Tag: BitcoinRegulation
Turkey to ban cryptocurrency payments
According to a Friday announcement by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, the ban will come into effect on April 30, rendering...
No crypto ban in India: Finance Minister predicts “very calibrated” stance
In an interview with CNBC, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that reports of a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies are overstated. While negotiations are...
Thailand’s largest movie theater chain accepts Bitcoin
According to a Thursday report by local news agency Siam Rath, Major Cineplex has declared the launch of its cryptocurrency payment pilot project in...
Indian banks put crypto traders’ accounts under the microscope
India’s parliament is currently contemplating a nation-wide crypto ban which local industry critics like former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan have compared to “banning the...
India crypto ban is like banning internet, says former Coinbase CTO
Speaking in an interview with The CapTable, Srinivasan stated that a blanket ban on Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies would simply redirect trade revenue...
Miami mayor aiming for ‘the most progressive crypto laws’
In an interview with Forbes published Sunday, Suarez stated that lawmakers in Miami were looking into the policies of crypto-friendly areas like Wyoming and...
Canadian investment firm Accelerate Financial files for Bitcoin ETF
Accelerate Financial Technologies has filed and obtained a receipt for a preliminary prospectus with Canadian securities regulators for the Accelerate Bitcoin ETF (ABTC).
Announcing the...
Janet Yellen Offers US Senate a More Nuanced Take on Crypto3
After a virtual hearing of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held on Tuesday, Yellen hit the headlines for her answer to Democratic Senator Maggie...
Janet Yellen calls cryptocurrencies a ‘particular concern’ for AML
In a virtual hearing of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Yellen faced questions on combating the financing of terrorism (CFT), from Democratic Senator Maggie...