Category: Regulation
Commonwealth of Nations attacks “de-risking”, promotes digital currency
October 15, 2015
Last week, the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states, discussed digital currency as one possible solution to...
FinCEN releases October “SAR Stats Technical Bulletin”
October 15, 2015
This, the second edition of SAR Stats, is FinCEN’s annual review of aggregated Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings. The 44-page PDF report contained statistical...
Coming soon: consistency among state licensing?
October 8, 2015
This weekend, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), a nonprofit dedicated to creating consistency among U.S. state laws, will convene in Washington D.C. to discuss...
Ukraine bitcoin market is hot, but beware of U.S. regulatory sanctions
October 8, 2015
Much has been written lately about the rapid growth of bitcoin in the Ukraine. Economists and digital currency enthusiasts alike point to a myriad...
Isle of Man: regulatory paradise?
September 18, 2015
Earlier this week, the Isle of Man received a great deal of mainstream press, deservedly so, for its innovation-friendly climate and straightforward bitcoin regulation....
AB-1326: California bitcoin regulatory bill inactive
September 18, 2015
AB-1326, “Virtual Currency”, was unexpectedly shelved earlier this week despite multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes in the California Assembly and Senate. The bill, which...
BitAML President, Joe Ciccolo, leads bitcoin compliance webinar for financial crime investigators
September 14, 2015
On Tuesday, BitAML Founder & President, Joe Ciccolo, hosted a webinar “Compliance and Virtual Currencies: Debunking Myths and Responding to Real Risks” for the...
Economist: “A tax on the poor. Regulation is keeping remittance unnecessarily expensive”
September 14, 2015
Last week, The Economist published an article in which it justifiably decried the high cost of foreign remittance. The article blamed a combination of...
What’s limiting bitcoin adoption in Asia? Regulation? Awareness?
September 14, 2015
Recently, much has been written about the relatively slow rate of bitcoin adoption in Asia. The cause, it’s been said, is the combination of...
