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Japanese financial regulator considers imposing stricter crypto rules

Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has started discussions around imposing stricter regulations for cryptocurrencies in an effort to provide better protection to

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CFTC commissioner says agency has broad enforcement authority on crypto derivatives

Dawn Stump, one of four commissioners currently serving at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has released a statement clarifying the agency’s authority with

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El Salvador president announces infrastructure already being built ahead of country’s Bitcoin adoption

Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador and the principal figure behind the country’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC), said residents will have the opportunity to convert

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Upbit reportedly first crypto exchange to file with Korean regulators

Major South Korean cryptocurrency company Upbit has reportedly submitted a business report with the Korean Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Upbit reported its virtual asset business

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Iran to lift Bitcoin mining ban in September

Iran will once again allow Bitcoin and crypto miners to operate in the country from the last week of September. According to a report by Iran’s

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Chinese province to cut off Bitcoin miners from hydropower stations

Regulators from Yingjiang County in Yunnan, China have issued strict warnings to hydroelectric plants against supplying power to enterprises involved in Bitcoin (BTC) mining.  A

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Crypto ‘not protected by law,’ rules provincial high court in China

Yet another blow has been dealt to China’s cryptocurrency community, with news of a new high court ruling in the Shandong province that has drawn

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Xiaomi India needs regulatory clarity to embrace crypto, says exec

Xiaomi India — the subcontinent’s branch of the major mobile phone manufacturer — is interested in the cryptocurrency industry, but needs regulatory clarity from the

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Coinbase warns infrastructure bill’s crypto provisions could impact 20% of US population

Coinbase’s Global VP of tax, Lawrence Zlatkin, has taken aim at the rushed cryptocurrency provisions added to Congress’ bipartisan infrastructure bill “at the last minute,”

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Congress has put forward 18 bills on digital assets in 2021 so far

The United States Congress appears to be pushing for greater regulatory clarity regarding crypto assets, having proposed18 bills concerning blockchain and cryptocurrency during 2021 so