The Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, came with a statement that the SEC is now investigating companies that benefited from the crypto hype by becoming "blockchain" ones overnight. It wasn't long ago when certain US companies experienced a strong stock price increase by just adding the word "blockchain" to its…
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After coming with a decision to ban cryptocurrency trading, South Korea may be now reconsidering its decision. The country's government just came out with a statement saying that the ban will be enforced once enough consultation and opinions are coordinated and taken into consideration. According to the South Korea's news agency YonhapSoutht the South Korea's…
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FXStreet just reported that an island in the Caribbeans, Anguilla, is to become the first regulatory body of ICOs. The government of the Caribbean nation is considering the Anguilla Token Offering Act, or AUTO, which would establish the world’s first registration process for new cryptocurrencyofferings. The Chief Minister of Anguilla, Victor Banks, commented on the idea: "We…
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ETH News reported that on October 16th, the President of Brazil's Central Bank, Ilan Goldfajn, berated bitcoin as a "bubble" and a "pyramid". Brazil seems to be the next country to enter the "bitcoin conspiracy" theory that the digital currency may be a fraud and illegal method of accumulating value over time. While the technology behind…
Read moreSingapore Exchange (SGX) announced today it will establish a separate subsidiary company (RegCo) to undertake all the front-line regulatory functions it currently performs. The move aims to further enhance the governance of SGX as a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) by making more explicit the segregation of its regulatory functions from its commercial and operating activities. RegCo…
Read moreNew Zealand's FMA adds Director of Capital Markets as well as Strategy & Risk offices, while beefing up its organizational structure.
Read moreSoutht Africa's Financial Services Board will be in Johannesburg in October as part of its effort to take its regulatory functions to the public.
Read moreGlobal regulation debate and buy side square off on the the future in a London FX conference today, Wall Street Journal reported from the event...
Read more“Signing this agreement with Boat Services represents an important step in creating a single, multi-asset trade reporting service for European capital markets,” said Nicolas Bertrand, Head of Equity and Derivatives Markets, London Stock Exchange Group.
Read moreThe new rules suggested by the NFA will now become regulation, the rules proposed were based upon the events of January's Swiss Franc spike.
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