Cryptocurrency Regulation

Are you keen on finding out how the regulators are treating cryptocurrencies? Then the cryptocurrency regulation section is for you. At Altcoin Buzz, we strive to find out all the peculiarities of the crypto-verse. Especially, when it comes to such tricky issues as cryptocurrency regulation. We examine the behavior of major institutions like the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission and scrutinize its approach to crypto so that you stay in the loop. We also look at other key countries around the world and compare their attitudes. This way, we want to ensure that every reader can make informed choices anywhere and at any time.

No Mercy For Cryptos: SEC Still Thinks They Are Securities

Jay Clayton, SEC chairman, will not change his mind: Cryptocurrencies are securities just like any other out there. In an interview with  CNBC  he said, "we are...

EU Should Adopt Common Crypto Rules, Report Says

A new report for 28 European Union finance ministers advises adopting unified cryptocurrency rules as well as looking into how these currencies are distributed...

UK Financial Watchdog Opens Investigations into Crypto Businesses

Multiple businesses are under the microscope, as the UK's financial watchdog closes in on enterprises reported to be operating illegally within the crypto marketplace,...

Ripple Has Been Hit With Another Lawsuit Claiming That XRP Is A Security

XRP is still awaiting a decision from the SEC regarding if it is a security. Ripple would prefer that XRP not be classified as a...

German Financial Authority Taking Innovation-Minded Approach to Crypto Regulation

Recent announcements from the German Financial Authority have proved that the organization realizes blockchain's innovative potential and does not want to inhibit growth with regulation. Recently,...

Europol Is Concerned About Cryptocurrency

A three-day security conference organized by Europol, a European version of the international agency Interpol, is set to find out how to tackle “the...

Crypto Easier to Track than USD says HK FSA

Hong Kong's Financial Services and Treasury (FSTB) has released a report on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment. This report comes amongst a...

Austria Wants Crypto To Become A Security

Klaus Kumpfmüller and Helmut Ettl, high representatives of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), want to introduce stricter cryptocurrency and ICOs regulations, writes Die Press....

Russian Paper Says Crypto Not A Threat

The current low volume within current crypto market conditions has led the Central Bank of Russia to declare that cryptocurrencies do not pose risk...

Ukraine Needs to Fix Issues that Hamper Crypto Development

Mihail Vidyakin, Director of the Department for Strategy and Reform at the National Bank, believes that Ukraine should deal with the existing problems in the Ukrainian cryptocurrency realm. Only...