CRYPTO / DIGITAL ASSETS

Capital / Liquidity

Official Media Confirms China Bitcoin Ban Only Temporary

By Editors | 09/10/2017

Xinhua says authorities will introduce a licensing programme and stricter AML rules for cryptocurrency exchanges; ICOs also to become regulated.

Crypto / Digital Assets

DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX

By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

Market participants can’t meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.

AML / KYC

China ICO Ban Isn’t Permanent – State-backed Thinktank Says

By Samuel Riding | 12/09/2017

Researcher at Institute of Finance and Banking says ban is only temporary; previous reports have suggested regulators are working on ICO framework.

Crypto / Digital Assets

A Question of Control – Central Banks Move Against Cryptocurrencies

By Peter Guy | 11/09/2017

Central and global banks reveal true intent for controlling bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Joins Singapore, US in Labelling Some ICOs as Securities

By Samuel Riding | 06/09/2017

SFC says some ICOs are either share, debenture or collective investment schemes; some traders in secondary market could be regulated entities.

Market Infrastructure

Banks’ Own Cryptocurrencies Herald a Revolution

By Peter Guy | 04/09/2017

Improved access for consumers and step towards cashless economy made possible by proprietary cryptocurrency systems.

AML / KYC

Australia Signals Currency Status, AML Clampdown for Bitcoin

By Samuel Riding | 21/08/2017

Cryptocurrency to be brought under AUSTRAC; proposal to follow Japan in giving bitcoin legal tender status being considered by central bank.

Securities / Derivatives

Singapore Brings ICO’s Within Regulatory Ambit

By Garima Chitkara | 02/08/2017

Singapore regulator announces intention to regulate ICO’s that share characteristics of debt or equity securities.

AML / KYC

India Could Bring Bitcoin Regulation Under SEBI

By Editors | 18/07/2017

Despite earlier talk of blanket ban, panel set up in April close to agreeing model which would give bitcoin similar status to a commodity.