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German Regulators are Scrutinizing ICOs for the First Time

The list of countries not issuing warnings about ICOs is growing smaller every week. Germany is one of the latest regions to do exactly...

ASIC’s Initial Coin Offerings Regulation Leaves Some Room for Interpretation

Virtually every country in the world is looking to regulate initial coin offerings. That isn't entirely surprising, though. This new method of raising capital...

SEC Committee Meeting Will Decide the Fate of Cryptocurrency ICOs

Initial coin offerings have been scrutinized quite a lot over the past few weeks. The first institution to offer any official warning was the...

Coincheck is Japan’s First Fully Licensed Exchange Under the new Rules

Cryptocurrency has become one of the main industries in Japan these days. A lot of local exchanges generate plenty of trading volume. Coincheck is...

AMF Bends Rules to Allow for Canada’s First Regulated ICO

The recent ICO ban in China has caused a lot of friction and concern. Other governments around the world are now contemplating how to...

Chinese Officials Demand ICO Projects Refund Investors

Today's big news comes in the form of Chinese regulators cracking down on ICOs. This move is not surprising by any means. Last week,...

Washington’s Licensing Requirements Force ShapeShift to Pull out

Most cryptocurrency users are familiar with the ShapeShift exchange service. Although they don't require registration or verification, they have to adhere to some rules....

New York Regulations and North Korea Prevent ShapeShift from Providing Services

Cryptocurrency users in the United States know how New York is a problematic region. It has the BitLicense requirement, as well as other types...

Canada is Next in line to Regulate Cryptocurrrency ICO Tokens as Securities

Many governments around the world growing concerned over the cryptocurrency market right now. More specifically, a lot of currencies and assets have successfully gained...

South Korea’s New Cryptocurrency Regulation Bans MLMs Completely

Regulation related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is always a touchy subject. South Korea recently introduced a new "regulation act' related to Bitcoin. This was...

Cryptocurrency ICOs are not on the Regulatory Radar for Australia

We have seen a fair bit of speculation regarding the potential regulation of cryptocurrency ICOs. So far, it is unclear which countries may take...

Will EU Define ICO & Crypto Tokens as New Asset Class?

Earlier this month, companies and organizations within the cryptocurrency and bitcoin industries including Kraken, Ledger, Golem, Melonport and BigchainDB submitted the European Regulatory Report...