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JANUARY 1, 2021

If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

A New York State politician announced the creation of what he called the nation’s first cryptocurrency task force, to “study how to properly regulate, define and use” the currency, according to a Facebook post and reports. Cryptocurrency, however, is more than just an asset that stores value.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, Keith Noreika, has stated that he is considering imposing a nationwide licensing program for cryptocurrency exchanges, similar to the licensing program recently enacted in Japan. Last week, Japan’s […].

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JULY 1, 2021

Chainalysis and other cryptocurrency risk and compliance firms like Elliptic and CipherTrace are benefiting from accelerated cybercurrency enforcement actions by U.S. regulators related to anti-money laundering (AML) concerns and national security.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Bitcoin is about to get even more scrutiny by regulators, on a global stage. As reported by Reuters this week, Lagarde said at a conference sponsored by the newswire that bitcoin should be regulated — worldwide. She went on to say that “there has to be regulation. She pointed to the crypto’s use in criminal activity.

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MARCH 27, 2017

As far as cryptocurrencies have come in recent years, a number of security and fraud risk elements still remain. The ability to reliably tie cryptocurrency transactions to individuals could be a game changer for law enforcement. But developers are working to bring the seedier side of bitcoin to a close.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

In Ireland, reported CryptoGlobe , the Irish cabinet has approved legislation that will bring more regulation to the sector. Separately, in India, the action toward crypto regulation seems to be … inaction. The statement comes as cryptocurrencies are still not being recognized as legal tender.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Two individuals from Russia who were recently sanctioned by the Treasury Department purportedly put into place copycat websites for cryptocurrency exchanges that that tricked people into providing login information, CoinDesk reported. After that time, they purportedly stole ether, bitcoin and NEO to the tune of $20 million.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs.

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MARCH 9, 2020

And, even though the committee is aiming to receive permission to seize digital currency, the outlet reported that multiple nations around the globe have been auctioning seized digital currencies. His proposal splits digital assets into cryptocurrency, crypto-commodity and crypto-security. In other news, U.S.

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JULY 27, 2020

The OCC issued a letter last week stating that “a national bank [and a federal savings association] may provide. cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers, including by holding the unique cryptographic keys associated with cryptocurrency.” The key phrase above is “any lawful business.”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton thinks inefficiencies in traditional payments are boosting favorability for bitcoin, a report from Coindesk says. I think we're going to see this mature and I think we're going to see more regulation around the payments space," he said.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Cryptocurrency continues to grow, and Perficient is committed to helping financial services clients continue to understand and navigate this fast-changing part of the economy. Framework 2: Security holdings. This framework would require cash-equivalent securities to be held as reserved collateral for stablecoins.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The new regulations, if adopted after a comment period, would require banks and some other institutions to obtain and report the identities of parties engaging in certain digital transactions, including payments involving what are called "unhosted wallets" – effectively secret bank accounts that hold cryptocurrency.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission declined to tell a congressional panel if the digital currency would be regulated as a security. And, even though Chairman Jay Clayton hasn’t talked about the cryptocurrency plan with the company, he does have an “open door” policy, Reuters reported.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Amid the announcement of a new cryptocurrency – that would be Libra – the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which operates as global regulatory firm based in Paris with a membership roster of countries such as China and the United States, has said it will boost its examination of digital currencies with an eye on money laundering.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. billion of cryptocurrency reportedly was lost to theft or fraud – double that of the previous year. That’s according to the U.S. In the report from the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

B2B payments and international money transfer company B2B Pay has announced plans to become a regulated financial institution, and is looking to investors to fuel its growth. At the time, B2BPay supported payments to and from 34 nations. Existing backers have already committed about $164,000 of this funding round, Ambikar said.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

We are excited to bring our secure and scalable technology to Azure customers as we continue working with Microsoft Azure Marketplace to develop cloud-enabled blockchain solutions.”. And the United Kingdom’s National Liberal Party (NLP) has posted what it believes is the only coherent policy regarding cryptocurrencies.

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JULY 5, 2019

The Bank of Japan ( BOJ ), Japan’s central bank, has joined in with other regulators and officials around the world in its worry over Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra , according to reports. . monetary policy and the dollar.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The world’s first ICO regulations are coming, care of Gibraltar. The rapid global proliferation of initial coin offerings has become an issue of mounting concern among regulators and central banks around the world – in particular, the growth of ICOs has fueled massive growth in the cryptocurrency market in general.

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JUNE 8, 2020

United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. He said the regulators would need to have total control over a cryptocurrency-fueled system that replaced traditional banking.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The head of the country’s only licensed and publicly traded cryptocurrency broker says tighter regulation and exponentially higher yields are causing corporate treasury and cash management accounts to seriously consider this alternative asset class. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept. This in the wake of the OCC’s Sept.

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JUNE 29, 2020

The European Union (EU) is preparing to update its cryptocurrency rules that could make it more difficult for stablecoin projects, such as Facebook Inc.’s Last fall, the Libra Association petitioned the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ( FINMA ) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned cryptocurrency.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The United States may have some of the world's best cryptographers working for the National Security Agency and other spy shops, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is crowdsourcing at least part of its effort to beat the algorithms that cloak information about certain cryptocurrencies. 1 have just taken effect.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

He said that in his own state of Washington, state regulators have been looking at those issues for some time to determine the possibility of some sort of reciprocity or sharing of information. “It The pilot being run with those initial seven states will provide some answers for how state regulators can streamline the process.

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JUNE 16, 2020

But Kellerman and other security experts advocated at the hearing for legislative measures, such as modernizing anti-money laundering (AML) and forfeiture rules and moving the Secret Service to the Treasury Department, to help combat the threat.

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JUNE 25, 2019

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled hearings about the proposed merger between BB&T and SunTrust Banks, as well as the Facebook-planned cryptocurrency Libra. According to American Banker , the committee will meet July 17 to examine Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and its impact on consumers, investors, and the U.S.

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MAY 19, 2020

BlockFi said it was “able to confirm that no funds, passwords, social security numbers, tax identification numbers, passports, licenses, bank account information, nor similar non-public identification information was exposed as a result of this incident.”. dollars and Ukrainian hryvnias.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

The new year has dawned with India’s government stating that it is eyeing cryptos with “due caution” and that there are no “clear recommendations” as to cryptocurrencies. And, as newbtc.com reported , there no longer are plans for the Reserve Bank of India to launch a national digital currency. One cue might come from the U.S.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

On another note, The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission cautioned against four FX brands that were blacklisted after they reportedly facilitated digital currency and FX trading without having the permission to do so in the nation, Finance Magnates reported.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

The global regulatory framework of cryptocurrencies and blockchain remains either fragmented, vague or simply nonexistent. Part of the initiative includes the SBA’s guidelines to the nation’s traditional financial services market on how to service these industry players while maintaining compliance.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) have announced that they are joining the Global Financial Innovation Network ( GFIN ). Jack Tate told CoinDesk.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

President Maduro Petro officially rolled out the Petro last week, but the cryptocurrency had been available for pre-sale earlier this year. 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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JULY 6, 2020

Travala.com , the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to CoinDesk. In other news, a subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in the U.K. has now been approved to operate its derivatives platform, CoinDesk reported.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Reuters reported news that the price of the marquee name in cryptocurrencies dipped as low as $9,450 in intraday trading when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced there were “potentially unlawful” systems operating that allow the trading of cryptocurrencies.

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