Regulation


Policy

S. Korean Regulator Says NFTs Are Not Virtual Assets: Report

Seoul will follow FATF guidance on the matter of NFTs and its regulation.

Gyeongbokg palace in Seoul. (Image credit: Chan Young Lee/Unsplash)

Policy

Kazakhstan Limits Crypto Investment for Retail Players: Report

The country’s financial regulator is worried about the high risk associated with crypto.

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Finance

CryptoCompare Gets FCA Authorization to Operate as Benchmark Administrator

The London-based company provides data and benchmarks for digital assets based on market research and methodologies.

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Policy

Hong Kong’s SFC Has Received Multiple Requests for Crypto ETFs

The SFC is reviewing its regulatory regime for virtual assets.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Policy

SEC Delays Decision on Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF Until Next Year

The new date for a decision is Jan. 7, 2022.

SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs

Policy

Europe’s MiCA Crypto Rules Are Coming Soon. Here’s Why They Matter

The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework would dramatically simplify how crypto businesses can expand through the 27-nation bloc.

The European Union's cryptocurrency regulation is coming soon. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

Why Stablecoin Regulation Isn’t ‘Urgent’

The risks are real, but today’s report looks like a power grab.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (C) listens to President Joe Biden during a hybrid meeting with corporate chief executives and members of his cabinet to discuss the looming federal debt limit in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Each of the meeting participants spoke in dire terms about the negative national and global economic reaction to Congress failing to raise the limit and the U.S. defaulting on its debt. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Policy

Ant Group, Tencent, JD.com Sign NFT ‘Self-Regulation’ Convention

Chinese tech giants are likely working to appease regulators.

Beijing (Zhang Kayiv/Unsplash)