Regulation


Finance

Binance Gains Bahrain Approval to Become Crypto Asset Service Provider, Registers in Canada

Bahrain’s “in principle” approval still requires the crypto exchange to complete the application process for a license from the central bank.

Manama, Bahrain

Policy

India’s Crypto Law Might Not Be Ready Before May, Sources Say

The country’s draft cryptocurrency bill probably won’t become law until after next year’s Budget Session ends in April, adding to uncertainty about the state of crypto regulation in the nation.

India's flag.

Finance

OSL Hires Senior Execs to Support Rising Volumes, New Products and Global Expansion

Hong Kong’s first licensed cryptocurrency exchange adds the positions following a June hiring spree and recent expansions in North and Latin America and the U.K.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Policy

Another Crypto All-Time High in 2021: Regulatory Handwringing

A lot happened this year. How does it stack up to what we expected in January?

U.S. Capitol (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Fitch Says Improved Regulation Could Moderate Stablecoin Credit Risks

The approach taken by the U.S. would be key to medium-term development of stablecoins, Fitch notes.

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Policy

Financial Stability Group Warns of Stablecoin, DeFi Risks in Annual Report

Top U.S. financial system regulators highlighted crypto’s growing risk in their annual stability annual report.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (right) chairs the FSOC, which also includes Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

Paraguay’s Senate Approves Proposal Regulating Crypto Mining and Trading

The bill, which seeks to take advantage of the Latin American country’s energy surplus, will be discussed by the Chamber of Deputies in 2022.

Bandera de Paraguay. (Alex Steffler/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Federal Regulator Says Credit Unions Can Partner With Crypto Providers

The new guidance will allow them to support the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies.

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Finance

Russian Central Bank Seeks Ban on Crypto Investment: Report

The central bank is looking at a complete ban on future crypto investments in the country.

Bank of Russia (Shutterstock)

Policy

‘Avoid Ban on Private Cryptocurrencies,’ Indian Technology Think Tank CIS Recommends

The recommendations include classifying crypto in a way that allows it to be regulated by either the central bank or the markets regulator.

The Lotus Temple in New Delhi, India. (Matthew TenBruggencate/Unsplash)