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Australia’s Blockbid Exchange Granted Cryptocurrency License by Austrac

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Blockbid is now registered with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac). This makes it only the third company granted permission to legally operate as a cryptocurrency exchange in Australia since new regulations came about last week. Also Read: Stanford, Wharton and Georgetown Expand Bitcoin Business Classes Cyber Insurance Austrac has approved an application … Read more

Swiss Regulations Are Driving ICOs Away

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Ever since ICO mania exploded in early 2017, Switzerland has served as Europe’s de facto crowdsale launchpad. Financial authorities have welcomed crypto startups, and the likes of Tezos, Mysterium, and Arcblock have all heeded that call. Guidelines laid out by Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in February were meant to add clarity for ICOs. … Read more

Taiwan Looks to Regulate Bitcoin Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws

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楊金龍 Yang Chin-long, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), has suggested to the country’s lawmakers that bankers are watching cryptocurrency prices closely, and that it has recommended bitcoin should be regulated under existing anti-money laundering laws. Also read: Trezor to Implement Bitcoin Cash Addresses Taiwan Set to Regulate Bitcoin Under Anti-Money … Read more