Regulation – CryptoPurview https://cryptopurview.com Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://cryptopurview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CP-logo.png Regulation – CryptoPurview https://cryptopurview.com 32 32 Crypto-friendly OCC head steps down https://cryptopurview.com/crypto-friendly-occ-head-steps-down/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:47:43 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=9923 Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks will step down today, according to a statement from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Current Chief Operating Officer – Blake Paulson, will...

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]]> Visa-backed Anchorage becomes the first federally chartered crypto bank https://cryptopurview.com/visa-backed-anchorage-becomes-the-first-federally-chartered-crypto-bank/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:10:22 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=9909 Visa-backed Anchorage announced on Wednesday that it has become the first-ever cryptocurrency firm to receive a federal charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. In a statement,...

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]]> UK regulator warns consumers about risks in crypto investment https://cryptopurview.com/uk-regulator-warns-consumer-of-the-risk-of-crypto-assets-investments/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:10:39 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=9873 UK financial services regulator – FCA has gotten tougher on crypto recently – banning the sale of crypto derivatives to retail investors and warns firms operating in the UK without...

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]]> FinCEN Proposes Institutions To Report Crypto Transactions Above Threshold https://cryptopurview.com/fincen-aims-to-report-crypto-funds-movement-above-10000/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 02:45:45 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=9303 The U.S. Treasury Department’s financial crimes unit – FinCEN – is seeking to address gaps in cryptocurrency transaction reporting by requiring financial institutions and crypto exchanges to report the movement...

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]]> G7 participants support the need for crypto regulation https://cryptopurview.com/g7-participants-support-the-need-for-crypto-regulation/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 22:24:28 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=9123 One of the main subjects that concern crypto users is digital assets (or cryptocurrency) regulation. The digital asset has been in much of the attention in 2020 by the federal...

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]]> Georgia’s unique approach to crypto regulation clarity https://cryptopurview.com/georgias-unique-approach-to-crypto-regulation-clarity/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:08:20 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=9103 One of the main subjects that concern both crypto miners and traders is cryptocurrency taxation. One sector that creates a lot of outrage among taxpayers is the presence of value-added...

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]]> KyberSwap exchange is moving out from EU in response to 5AMLD https://cryptopurview.com/kyberswap-exchange-is-moving-out-from-eu-in-response-to-5amld/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:59:53 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=8297 KyberSwap, one of the largest non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange is moving out of Malta to the British Virgin Islands. According to an email sent by KyberSwap to its registered users on...

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]]> CFTC is unclear whether Ripple is a security or a commodity https://cryptopurview.com/cftc-is-unclear-whether-ripple-is-a-security-or-a-commodity/ Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:08:50 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=8267 In an interview with the News outlet Cheddar, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert has said that it is not clear whether XRP is a security or...

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]]> South Africa prepares new rules to stop crypto from being used to evade currency controls https://cryptopurview.com/south-africa-plans-new-rules-to-stop-crypto-being-used-to-evade-currency-controls/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:00:37 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=7949 Reserve Bank of South Africa is planning to introduce a new rule regarding the use of crypto, in a bid to stop their use to evade currency controls. The rules...

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]]> German banks allowed to sell and store crypto. How it may benefit Bitcoin? https://cryptopurview.com/german-banks-allowed-to-sell-store-crypto-how-it-may-benefit-bitcoin/ Sun, 01 Dec 2019 04:03:33 +0000 https://cryptopurview.com/?p=7908 A new business area opened up for German banks. Starting in 2020, German banks can sell and have custody of Bitcoin and other crypto-assets. Earlier German banks were not allowed...

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