitcoin News
The founder of Paytm, a major digital payment company in India, is “very positive about crypto.” Noting that cryptocurrency is...
Russian Parliament Sets Up Working Group on Cryptocurrency Regulations – Regulation Bitcoin News
A working group on cryptocurrencies and related activities will soon begin to meet at the State Duma, the lower house...
Jailed Onecoin Mastermind Accused of Using Contraband Mobile Phone to Move $20 Million – Regulation Bitcoin News
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, one of the masterminds behind the Onecoin pyramid scheme, recently used a contraband mobile phone to move...
Crypto Is Driven by Extraordinary Consumer and Investor Demand, Says Australian Regulator – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of Australia’s Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says crypto is “being driven by extraordinary consumer and investor demand,”...
Eurosystem Approves New Oversight Framework Concerning Crypto Services – Regulation Bitcoin News
The monetary authority of the euro area, the Eurosystem, has introduced a new framework for overseeing electronic payments, including services...
IRS Expects to Seize Billions of Dollars in Cryptocurrency Next Year — More Than $3.5 Billion in Crypto Seized This Year – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed that $3.5 billion in crypto was seized during the fiscal year 2021. This...
US Sentences Man to 3 Years in Prison for Operating Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange Business – Regulation Bitcoin News
A California man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison “for operating an unlicensed business that exchanged at...
US Senator Introduces Legislation to Repeal Infrastructure Bill’s Attack on Crypto Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a bill to repeal the $1 trillion infrastructure package’s crypto provision, which he said...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Urges Countries to Collaborate on Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, has urged democratic countries to work together to ensure that cryptocurrency, particularly bitcoin,...
Russia’s Prosecutor General Wants Cryptocurrency Recognized as Property Under Criminal Law – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has proposed to define cryptocurrency as property in the country’s Criminal Code. Decentralized digital...
Investment Manager Expects Governments to Clamp Down on Bitcoin, Warns of ‘Intense’ Crypto Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News
The founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Management, Kyle Bass, has warned that governments will start to really...
Indian Prime Minister Modi Chairs Crypto Meeting After Consulting With RBI, Finance Ministry – Regulation Bitcoin News
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly chaired a comprehensive meeting on cryptocurrency and related issues in India. The meeting...
CEO Says ‘We Have 53 Regulators in Just One Country, the US’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Crypto exchange Coinbase has been meeting with a number of regulators to convince them that the U.S. should have just...
Every Large Bank Will Actively Consider Crypto in 1-3 Years, Says Former Citi CEO – Regulation Bitcoin News
A former CEO of Citigroup said that every major bank and securities firm will consider crypto trading or services within...
Chinese provincial official expelled for violating crypto mining ban
The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expels a top provincial official after investigations suggest unlawful egagement with...
India’s Central Bank RBI Reiterates ‘Serious Concerns’ About Crypto — Governor Doubts Reports on Indian Crypto Investors – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), still has “serious concerns” about cryptocurrency from a macroeconomic and financial...
Bank of England Governor Warns Crypto Is Providing Means of Payment for Criminals – Regulation Bitcoin News
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that crypto assets are providing another means of payment for people who...
Spanish banks required to report 3-year digital currency plans
Digital currency plans by Spanish banks must now be reported according to sources at the Banco de Espana, which claimed...
