The ECB wants more data and information to study the impact of crypto assets on the real economy and plans to use better surveillance tools and methods for the same.
The UN Report states that North Korea is actively pursuing cyberattacks on financial institutions and crypto exchanges to steal money in the foreign currency.
Thailand regulator AMLO says that it will tweak its AML rules to accommodate cryptocurrency monitoring. The rules will be as per the recently issued FATF recommendation.
Looking to the global developments in the crypto space, the PBoC finds it a pressing need to have its own digital currency that can counter global competition.
The city’s transportation system is working on integrating Bitcoin payments to the application which will go live by the end of this year.
China’s PBoC has recently published an infographic for Bitcoin detailing its working. The local Chinese court has already given Bitcoin a legal status as a virtual property.
The New York Times will work in collaboration with IBM Garage with the effective use of the blockchain tech to mitigate the spread of misinformation.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said that regulators are working on new rules for the crypto markets to make sure they don’t impact the country’s financial system.
Iran is looking to legalize crypto mining activities in the country while setting up a fixed rate for the consumption of electricity for mining activities.
McDonald's, Nestlé and Virgin Media partner up in initiative to research blockchain’s usability in improving the overall state and transparency of the digital advertising market.