Category: Regulators
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...
CSBS: a ‘BitLicense’ for every state
September 18, 2015
Earlier this week, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) issued its long-awaited regulatory framework for the digital currency industry. The CSBS sought to...
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...
Nigeria hints at heavy-handed bitcoin regulations
August 28, 2015
At a recent conference of AML professionals, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Deputy Director of Financial Policy and Regulation, Obot Akpan, labeled digital currency...
India wants to regulate bitcoin… just not right now
August 28, 2015
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor, SS Mundra, called for “appropriate regulatory changes” to accommodate the oversight of cryptocurrency. Mr. Mundra hinted at...
Ripple bolsters its compliance efforts
August 21, 2015
As you’re all well aware, earlier this year, Ripple was the subject of the first digital currency enforcement action leveled by regulators for BSA/AML...
BitLicense casualties mount
August 21, 2015
Another week, another bitcoin company packing up the Family Truckster and leaving New York for greener pastures. LocalBitcoins announced its exit from the Empire...
OCC Director hints at startup-friendly bitcoin regulation?
August 21, 2015
The director of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Thomas Curry, called for a balanced approach to regulating new financial technologies...
