Regulation


Policy

South Korean Tax Agency Carries Out Irregular Audit on Crypto Exchange Operator

The team of investigators requested past data and transaction details from Korea Digital Exchange.

Seoul

Policy

Philippines Issues Crypto Industry Guidelines to Guard Against Money Laundering

New guidelines bring the nation's digital asset industry in line with Financial Action Task Force standards.

Manilla, Philippines

Finance

Grayscale Donating up to $2M to Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center

A web page has been set up for the donation matching campaign that runs through February.

Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein

Policy

Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange Wins License From Bahrain Central Bank

Launching soon, CoinMENA said it will offer spot trading in five major cryptocurrencies.

Manama, Bahrain

Policy

Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency

Russian government officials must dispose of any digital asset holdings before April 1.

Moscow

Policy

Russian Court Takes Crypto Exchange Binance off Website Blacklist

A court in the Arkhangelsk region ruled last summer Binance should be blocked, but the exchange wasn't notified until months later.

Binance Logo.

Markets

Thai SEC Tells Bitkub Crypto Exchange to Improve Platform After Trading Outages

The financial regulator ordered the Bitkub exchange to close and fix issues that caused several outages as prices spiked this month.

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Policy

Enjin Coin Becomes First Gaming Cryptocurrency Whitelisted for Use in Japan

ENJ has been given the official nod by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a self-regulatory body.

Tokyo street scene (Jezael Melgoza/Unsplash)

Markets

Blockchain Bites: OCC's Head Stepping Down, Anchorage to Become First National 'Digital Asset Bank'

Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office.

Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks

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