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SEC's Gag Rule Faces Criticism: Commissioner Hester Peirce Calls for Reform

SEC's Gag Rule Faces Criticism: Commissioner Hester Peirce Calls for Reform

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has publicly disagreed with the agency's refusal to amend the 1972 gag rule, raising concerns over its impact on free speech and regulatory integrity. The rule, which prevents defendants from criticizing SEC allegations post-settlement, is being challenged for its constitutional implications.

Circle CEO: Treasury’s Crypto Wallet Rule is a Potential Next Level of Financial Surveillance Never Seen Before

Circle CEO: Treasury’s Crypto Wallet Rule is a Potential Next Level of Financial Surveillance Never Seen Before

Circle's CEO said that the proposed rule introduces a “potential for a level of financial surveillance that goes beyond anything...

Crypto & the FATF Travel Rule: FinCEN Suggests Challenges in Governance, Not Technology

Crypto & the FATF Travel Rule: FinCEN Suggests Challenges in Governance, Not Technology

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Travel Rule has been in the center of attention lately, which concerns crypto transactions above a certain amount must be accompanied by identifying information.The rule is an update to the existing FATF Recommendation 16, regarding cross-border and domestic wire transfers, and is intended to address the anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) challenges as crypto adoption increases. The FATF Travel Rule could mean implications for virtual asset service providers (VASPs), including cryptocurrency exchanges, wallet providers, and custodians.

Crypto & the FATF: ING Develops Travel Rule Protocol for Tracking Crypto Transfers Ahead of FATF Plenary Meeting

Crypto & the FATF: ING Develops Travel Rule Protocol for Tracking Crypto Transfers Ahead of FATF Plenary Meeting

The FATF has a wide range of recommendations, a total of 40 to ensure regulatory alignment between the compliance imposed on financial institutions and the regulations in its member states. The FATF Travel Rule is Recommendation 16, which has received a lot of attention from the crypto industry, especially virtual asset service providers (VASPs).

iComply on FATF Travel Rule: Cryptocurrency is Meant to be Trustless, Not Anonymous

iComply on FATF Travel Rule: Cryptocurrency is Meant to be Trustless, Not Anonymous

iComply Investor Services (iComply) is a regulatory technology (Regtech) company focused on making financial markets more robust, secure, and efficient. We asked their CEO, Matthew Unger for his take on 2019 FATF Travel Rule Guidelines and find out what these recommendations really mean and how should exchanges or VASPs observe them?

FinCEN's Proposed Crypto Rule Does Not “Follow Proper Procedure”- Coinbase CEO

FinCEN's Proposed Crypto Rule Does Not “Follow Proper Procedure”- Coinbase CEO

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticized the FinCEN's proposed regulatory procedure for cryptocurrencies, calling it ill-advised.

Crypto Leaders Praise United States SEC Inclusive Accredited Investor Definition, Some Think Its Not Enough

Crypto Leaders Praise United States SEC Inclusive Accredited Investor Definition, Some Think Its Not Enough

Is the SEC's new accredited investor rule inclusive enough? Crypto industry leaders debate.

Exclusive: Blockpass COO, on the Significance of the FATF Travel Rule to VASPs

Exclusive: Blockpass COO, on the Significance of the FATF Travel Rule to VASPs

Personal identity is a fundamental human right according to Article 8 of the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child. Identity is crucial to a functioning society and economy, however, there are 1.1 billion people in the world that do not have proof of identity and 45% of them are among the poorest 20% around the world. For enterprises, customer data protection can be proven costly as 2.8 billion consumer data records were exposed at an estimated cost of more than $654 million in 2018.

Chinese President Xi Jinping: Participate in Making Digital Currency and Digital Tax's International Rule Actively

Chinese President Xi Jinping: Participate in Making Digital Currency and Digital Tax's International Rule Actively

Xi Jinping will publish an article entitled "Several Major Issues in the National Medium and Long-term Economic and Social Development Strategy“ on November 1 on Qiushi Journal. In the article, he mentions the digital economy and digital currency

South Korea Plans to Postpone Cryptocurrency Tax Rule to January 2022

South Korea Plans to Postpone Cryptocurrency Tax Rule to January 2022

South Korea is planning to delay the implementation of its crypto income tax rules to January 2022, extending it from its previous time frame of October 2021.

Hong Kong Financial Watchdog Proposes Restricting Cryptocurrency Trading to Professional Investors

Hong Kong Financial Watchdog Proposes Restricting Cryptocurrency Trading to Professional Investors

Hong Kong retail traders may be prohibited from trading cryptocurrencies if the city’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau’s proposed rule is approved.

Stellar Lumens: FinCEN Regulatory Proposal May Have “Far-Reaching Consequences for Blockchain and Crypto”

Stellar Lumens: FinCEN Regulatory Proposal May Have “Far-Reaching Consequences for Blockchain and Crypto”

Much like many in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, Stellar Lumens has taken up FinCEN on its request for comment for its proposed crypto rule.

SEC Adopts Expedited Public Listing Review Process—Blockchain ETFs Could Qualify

SEC Adopts Expedited Public Listing Review Process—Blockchain ETFs Could Qualify

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt rule amendments to expedite the review procedure for companies applying for public listing, which could potentially create an expedited and cheaper application process for crypto and blockchain ETFs.

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