AWAIT CONFIRMATION WEDS PM BRUSSELS TIME The proposals regarding the potential future central bank digital currency come as lawmakers prepare to scrap anonymous bitcoin payments.
Crypto Privacy Positions Harden Ahead of Crunch EU Vote
Lawmakers don’t appear swayed by crypto industry claims as they consider applying anti-laundering identification rules to the sector, but some argue their plans are unworkable or unlawful.
FTX Taps Ex-Liechtenstein Regulator as EU Strategy Lead
Marcel Lötscher, previously a senior official at the European microstate’s financial market supervisor, becomes head of regulatory strategy for the global crypto exchange as of October.
EU Lawmakers to Vote on Blocking Anonymous Crypto Payments, Documents Show
The European Parliament also wants to curb payments to tax havens and check people’s identity even for payments between unhosted wallets, internal papers reveal.
EU Passes Law to ‘Rein In’ Big Tech’s Domination Over Smaller Players
Companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta could face fines as high as 20% of turnover as the EU seeks to stop “gatekeepers” curbing competition from smaller players.
Securities Regulators Cast Doubt on DeFi’s Decentralization Claims
International standard-setter IOSCO is skeptical about some of crypto’s main claims, and is setting up a new task force to investigate potential risks.
Next 24 Hours Crucial for EU Crypto Law as Officials Debate Emissions, DeFi, NFTs
A landmark law attempting to regulate crypto asset markets in Europe faces a key turning point, as lawmakers make a final call on banning Bitcoin-style validation and governments consider how to treat decentralized finance.
UK Regulators Says Crypto Adoption Poses Financial Risk, Call for Additional Powers
The regulators worry that international norms could come too late – and called for banks to exercise utmost caution when dealing with what it said were extremely volatile assets.
EU Set to Experiment With Blockchain-Based Stock, Bond, and Fund Trading
A new five-year pilot allows experiments with issuing and trading stocks and bonds using distributed ledger technology as a test to whether more permanent exemption from stricter EU laws are needed.
Crypto Implicated in Child Porn, Terrorism, French Official Says, Calling for End to Online Anynomity
In a plea to EU lawmakers, the head of France’s anti-dirty money unit said the authorities should be able to access information about even small online transfers.
Crypto Providers Would Have to Swap Transaction Details Under OECD Tax-Dodging Proposal
Details of overseas crypto holdings would be shared with home tax authorities under the planned extension of rules intended to bust financial secrecy.
Cross-Border CBDC Payments Are ‘Viable,’ Says Report From Central Banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa
The tool to enable paying using different assets, tested by Australia, South Africa, Singapore and Malaysia, is the latest foray into trialling the applications of central bank digital currencies.
Social Media Crypto Advice, Gamification Targeted by Global Standard-Setters at IOSCO
Tackling crypto and other investment scams might need international coordination, says the International Organization of Securities Commissions.