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.

Russia Blocks Telegram

Written by Christoffer Horvath. After the Telegram’s creator Pavel Durov refused to provide the Russian Federal Security Service with keys to the Telegram app, the authorities...

AFM Warns About Cryptocurrencies

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) is responsible for supervising the operation of the financial markets and has been in existence since...

Canadians Move To Decentralized Exchanges

Another Canadian bank bans customers from buying cryptocurrency According to a Reddit post that has since been deleted, Canada’s Bank of Montreal (BMO) has announced that...

India & Pakistan Crack Down On Crypto

Spanish Tax Authority Wants Crypto Trading Data Spain’s tax regulator, Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT), has issued 60 formal requests to cryptocurrency entities including...

Aussies, Chrome, & Binance

Australian Regulations for Crypto Exchanges The Australian Government (AUSTRAC) released a new legislative notice to Australian cryptocurrency exchanges on April 3rd, 2018. As stated in...

South Korea Taxes Crypto

South Korea plans to announce Cryptocurrency Tax Plan for 2019 Following the news that Thailand is going to charge tax rates for cryptocurrency trading, South...

Is Japan’s FSA Targeting Binance?

New report suggests that Binance could be facing regulatory pressure from Japan's Financial Services Authority. Cryptocurrency prices experienced a pullback after Nikkei, a Japanese publication, reported...

Google Bans All Cryptocurrency Ads

Starting June 2018, cryptocurrency-related ads will no longer be allowed on Google or any third-party sites in its network. The search giant Google is updating...

Arizona Considers Allowing Tax Payments In Cryptocurrencies

Arizona could become the first state in the United States to accept tax payments in cryptocurrencies. A bill that was submitted in January, to...

The SEC Targets ICOs But Positive on Crypto

On Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing fully devoted to cryptocurrencies with Jay Clayton...