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ForkLog 13 11.11.2020

DMG to launch regulatory-compliant mining pool in Canada

Based in Vancouver, Canada, DMG Blockchain Solutions announced the creation of a mining pool aimed at North American clients seeking corporate transparency, according to Bitcoin Magazine.

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ForkLog 13 11.11.2020

Gary Gensler, former CFTC chief, joins Biden transition team

Gary Gensler, the former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will lead the transition team on financial policy for President-elect Joe Biden. This was reported by BNN Bloomberg, citing a Biden team spokesperson.

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ForkLog 16 10.11.2020

Protection from arbitrariness and Bitcoin regulation: what Diia City offers Ukraine’s IT sector

In the coming years, Ukraine aims to become one of the world's largest IT hubs and, in the longer term, to grow the market to $12 billion. To this end, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has developed a special legal regime, Diia City.

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ForkLog 23 09.11.2020

Media: EU to consider document requiring messaging services to decrypt messages

The Council of the European Union approved a resolution obliging messaging operators to create keys to monitor chats and messages with end-to-end encryption, according to ORF.

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ForkLog 18 08.11.2020

Media: blockchain-friendly ex-CFTC head to become Biden adviser

Joe Biden is expected to turn to former CFTC chair Gary Gensler to advise his team on Wall Street oversight, according to WSJ.

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ForkLog 12 06.11.2020

Russia approves agreement on digital interaction with CIS states

The Russian government has approved the text of an agreement with CIS member states on a unified state policy and regulatory framework for the digital economy.

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ForkLog 25 04.11.2020

Cryptocurrencies in Russia come under threat from a new currency-control bill

Cryptocurrency wallet and Bitcoin-exchange account holders may potentially come under the supervision of the Russian Federal Tax Service (FNS) due to proposed amendments to the law 'On Currency Regulation and Currency Control', according to experts interviewed by ForkLog.

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ForkLog 19 04.11.2020

South Korea to ban anonymous cryptocurrencies

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) will ban providers of services related to digital assets from operating domestically with anonymous cryptocurrencies. The restrictions could affect coins such as Zcash, Monero and Dash.

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ForkLog 22 03.11.2020

Bill to Create Diia City Submitted to Verkhovna Rada

The draft law 'On Stimulating the Development of the Digital Economy in Ukraine', envisaging the creation of a special legal regime 'Diia City', has been referred to a Verkhovna Rada committee for consideration, according to the project’s legal adviser Denys Aleynnikov.

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ForkLog 17 03.11.2020

Hong Kong to extend regulation to all cryptocurrency exchanges

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will extend regulatory requirements to all bitcoin exchanges, Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 14 02.11.2020

Experts forecast pressure on Bitcoin from CBDC creation

The emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) threatens to tighten controls over the cryptocurrency market. This forecast for the next five years was made by Kuna exchange co-founder Mikhail Chobanian during the ForkLog online conference 'Centralized Exchanges and DEX: Pros, Cons, Differences'.

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ForkLog 24 02.11.2020

Chainalysis: DeFi projects face an undefined regulatory status

The explosive growth of the decentralized finance sector has raised questions about the regulatory status of DeFi protocols and their responsibility to comply with regulatory requirements. Chainalysis analysts detailed the topic in their latest report.

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