Regulation

Japan is conducting research to classify Bitcoin and virtual currencies as financial products

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) is working on regulatory reforms that will completely change the way the country supervises crypto…

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El Salvador and US sign trade alliance paving the way for Bitcoin

El Salvador and the United States will accelerate their trade relationship with a new mutual agreement framework that will facilitate…

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They facilitate Bitcoin seizures with new FATF guidance

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released guidance for government investigation teams to recover Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital…

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Spain gives custody of seized Bitcoin to Prosegur

Spain's Interior Ministry today gave Mr. Prosegur control of Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currencies seized in a police raid.…

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Cryptocurrency exchanges face regulatory ultimatum in Brazil

The Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) has issued new resolutions (519, 520, and 521) to regulate Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchanges. These…

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Seven South American central banks meet on cryptocurrencies

Central bank governors and representatives from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay met, and part of the agenda…

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