Dubai's digital asset regulator, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), has taken a regulatory enforcement action against BitOasis, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East. On July 10, 2023, VARA issued a market alert stating that it has suspended...
Central banks worldwide are increasingly embracing the concept of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to a survey report published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on July 10, 2023. The report revealed that 93% of central banks...
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), Canada's top financial regulator, has released a comprehensive set of guidelines to assist digital asset investment fund managers in the country to meet their legal obligations. The 15-page document, published on July 6, 2023,...
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has urged regulators to avoid excluding decentralized finance (DeFi) rules from the newly adopted Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. The AFME recently published a study titled "Decentralised Finance - Principles...
Israel is considering exempting foreign residents from capital gains taxes on the sale of digital currency in a move designed to attract foreign investors and stimulate the local economy. The Israeli Knesset passed an initial reading of a bill...
Cryptocurrency companies in Singapore will soon be required to adhere to new guidelines proposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to ensure the safety and protection of customer assets. These guidelines, currently in the form of "draft legislative...
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently introduced updated regulations aimed at enhancing investor protection in the digital asset industry. These updated regulations focus on ensuring that investors are aware of the potential risks associated with trading cryptocurrencies....
Belarus is gearing up to implement a ban on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions, including popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, within the country. The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced this plan to ban P2P crypto exchanges for individuals through Telegram...
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has publicly expressed his support for blockchain initiatives such as Solana, which have recently come under scrutiny from the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in its enforcement actions against cryptocurrency exchanges. During a...
Over 160 executives from digital businesses worldwide have urged legislators in the European Union to exercise caution and consider all necessary factors while formulating its new artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. In the open letter published on June 30, 2023,...
