Regulation


Juridique

South Korean Government to Form Digital Assets Committee in Response to Terra Collapse: Report

The committee will provide criteria for the listing of coins by exchanges, introduce investor protections and monitor unfair trading.

Seoul, South Korea (Shutterstock)

Juridique

DeFi Ledgers Can Help Regulators Oversee Sector, BIS Official Says

A new BIS working paper makes a case for "embedded supervision" that argues regulatory oversight can be built into seemingly untamable decentralized finance systems.

Raphael Auer, head of the BIS Innovation Hub's Eurosystem Centre, argues that "embedded supervision" can change the game for DeFi regulation. (BIS)

Juridique

UK Government Proposes Stablecoin Safeguards After Terra Collapse

The measure would give the Bank of England more power over failed stablecoin issuers.

Bank of England (PeterRoe/Pixabay)

Juridique

Copper's Swiss Unit Approved to Join Self-Regulatory Body VQF

Membership gives a stamp of approval to its compliance with Switzerland's anti-money laundering laws and allows the unit to operate.

Switzerland (Tim Trad/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Registers Legal Entity in Italy Amid European Move

Binance recently secured regulatory approval in France as it continues its push into the European market.

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Finance

Binance's Bahrain License Upgraded for More Crypto Services

Binance Bahrain was granted a preliminary license in December and full license in March.

Manama, Bahrain

Juridique

Paraguayan Bill Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading Moves Closer to Law

The legislation was approved with modifications in the country’s Chamber of Deputies and will now return to the Senate, which had passed it in December.

Bandera de Paraguay. (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)

Juridique

Binance to Advise on Crypto Strategy as Kazakhstan Looks to Boost Industry

The country known as a bitcoin mining hub is trying to attract more crypto firms and broaden the industry.

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Layer 2

Why Is South Korea Throwing Money at the Metaverse?

South Korea’s “Digital New Deal” is flooding the country’s tech industry with billions of dollars in grant money in the hopes of creating 2 million new jobs. This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Juridique

Defining Cryptocurrency Regulation Important for the Industry to Grow: Morgan Stanley

Disagreement on new legislation would be negative and lead to an extended period of uncertainty, the bank said.

The crypto industry should establish a more compliance-driven environment. (Nora Sahinun)