Tag: Cryptocurrency
US: First antitrust trial involving cryptocurrency starts next week
On Tuesday, January 28, O’Melveny will represent Bitcoin.com and one of its early investors, Roger Ver, at trial in the first antitrust case involving...
EU: Commission VP says Libra poses a risk to the Euro
On Tuesday, October 8, Valdis Dombrovskis, who is slated to stay on as vice president of the European Commission in charge of financial regulation,...
UK: Libra warned of heavy oversight by Bank of England
The Bank of England (BoE) has warned Facebook that its plans of launching its digital coin, Libra, must be subject to tough oversight across...
Brazil: CADE continues probe in cryptocurrency complaint
CADE, Brazil’s antitrust regulator, has sent questionnaires to cryptocurrency exchanges which had their bank accounts closed, an action that prompted the crypto-exchanges to sue...
Brazil: CADE probes banks in cryptocurrency trade
Brazil’s antitrust regulator is reportedly inspecting six major national banks for alleged monopolistic practices in the crypto space, Reuters reported on September 18.
Brazil’s antitrust...
Switzerland: Gov may ease Crypto Banking obstacles
Citing anti-money laundering rules and other regulations, traditional banks in Switzerland have often refused to operate accounts for crypto companies. But Heinz Tännler, finance...
Global: Regulators Ask EU For GDPR Exemptions
Regulators from North America, Great Britain and Asia have requested a formal exemption from the European Union’s new data privacy law that they said...
US: Coinbase acquires securities firm
With the rise of the ICO and a host of startups making digital tokens all their own, the question arises: what to do with...
