• LAGARDE CALLS FOR GLOBAL REGULATION OF BITCOIN

    • 14 January 2021
    • Posted by: Cryptovalues
    • Category: Central Banks, ECB - Lagarde
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    European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde called on Wednesday for global regulation of Bitcoin, saying the digital currency had been used for money laundering activities in some instances and that any loopholes needed to be closed.. continue here In the meantime… Crypto custodian Anchorage has secured conditional approval for a national trust charter from the

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  • GERMAN PRIVATE BANK ANNOUNCED ITS FIRST CRYPTO FUND

    • 14 December 2020
    • Posted by: Cryptovalues
    • Category: Central Banks, World News
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    The interesting aspect is that the promoter of the initiative is a historic German bank that, also to relaunch itself commercially, bet on the creation of an investment fund (reserved for institutional investors) with “crypto assets”. This was not the first European case of a fund of this kind, but it is the first time

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  • EUBLOCKCHAIN PUBLISHED A STUDY ON THE LAST DEVELOPMENTS OF EU BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS

    • 24 November 2020
    • Posted by: Cryptovalues
    • Category: Cryptovalues News, ECB - Lagarde, EU Law
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    To support Europe’s efforts to develop a harmonized framework across the EU member states about crypto-assets and their underlying technology (Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology, DLT), it is therefore important to study the current level of regulatory and market maturity in each of them. The EUBlockchain Observatory and Forum has undertaken a study on capturing

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  • CBDC IN AN OPEN ECONOMY

    • 20 November 2020
    • Posted by: Cryptovalues
    • Category: Central Banks, ECB - Lagarde
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    A working paper issued by the European Central Bank examines the open-economy implications of the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and analyses the international transmission of standard monetary policy and technology shocks in the presence and absence of a CDBC and the implications for optimal monetary policy and welfare. The outcomes show

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  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION : DIGITAL FINANCE PACKAGE

    • 31 October 2020
    • Posted by: Cryptovalues
    • Category: Central Banks, ECB - Lagarde
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    Addressing fragmentation in the digital single market, creating a European framework that facilitates digital innovation, creating a European financial data space, facing new challenges and risks, these are the aims of the “Proposals on markets in crypto-assets and on pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology “ title of the Webinar held

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  • BANK OF RUSSIA DIGITAL RUBLO ON THE WAY

    • 13 October 2020
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    • Category: Central Banks, World News
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    “The Bank of Russia deems it crucial to discuss the key aspects, benefits, potential risks, milestones and timeframes for the implementation of the digital ruble project with financial market participants, experts and the general public. ” Read more in the article HERE Source: BANK OF RUSSIA

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  • FCA BANS THE SALE OF CRYPTO-DERIVATIVES TO RETAIL CONSUMERS

    • 7 October 2020
    • Posted by: admincryptovalues_wp
    • Category: World News
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    “Unregulated transferable cryptoassets are tokens that are not ‘specified investments’ or e-money, and can be traded, which includes well-known tokens such as Bitcoin, Ether or Ripple. Specified investments are types of investment which are specified in legislation. Firms that carry out particular types of regulated activity in relation to those investments must be authorised by

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  • REPORT ON A DIGITAL EURO

    • 4 October 2020
    • Posted by: admincryptovalues_wp
    • Category: Central Banks, ECB - Lagarde
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    “The euro belongs to Europeans and we are its guardian. We should be prepared to issue a digital euro, should the need arise.” Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB “We need to make sure that our currency is fit for the future. Inaction is not an option.” Fabio Panetta, ECB Executive Board Member Why a

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  • FAFT – VIRTUAL ASSETS RED FLAG INDICATORS

    • 17 September 2020
    • Posted by: admincryptovalues_wp
    • Category: EU Law, World News
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    The FATF Recommendations are recognised as the global anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) standard. “INTRODUCTION: Virtual assets (VA) and related services have the potential to spur financial innovation and efficiency, but their distinct features also create new opportunities for money launderers, terrorist financiers, and other criminals to launder their proceeds or finance their

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  • EUROPEAN COMMISSION DRAFT- REGULATION ON MARKETS IN CRYPTO-ASSETS

    • 15 September 2020
    • Posted by: admincryptovalues_wp
    • Category: ECB - Lagarde, EU Law
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    This draft is a further sign of how the crypto industry is taking giant steps towards European regulation. Download here the PDF: DRAFT REGULATION MARKETS IN CRYPTO ASSETS Source: POLITICO Europe 

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