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Active bitcoin accounts are approaching the record high reached in December 2017, before the previous bitcoin peak crashed. And as of Monday, active accounts — accounts in use in the last six months — held 82 percent of all bitcoin. Account users remain confident as well, according to Bloomberg. More than 2.1

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JULY 22, 2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed new regulations on cryptocurrency that will include those engaging in overseas activity, in an expansion on rules for the sector, according to a press release.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG) in India has published a report recommending that laws around blockchain should be based on what the technology does, and not the technology itself, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. said that national policy might not be enough in terms of crypto regulation. . “We

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Bitcoin jumped to a one-month high as it hit $3,727 this weekend — it’s highest level since Jan. To break above the upper edge of the triangle, bitcoin must make it past $3,760, which is expected to happen sometime this week. Its 24-hour trading volume also rose to above $8 billion for the first time since Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

India intends to propose legislation prohibiting digital currency trading, while other economies in Asia have opted to regulate the market, Bloomberg Qint reported. Moreover, the federal administration's think tank is looking into potential cases where blockchain technology could be harnessed, the report stated. In other news, the U.S.

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AUGUST 18, 2019

“This approval demonstrates New York’s competitiveness as a hub of innovation and leadership in emerging technologies.”. Bakkt is now authorized to provide custody services for bitcoin along with the launch of physically delivered bitcoin futures contracts.

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MAY 1, 2018

Regulators in the U.S. are considering the regulation of digital tokens outside bitcoin. The Wall Street Journal reported that the inquiry is focused on the cryptocurrency Ethereum, which hasn’t been in the crosshairs of regulators as of yet.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

In other news, Robinhood got the green light to trade seven digital currencies — such as bitcoin and litecoin, among others — in New York state, Reuters reported. Through the efforts, members are planning to tap into the technology for payment and claims processing, as well as other tasks. ”

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital coin on Aug. To continue the rollercoaster analogy, the cryptocurrency’s value has been on a steep climb all year, and it stands to reason that bitcoin’s skyrocketing value must eventually slow and reverse.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s chief securities regulator is calling on the world regulators to get on the same page when it comes to Facebook’s Libra to avoid the “real risk of regulatory arbitrage.”. “If And technology investment pioneer Glenn Hutchins is betting on blockchain.

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MAY 20, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed a decision to approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund, asking for more comments in the meantime. The delay does not “indicate that the Commission has reached any conclusions with respect to any of the issues involved,” the regulator said, according to Bloomberg.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bitcoin and digital currency wallet company ZenGo is becoming a part of the Visa Fast Track program and will create a new digital currency payment card, according to an announcement. ZenGo said the card will be the first card connected to a “self-hosted, on-chain, multi-currency wallet" in which the user manages the funds.

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MARCH 17, 2017

It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason? billion.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Under the guidelines, which cover exchanges, trading platforms and wallet providers, the regulators state businesses are not exempt from standards that tie in anti-money laundering (AML) rules, among other mandates. Securities Exchange and DLT. BitPay has said it processes about $1 billion in bitcoin transactions annually.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. The move on the part of the SEC comes as the government agency has already signaled it would regulate the cryptocurrency market. 7 of this year.

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MARCH 17, 2017

As the underpinning technology to the digital currency bitcoin, blockchain technology is still in its infancy stage. While companies learn more about the technology, various financial institutions are dipping their toes into the blockchain pool. regulator has joined its fold. SEC denied the Bitcoin ETF fund.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

WORBLI explained that its technology enables blockchain developers to issue security tokens with a ruleset that “ensures that transfers follow a customizable framework, replacing or updating the ecosystem a token currently uses,” according to Coin Telegraph.

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JULY 7, 2020

Regulators are taking in an interest in stablecoins, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) noting in a report the digital currencies need to adhere to norms to offer protection from the terrorism financing and money laundering, Bloomberg reported.

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JULY 6, 2020

The feature was shelved at that time, as Expedia’s systems weren’t set up to accept bitcoin payments. Meanwhile, regulated crypto asset program Currency.com is now the holder of a Gibraltar distributed ledger technology (DLT) license, according to a press release.

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MARCH 14, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $9,000 mark on Tuesday (March 13), MarketWatch reported. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the market is looking bearish to some analysts. Bitcoin was trading at $9,181.95 Kranj has a lot of companies dealing with high technology.”. With scrutiny from the U.S. as of 7:09 p.m., Stay tuned.”

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MARCH 23, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $9,000 mark on Thursday (March 22), CNBC reported. The drop came as news surfaced that Japanese regulators were scrutinizing cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was trading at $8,505.18 And a new chatbot named Ben can trade bitcoin, TechCrunch reported. as of 4:24 a.m., according to CoinDesk. In the U.K.,

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

He said that multiple public services such as elections and labor welfare will use the blockchain technology. In other news, regulators in the European Union are looking at initial coin offerings (ICOs) to determine if they need to be regulated, Reuters reported. telephone number management.”

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APRIL 18, 2019

The last several years have seen a surge in efforts among the cryptocurrency community to legitimize the technology. Once seen as a tool for the dark web and black markets, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin now want to be a part of the broader economy. Bitcoin at the Center. Shaping Regulations. ”

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 Thus, bitcoin traded below $10,000, and cryptos traded down in sympathy. And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

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JULY 24, 2019

The division will also look at new way to use technology to address financial exclusion; identify and protect consumer data rights; and encourage innovations so that the state maintains its presence as a financial innovation hub. Security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered the database and reported their findings to TechCrunch.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

federal law enforcement agencies have recovered $110,000 worth of stolen bitcoin, and returned it to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. bitcoin — is just a small portion of the amount stolen by hackers in August 2016. That amount — totaling 27.7 ZDNet reported that the two are building a prototype to test it out.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Who knew that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, known for their early involvement in Facebook, were in love with bitcoin? You might, when you find out that they were the first to file for a bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). And do you care?

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

Joseph Borg, president of the North American Securities Administrators Association warned on Tuesday (Dec. 12) that bitcoin has entered the “mania” phase, with some people taking out mortgages just to purchase the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin started the year trading around $1,000 and was higher than $19,000 last week.

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MAY 13, 2016

Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Crypto payments startup Wyre has acquired Hedgy, a venture-backed bitcoin smart contract development firm. This is a really highly regulated area, and in this sense Hedgy generally has been extremely ahead of the time. With that in mind, Wyre will utilize Hedgy’s ability to “navigate” the regulatory space.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

Amid rising interest and investment in digital currencies like bitcoin, some countries are issuing new warnings about the volatility involved in cryptocurrency trade. In today’s bitcoin roundup, regulatory bodies in the U.S. In today’s bitcoin roundup, regulatory bodies in the U.S. According to Tuesday (Dec.

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MARCH 10, 2017

That’s bad news for commercial mortgage-backed securities tied to real estate, where loan viability and payments visibility remains in doubt if rent is not there to cover interest payments or if no tenants are left to pay said rent. Fizzle of the Week: Bitcoin. And this week bitcoin has once again failed to disappoint.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Though he noted that the specifics of the project are still unknown, Roubini explained that GlobalCoin probably won’t use common blockchain technologies. She added that the digital currency must ensure “reliability and continuity,” as “technologies must be mature, including technologies of distributed registries,” according to CoinDesk.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the Wild West of speculative trading that exists now. Favor has met with disfavor, and bitcoin now trades at $3,990 — a bit above nadirs around $3,400 and well off highs that neared $20,000.

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