Category: Policy

UK’s New PM Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister

UK’s New PM Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister

However, in a report from June 2021, Kwarteng’s department identified blockchain systems as one of the “seven technology families that will transform [...]
Russia Exploring Stablecoin Settlements With Friendly Nations: Report

Russia Exploring Stablecoin Settlements With Friendly Nations: Report

Tass quoted Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseyev as saying “We are currently working with a number of countries to create bilateral platfo [...]
With Crypto’s Blowups, TradFi Boasts Its Legal Rigor

With Crypto’s Blowups, TradFi Boasts Its Legal Rigor

Standard-setters say existing rules for lending securities should apply to crypto, too, noting they could’ve prevented Celsius-style messy breakups. [...]
Australian Federal Police Forms Cryptocurrency Unit to Tackle Money Laundering, Offshoring: Report

Australian Federal Police Forms Cryptocurrency Unit to Tackle Money Laundering, Offshoring: Report

“It’s targeting assets, but it’s also providing that valuable, investigative tracing capability and lens for all of our commands across all of our bus [...]
UK Crypto Firms Must Now Report Sanctions Breaches, Freeze Accounts

UK Crypto Firms Must Now Report Sanctions Breaches, Freeze Accounts

The U.K. Treasury, the government’s finance arm, wants crypto exchanges and wallet providers operating in the country to report suspected sanctions br [...]
Crypto Exchange Upbit Publishes Token Listing, Delisting Procedure After Government Pressure

Crypto Exchange Upbit Publishes Token Listing, Delisting Procedure After Government Pressure

A senior executive at the exchange told CoinDesk that “cryptocurrencies are no different from the products that go on the shelves at groceries or depa [...]
Liz Truss to Become UK Prime Minister After Winning Conservative Party Leadership

Liz Truss to Become UK Prime Minister After Winning Conservative Party Leadership

Who Truss chooses as the next chancellor of the exchequer could also have an impact on U.K. crypto policies. Kwasi Kwarteng, the current secretary of [...]
Nigeria Plans to Create a Virtual Free Zone With Binance Crypto Exchange

Nigeria Plans to Create a Virtual Free Zone With Binance Crypto Exchange

The west African country has held discussions with Binance about creating something similar to Dubai’s virtual commercial city. www.coindesk.com [...]
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