According to a Wall Street Journal report,
U.S. cryptocurrency business Coinbase has approached regulators to get registered as a licensed brokerage.
According to a Wall Street Journal report,
U.S. cryptocurrency business Coinbase has approached regulators to get registered as a licensed...
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It's incredibly encouraging that the
U.S. government appears up to the task with Superintendent Ben Lawsky of the New York State Department of Financial Services leading the way by maintaining an open dialogue and recently, drafting the first proposal of BitLicense, a set of rules that aim to bring clarity to how government officials and
businesses deal with
cryptocurrencies.
The news comes as the
U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently hired LinkedIn's former VP of corporate development: Emilie Choi took the helm as Coinbase's new VP of Corporate and
Business Development on Monday (March 5), Fortune reported.
AMD, in particular, noted in its most recent 10 - K filing with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that a decline in the
cryptocurrency market could hurt its
business if miners buy fewer GPUs, as previously reported.
In the
U.S.,
cryptocurrency exchanges and digital money platforms are considered Money Services
Businesses (MSBs).
Dash is the only
cryptocurrency that allows instant payments between individuals and
businesses at incredibly low cost of about three
U.S. cents per transaction, compared to approximately $ 5 USD fees per bitcoin transaction, giving Zimbabweans a globally traded currency they can feasibly trade, spend, and receive, either locally or internationally.
Notable points addressed included the need for security and investor compliance for
U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges; the need for regulators to distinguish the difference between
cryptocurrencies that are considered digitally scarce commodities and securities tokens; among other points, all in such a way that won't stifle domestic innovation by forcing investors and
businesses to leave the country.
Notable points asked of and addressed by the witnesses included the need for security and investor compliance for
U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges; the need (or in Rosenblum's case, lack thereof) for regulators to distinguish the difference between
cryptocurrencies that are considered digitally scarce commodities and securities tokens; the need to establish a harmonization among the «patchwork» of regulatory agencies dictating how to move forward; and the policing of
cryptocurrencies, all in such a way that won't stifle domestic innovation by forcing investors and
businesses to leave the country.
Tech Bureau, a blockchain technology and
cryptocurrency group company with offices in Japan, the
U.S., and Europe announced today they will be accelerating preparations to make its recently launched COMSA ICO platform
business regulated under the Payment Services Act of Japan.
A Hong Kong - based company whose stock benefited from
cryptocurrency fever to jump more than 900 percent last year had trading in its shares suspended by
U.S. regulators over concerns that investors are being misled about the company's
business.
The following is from Coinbase's support website: «For
U.S. users only, Coinbase provides Forms 1099 - K to certain
business users and GDAX users that have received at least $ 20,000 cash for sales of
cryptocurrency related to at least 200 transactions in a calendar year.»
The acting comptroller of the currency for the
U.S. Treasury Department has said he is open to the idea that banks might one day conduct
business in bitcoin and other
cryptocurrencies.
The two notably spoke to what they said were gaps in the state - by - state system for licensing
cryptocurrency businesses, with Clayton suggesting at the time that «we may be back with our friends from the
U.S. Treasury and the Fed to ask for additional legislation.»