US State Bank Regulators Agree to Single Set of Rules for Fintech, Crypto Firm Licensing
Agencies from 48 states are expected to unveil a new framework today that will simplify and consolidate regulation for crypto companies. Source
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Coinbase CEO Defends Licensing of Analytics Platform to Gov’t Agencies
Coinbase defended the licensing of its analytics software saying if people really wanted privacy, privacy coins were around.Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong took to Twitter to talk about Coinbase Analytics and the company’s practice of licensing out the platform, explaining why crypto exchanges must have some sort of analytics software to
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Germany’s Bitcoin Group Welcomes Licensing for Crypto Custodians, Expects Competition From Banks
Bitcoin Group SE, a prominent member of the European crypto industry, has been preparing to apply for permission to conduct crypto custody
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Germany’s BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians
Germany’s Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is clarifying how the country’s new cryptocurrency custody law will apply to firms that operate outside of Germany but still serve the German market.In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for
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