Whether it is a tangible or intangible asset the identification of provenance is important. The Cent NFT exchange looks to have halted most transactions citing ‘rampant fakes and plagiarism’ as a fundamental problem. In a market estimated at $25Billion in…
Russia has decided not to ban crypto currencies outright but to adopt a regulatory approach to oversight. Following what appears to be a similar approach to that by the US. As there is a move to regulate crypto exchanges and…
An interesting observations between SARs and the rise in crypto transactions. As Crypto exchanges reported a significant number of SARs. Maybe a correlation to the number of registered Money Services Businesses registered with FINCEN, the number of transactions processed or…
The US DoJ has seized $5billion in crypto. The real interesting point is that the coin was stolen in 2017 at a value of $17million and has appreciated significant (like any investment) over the past 4 years. Assistant Attorney General…
A regulatory foot in the water for the SEC, ATS regulations and block chain based trading platforms? #cryptocurrency‚Â #cryptoregulation‚Â #cryptoassets‚Â #crypto‚Â #nft‚Â #cyberlaw‚Â #regulations‚Â #cryptoregulation #cybersecurity‚Â #cyberriskmanagement‚Â #compliance‚Â #regulatorycompliance‚Â #regulatoryoversight‚Â #regulation‚Â #cbdc‚Â #aml‚Â #kyc View Original Post
A thin regulatory tightrope that is getting thinner. The costs of developing a compliance regime to satisfy market regulators is not small. If the SEC for example adopts an approved persons regime for crypto exchanges the whole board dynamic will…
$320 million in stolen crypto funds have been replaced by Jump trading following last weeks hack. I have asked this question before, where do you get the crypto from to replace the lost funds and who accounts for the loss?…
Looking for innovative uses of blockchain and crypto, no doubt one of many that are out there that no one here’s about. Building a network of connected devices, its own currency and enabling secure connectivity for devices. Lateral thinking applied…
Crypto and NTFs are walking a tightrope at the moment. There’s allot of innovation opportunity ahead for crypto, smart contracts, ownership of unique digital assets and a move away from centralised platforms under block chain. There is a balance to…
Unfortunately if it looks like an ATS, smells like an ATS and tastes like an ATS I suspect the SEC will aim to treat it like an ATS. It may not just impact crypto systems, but with recent market volatility…
