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Licensees would need to assess legal, reputational and market risks of any new coins, and they'd also have to set out how they would reverse the process by de-listing a token, according to the consultation, proposed by NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris. Source
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“Members also discussed the presidency note that India had prepared and noted that it would be an important input towards prioritizing areas of work essential for achieving a comprehensive cohesive and coordinated global policy and regulatory framework," said Sitharaman. Source
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which groups regulators from some two dozen jurisdictions, including the U.S., EU, China and the U.K., published recommendations to ensure “consistent and comprehensive” regulation of the sector. The recommendations build on proposals originally floated in October and are focused on preventing the kind of behavior
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Kraken has filed a pre-registration undertaking with the Ontario Securities Commission as it works towards becoming a registered Restricted Dealer in Canada. Source
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, also known as the Senate Banking Committee, held a hearing to discuss the recent bank collapses in the United States and the regulatory response. Throughout the testimonies, digital assets and crypto businesses were mentioned. Senate Banking Committee chairman
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France is hoping to set itself up as a crypto hub, and companies such as Binance and Bitstamp have already successfully registered with France’s Financial Markets Authority (AMF). Registration involves checks on governance and money laundering norms, and is mandatory for all those offering trading or custody services in the
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A five-member panel of the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted 4-1 in favor of a proposal that may make it more difficult for cryptocurrency firms to serve as digital asset custodians in the future.The proposal, which is yet to be officially approved by the SEC, recommends amendments to
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Japan is also using its position on the International Financial Stability Board to push for global regulations of the cryptocurrency industry.Japanese financial regulators have urged their counterparts globally to toughen crypto regulations, according to a Bloomberg report. The call was made by the Deputy Director-General of the Financial Services Agency’s
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According to the World Federation of Exchanges, whose members include Nasdaq, the Intercontinental Exchange and the London Stock Exchange Group, the FSB should even “strengthen its stance in requiring separation of activities,” ensuring the same standards apply as would for TradFi players, when crypto companies simultaneously operate platforms, execute trades,
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Limits on stablecoins not denominated in euros were among the most controversial elements of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets law. Source
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