Japan Passes Landmark Stablecoin Bill For Investor Protection: Report
Japan emerges as a precedent-setting nation by passing stablecoin regulation in the wake of the TerraUSD collapse. Source
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Europe’s Landmark Crypto Regulation Is Advancing, but New Privacy Rules May Be More Important
MiCA seems to be moving forward. If implemented, it promises to dramatically streamline the launch process for crypto companies trying to set up shop in more than one of the European Union’s 27 member nations. However, separate from MiCA, another set of proposed rules that will be voted on this
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Australian Senator proposes landmark Digital Services Act
Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg opened the Australia Blockchain Week conference with a bombshell legislative proposal that he hopes will lay the groundwork for a new Digital Asset ecosystem down under.The proposed Digital Services Act (DSA) legislative package calls for reforms in crypto market licensing, custody, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs),
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This Tiny Blockchain Startup’s Tangle With SEC Could End Up as Landmark Case
Before the suit kicked off early last year, LBRY had already been under SEC investigation for three years. The LBRY team claims to have complied with the SEC in supplying nearly 1 million pages of documents along with multiple in-person testimonies. Those documents and interviews, according to the company, cost
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European Council Takes One Step Closer to Ratifying Landmark Crypto Regulation
The MiCA framework was introduced in September 2020 by the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch. On Wednesday, the Council adopted its position on another framework, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) alongside MiCA. Both frameworks are part of the Union’s larger digital finance initiative. Original Source
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Landmark Real Estate Listing Offers Two New York Bars For 25 Bitcoin
Bitcoin is making history, and people everywhere want to be apart of it. The cryptocurrency has attracted all sorts of speculators, ranging from retail investors to institutions, and now even corporations. It also has one New York bar and restaurant owner wanting to make history by betting his two businesses on
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Bitcoin price hits $23K as on-chain analyst says $55K is the ‘next landmark’
The Bitcoin price (BTC) has surpassed the $21,000–$22,000 resistance range to rise above a new high of $23,000 on Dec. 17. Meanwhile, on-chain analyst Willy Woo now says $100,000 is a “ridiculously low” target.BTC/USD weekly chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingviewThe $21,000 level was particularly important for Bitcoin to continue its rally
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FinCEN Fines Bitcoin-Mixing CEO $60M in Landmark Crackdown on Helix, Coin Ninja
Larry Dean Harmon, the Helix and Coin Ninja crypto-tumbling chief who in February was arrested for allegedly mixing bitcoin for criminals must pay $60 million in civil penalties, prosecutors at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) demanded Monday. Source
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The Bahamas Reveal Details, October Date of Landmark Central Bank Digital Currency Debut
The Bahamas confirmed it will cross the central bank digital currency (CBDC) finish line next month.“The intended outcome of Project Sand Dollar is that all residents in The Bahamas would have use of a central bank digital currency, on a modernized technology platform, with an experience and convenience—legally and otherwise—that
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Russia’s Supreme Court Makes ‘Landmark’ Vote With Blockchain System from Kapersky Lab
Russia’s Supreme Court for the first time used a blockchain-based system to record votes in a plenary session on Friday. According to a press release, judges used the Polys app from Kaspersky Lab to record the results of voting on six issues before the court. The session was the latest
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