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Report: China Cutting Access to Overseas Crypto Trading

Chinese regulators are stepping up a crackdown that began last year on websites for cryptocurrency trading and investing, according to local reports.

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UAE Financial Watchdog Warns Investors Over ICO Risks

A financial regulator in the UAE has issued a warning to investors on the risks of participating in token sale activities.

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New York Lawmaker Proposes Study of State-Backed Cryptocurrency

A New York lawmaker has proposed researching the creation of a state-backed cryptocurrency.

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Mnuchin Calls for Crypto Regulatory Talk At G20 Summit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has indicated he is planning to raise the subject of cryptocurrency regulation during an upcoming G20 summit.

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Texas Takes Aim at Overseas ICO with Cease-and-Desist

The Texas State Securities Board has ordered a cease-and-desist to an overseas ICO that allegedly solicited investors within its jurisdiction.

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Philippines Investigates Crypto Firm over Use of Politician's Name

The Philippines' Department of Justice has ordered an investigation over the alleged misrepresentation of the senate president by a crypto firm.

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Regulators Probe Coincheck's Hack Compensation Claims

Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection at Coincheck to see if it can afford to compensate victims of its recent hack.

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US Commodities Regulator Beefs Up Bitcoin Futures Review

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a new checklist as part of the "heightened review process" it's developing for virtual currencies.

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Crypto Cleanup? Law Group to Focus on Tech Messes

Stephen Palley's team will work on mediating disputes and what people in the traditional finance world call "workouts" – fixing distressed situations.

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India's Finance Minister Strikes Stern Tone on Cryptos in Budget Speech

During his annual budget speech, Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley confirmed his position that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender.

DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 22JAN15 - Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting of India talks during the session 'An Insight, An Idea' in the congress centre at the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 22, 2015.

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