Ban or No Ban: Conflicting Reports on Crypto Regulation Coming Out of India

Ever since the Indian government listed a cryptocurrency bill to be taken up in parliament during the upcoming session that starts next week, much debate has transpired about whether the government will ban cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether. Crypto Regulation Is Coming but There Are Conflicting Accounts About What Is In It Indian crypto … Read more

US Senator Asks Coinbase, Gemini, Binance, Tether How They’re Protecting Consumers

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has sent letters to cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoin issuers, including Coinbase, Gemini, Binance, and Tether, asking how they are protecting consumers and investors. “I have significant concerns with the non-standardized terms applicable to redemption of particular stablecoins,” the senator said. US Senator Raises Concerns Regarding Stablecoins U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), … Read more

Jailed Onecoin Mastermind Accused of Using Contraband Mobile Phone to Move $20 Million

Karl Sebastian Greenwood, one of the masterminds behind the Onecoin pyramid scheme, recently used a contraband mobile phone to move at least $20 million while holed up in a prison in the United States, an attorney for one of the scheme’s victims has said. Onecoin Mastermind Taking Advantage of Regulators’ Failures The lawyer representing victims … Read more

Hillary Clinton Calls on Biden Administration to Regulate Cryptocurrency — Warns of Manipulation by Russia, China

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called on the Biden administration to regulate the cryptocurrency markets. She warned that countries like Russia or China, as well as nonstate actors, could manipulate all kinds of technology to their advantage and destabilize countries as well as the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Hillary Clinton Stresses the … Read more

Bank of Russia Pushes to Introduce Liability for Illegal Use of Digital Assets

The monetary authority in Moscow, the Bank of Russia, wants those who use cryptocurrencies against the law to be held accountable. The financial regulator has proposed the introduction of legal liability for some operations with digital assets which it considers illegal. Central Bank of Russia Aims to Prevent Circulation of Decentralized Currencies Cryptocurrencies in the … Read more

India Lists Cryptocurrency Bill to Be Taken up Parliament — Crypto Legislation Expected Before Year-End

The government of India has listed a cryptocurrency bill to be taken up in the upcoming session of parliament that starts next week. The bill seeks to prohibit cryptocurrencies with some exceptions. It will also create a facilitative framework for a digital rupee to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Indian Government … Read more

Crypto Is Driven by Extraordinary Consumer and Investor Demand, Says Australian Regulator

The chairman of Australia’s Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says crypto is “being driven by extraordinary consumer and investor demand,” noting that “The implications for consumers are potentially huge.” The securities regulator is currently working with lawmakers to develop rules for cryptocurrencies. Regulator Sees ‘Extraordinary Consumer and Investor Demand’ for Crypto Australian Securities and Investments … Read more