Crypto regulations

May 19, 2022

Russian Interior Ministry will be able to seize cryptocurrencies

The department will need a court order to do so, and the confiscated assets will be stored in a special wallet

May 19, 2022

Head of Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the possible legalization of cryptocurrencies in Russia

The minister did not give an exact date, but noted that it “will happen sooner or later”

May 15, 2022

Chinese court recognized bitcoin as a valuable asset

The first cryptocurrency is now protected by PRC law and has a proven economic value

May 13, 2022

SEC chief considers it necessary to equate crypto assets with securities

Gary Gensler has said that most digital assets should be regulated by his agency

May 12, 2022

Germany to abolish tax on the sale of BTC and ETH stored for over a year

Previously, digital assets had to be held for ten years to become tax-free

May 12, 2022

International crypto regulatory body may be established in 2023

According to the IOSCO’s Chair, a special group will be able to agree on rules for the control of the digital assets sector

May 12, 2022

South Korea to institutionalize cryptocurrencies by 2024

This year, the administration under new President Yoon Suk-yeol will develop a draft for the “Digital Asset Basic Act.”

May 12, 2022

European Commission to consider imposing restrictions on the issuance of stablecoins

The issuance of stablecoins may be banned when the threshold of 1 million transactions per day is reached

May 6, 2022

US Treasury imposed sanctions against cryptocurrency mixer for the first time

The regulator claims that the Blender.io service was used by the DPRK to launder digital assets

May 6, 2022

SEC threatened Canaan with delisting from Nasdaq Stock Exchange

The company has until May 25 to prove that it is not “owned or controlled” by a foreign government

May 6, 2022

​Argentina banned banks from providing crypto services

This came three days after the country’s two largest banks began offering digital asset transactions to customers

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