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News

Treasury Department Urges DeFi to Improve AML/CFT Controls

Both providers of DeFi services and the United States government are supposed to reduce AML/CFT vulnerabilities in decentralized finance (DeFi), enabling criminals to transfer and launder illicit proceeds

Fintech & Ecommerce

Google Bans Loan Apps Access to User Contacts

Android apps offering personal loan services will not be able to access users’ sensitive data, such as photos and contacts, with the new restrictions imposed by Google

Fintech & Ecommerce

Robinhood Reaches $10.2 Million Settlement on March 2020 Platform Outage

The American financial company Robinhood has reached an agreement with state securities regulators regarding the settlement of a situation related to operational and technical failures.

News

French Lawmakers Propose Banning Crypto Promotions by Influencers

French legislators have introduced a proposal to prohibit influencers from promoting crypto and other risky financial products. Significant fines and even prison sentences are considered as punishment

Finance & Economics

BoE Plans to Change SMB Lending

Bank of England has revealed its plans to change the capital treatment for small business (SMB) lending, calling for a more risk-based approach

News

UK Tax Authorities Change the Way Crypto Profits Should Be Filed

The UK Treasury introduced changes to the Self-Assessment tax return forms so that crypto assets are identified separately

News

Australian Taxation Office Implements Crypto Monitoring

The Australian Taxation Office is taking measures to monitor crypto transactions and ensure tax law compliance when it comes to digital assets with the help of a new data-matching tool

Blockchain & Crypto

Biden Budget Proposes Crypto Mining Tax

A budget proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden aims to “reduce mining activity” with a 30% tax on electricity costs linked to the cryptocurrency mining process

News

Central Bank of Nigeria Releases Open Banking Guidelines

The newly released operational guidelines from the Central Bank of Nigeria clarify responsibilities and expectations for the open banking ecosystem participants in the country

News

EBA to Crack Down on Banks Ignoring Gender Diversity

EBA noted the painfully slow progress of banks and investment firms in improving gender diversity policies and announced it wants supervisors across the EU to crack down on those non-compliers

Blockchain & Crypto

Lack of Clarity Attacks Innovation: The Case of SEC v. Ripple

With the potential to change how digital assets are regulated in the U.S., as well as how DeFi and blockchain technology develop and are adopted in the future — What is going on with one of the most high-profile cases in the crypto industry?

Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Welcomes Crypto Trading With New Policies

Hong Kong proposes milder crypto regulations that would let retail investors trade certain “large-cap tokens” on licensed exchanges, emerging as one of the new hubs for the virtual asset industry

Blockchain & Crypto

Crypto Outflows Surge Amid SEC Crackdown

Institutional investors are massively withdrawing crypto funds as the SEC targets more and more aspects of the crypto industry in the US, making it harder for crypto trading platforms to provide custody, minting and staking services

News

The Bank of Zambia Works on Crypto Regulation

The Bank of Zambia along with the national Security Exchange Commission is testing technology to enable the regulation of cryptocurrency in the country

Blockchain & Crypto

SEC Proposes Tougher Rules for Crypto Custodians

US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the “2009 Custody Rule” that will apply to custodians of “all assets” including cryptocurrencies

News

New York Regulators Crackdown on Binance

The company’s complaints to the New York regulator were followed by Paxos being ordered to cease minting Binance BUSD stablecoin.