Serhii Mokhniev, CAMS, is a regulatory affairs counsel at CEX.IO, a London-based bitcoin exchange. In a few weeks, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to adopt a proposal to impose the standards of wire transfers on blockchain transact
Read MoreBinance has announced that it will deny all cryptocurrency exchange services to users in the United States in the near future. On June 14, 2019, Binance’s official website posted an announcement claiming that “some users may be required to furnis
Read MoreIn this episode, Dave and Grahm cover the recent news and developments happening around peer-to-peer (p2p) bitcoin exchanges. They talk with Hodl Hodl’s Max Keidun about LocalBitcoins, regulatory uncertainty, predictions and different kinds of p2p ex
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U.S. self-regulatory organization, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), has fined and suspended an investment adviser over undeclared cryptocurrency mining activities. According to a letter of acceptance, waiver and consent publi
Read MoreA law has been proposed in India to ban the use of cryptocurrency altogether, with a potential non-bailable prison sentence of up to 10 years for offenders. Bloomberg initially reported on this development on June 6, 2019, noting that a bill has
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Excerpts from what could be India’s new cryptocurrency bill have been leaked. While local media have made outrageous claims about the details of the bill, industry experts have pointed out numerous flaws and inaccuracies. Meanwhile, the country’s fin
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The chief of the Philippines central bank has warned over the risks of growing cryptocurrency use in the country. On Monday, quoted Benjamin Diokno, governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, as saying his institution would continue to addres
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The chief of the Philippines central bank has warned over the risks of growing cryptocurrency use in the country. On Monday, quoted Benjamin Diokno, governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, as saying his institution would continue to addres
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The G20 group of nations has reaffirmed it will align with standards for anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the funding of terrorism (CTF) set to be finalized by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this month. Finance ministers and central
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