Tag: Regulations

A comprehensive digital transformation of the financial sector in Bahrain includes rolling out a Digital Dinar but does not adopt the crypto sector. The head of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) warned against cyber-crime and dealing with cryptocurrency, speaking during the press conference on Saturday. Plans of digital transformation of Bahrain’s financial sector include…

Swedish financial and environmental authorities have called for a wide ban on cryptocurrency mining in European Union (EU), saying that the environmental risks are significant and that crypto-assets are commonly used for criminal purposes, such as money laundering, terrorist financing, and ransomware payments. They also cited India’s and the US’s preparations to fix the unregulated…

India is on track to ban all but a few private cryptocurrencies after the government announced Tuesday the upcoming introduction of a new financial regulation bill. Indian crypto exchanges have already suffered panic selling over crypto bill confusion. The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency bill will create a facilitative framework for an official…

The World Economic Forum (WEF) published a resource suite about digital assets, including central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins. More than 85 members of the WEF Digital Currency Governance Consortium contributed eight white papers to inform lawmakers and individuals in the private sector. The World Economic Forum announced on Friday its Digital Currency Governance…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected a proposal to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would actively track the price of BTC. Cboe BZX exchange had applied back in March; however, the SEC stated that not enough was done to protect investors from fraudulent trading. The Commission says the proposal…

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are rolling out a red carpet of easy cryptocurrency regulation, US crypto entrepreneurs say. It’s setting up a contrast to the US, where officials are tightening crypto rules. Financial giants like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman attended the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, where joined…