03/09/2018

Japanese Watchdog Bares Its Teeth

The financial regulator increased monitoring of virtual currency exchanges following the massive hack on Coincheck which resulted in the theft of $532 million worth of digital tokens.

03/08/2018

Can Regulations Temper the ICO Craze?

Regardless of the gravity of restrictions, these regulatory efforts, especially those made by major economies, appear to impact both the local and international crypto markets.

03/05/2018

Hong Kong gives fintech measures the thumbs up

This is a means by which employers can offset long service and severance payments to employees by deducting the amounts from contributions made to the latter’s pension accounts. Details on how the money will be used have not been finalised.

02/26/2018

Bitcoin bitterness starts to make messy divorces even worse

Although parties have a duty to provide full disclosure of their assets in a divorce, the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies potentially make them a safe haven for spouses wishing to hide their money from a warring partner.

02/22/2018

Digital currencies inquiry launched

It will examine the potential impact of distributed ledger technology – such as blockchain – on financial institutions, including the central bank, and financial infrastructure.

02/21/2018

FCA calls for help embracing regtech

The Financial Conduct Authority has today announced that it is seeking views on how technology can make it easier for firms to meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of the information they provide.