01/12/2022
Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Others Sued Over Cryptocurrency Promotion
Lawsuit alleges celebrities made false or misleading statements to investors about EthereumMax; company disputes allegations
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01/11/2022
UK FS regulator takes aim at cloud giants
Since then, Amazon Web Services has suffered a serious outage that affected a host of big firms, prompting serious worries at regulators around the world.
01/10/2022
Global CBDC Challenge 2021 Report
This report provides a summary of the challenge through its various phases
01/10/2022
Walkers Advises Maker Foundation on Dissolution, Achieving Full Decentralization
DeFi allows financial products to become available on a public decentralized blockchain network.
01/10/2022
Bermuda blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation 2022
Bermuda has been recognised as a global leader in the regulation of businesses using blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
01/09/2022
France fines Google, Facebook millions over online tracking consent
Cookies have been a source of privacy concerns because they can be used to track users
01/07/2022
The focus on ESG: Spotlight on data
Investors and financial professionals’ interest toward ESG principles is driving the regulatory change and will continue to demand new standards we have never considered before.
01/07/2022
Credit building start-up Petal raises $140m in Series D, faces lawsuit
The suit, filed by entrepreneur Cassandra Shih, alleges that she developed the idea for a firm that would facilitate credit for immigrants with little or no credit history.
01/07/2022
Hong Kong: Police ‘informal freeze’ of bank accounts held invalid – Implications for financial institutions and businesses
The Police have been developing and will soon launch a free software to assist businesses in identifying phishing scams.
01/06/2022
Finalized Cybersecurity Rules Revive IPO Hopes in Hong Kong
This could potentially signal relief for Hong Kong which was originally expected to be a smooth, top option for listed Chinese firms
01/06/2022
Thailand’s Crypto Traders to Be Subject to 15% Capital Gains Tax: Report
The report quotes a person in the Finance Ministry who also said cryptocurrency traders should prepare for increased surveillance.
01/05/2022
DIFC launches specialised court for Dubai digital economy
It will deal with national and international disputes related to current and emerging technologies and cover a wide variety of fields including big data, blockchain tech, artificial intelligence, cloud services, unmanned aerial vehicles, 3D printing techn
01/05/2022
DIFC launches specialised court for digital economy
“The goal of the judicial system and courts in Dubai is to deliver prompt justice in a country where the law prevails,” he added.
01/04/2022
CFTC files charges against Delaware-registered Blockratize
The order finds that, beginning in approximately June 2020, Polymarket had been operating an illegal unregistered or non-designated facility for event-based binary options online trading contracts, known as “event markets.
01/03/2022
Valencia police arrest one of Europe’s biggest cryptocurrency fraudsters
Valencia Guardia Civil arrest one of Europe’s biggest fraudsters of fake cryptocurrency investments
12/30/2021
Viola Money enters administration
The special administration process includes provisions to facilitate the return of customer funds by the special administrators.
12/30/2021
Digital banking and crypto regulations in Malaysia
The court held that although the cryptocurrency is not legal tender in the country, cryptocurrency trading is not illegal.
12/30/2021
The impact of the EU digital initiatives on the creation, exploitation of and access to digital rights and assets
Regulators across the globe are currently developing strategies to address the challenges of the digital economy.
12/30/2021
KENYA: Regulation of Digital Lenders
The Act also provides that the CBK will make regulations necessary to give effect to the Act.
12/29/2021
Vietnam to issue 5G licenses in 2022 after pandemic delays
Coverage to start in major cities and industrial zones