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Regulation
Closer Look at SEC ‘Accredited Investor’ Revamp Suggests Little Will Change
For the first time in decades, the SEC is lowering the barrier to investing in private securities, including crypto tokens. How much lower is unclear.

Crypto Custodians Grapple With Germany's New Rules
While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to release final regulations around the law.

Crypto Firms Can Now Apply for a License in France
The license is optional for crypto firms operating in France, but firms can use the license in marketing themselves to institutional clients.

French Financial Watchdog Approves First ICO Under New 'Visa' Scheme
The approved ICO issuer can now legally market and host their sale until the beginning of June 2020.

Blockchain of Things Pays SEC $250,000 to Settle Unregistered ICO
Internet startup Blockchain of Things has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle with the SEC over its $13 million ICO.

Libra Lacks Clarity on 'Opaque' Currency Basket, Says Fed Reserve Governor
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard has warned that the Facebook-led Libra project faces stiff regulatory challenges and that there's a question mark over one of its core concepts.

Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws
Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.

Netherlands Plans to Punish Crypto Scammers With Up to 6 Years in Jail
The Dutch government is about to get tougher with fraudulent schemes involving banking apps and cryptocurrencies.

SEC Taking 'Measured' Approach to Digital Asset Regulation, Jay Clayton Tells Senate Committee
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, says his agency is taking a "measured" regulatory stance on "promising" blockchain tech.

China's SEC May Soon Have a Crypto-Savvy Department Chief: Report
China's securities watchdog is reported to be hiring Yao Qian, the former head of the central bank's digital currency initiative, as the chief of its new tech regulation bureau.
