Russia Minister “promotes a thoughtful approach to cryptocurrencies regulation”. He is speaking out against the idea cryptocurrencies should be banned. In the interview, Mikhail Abyzov stated: “It is necessary to move from a policy of […]
Why to regulate Virtual Currencies The Bitcoin structure (and its peers) holds natural tension with traditional regulatory and government controls. However, there are a few aspects of Bitcoins that do lend themselves to regulatory oversight, and […]
US regulators appear to be a step behind when it comes to regulating fintech, a factor that is holding back fintech innovations. A new report by BI Intelligence highlights this regulatory lag’s impact on fintech. […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission is striving to better understand blockchain technology and its regulatory implications. A working group, based on the Digital Currency Working Group established in 2013, comprises at least 75 members from […]
Banks must control credit to coal and steel firms that are violating capacity cuts, said the China Banking Regulatory Commission. Instead, the CBRC has encouraged banks to use financing for mergers and restructuring in the […]
The Federal Reserve has told banks to accept additional funding costs of as much as $2 billion annually as it introduces a rule to protect the financial system. The rule for total loss-absorbing capacity aims […]
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision softened capital rules for banks to help ease European concerns that more restrictions will hurt lending, sources said. The panel, which met in Chile last month to complete the […]
Financial-technology companies will be able to obtain a “special purpose charter” from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that allows them to operate nationally instead of meeting state-by-state rules. The charter also would […]
The European Commission is expected to propose rules requiring foreign global systemically important banks operating in the EU to hold greater levels of capital and liquidity to prevent European governments from footing the bill should […]
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Timothy Massad is reportedly circulating a draft rule on commodity position limits for passage before the end of the Obama administration. The rule requires CFTC approval and has not yet […]
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