The former New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky left the NYDFS after releasing the controversial Bitlicense regulations
for digital currency businesses operating in New York.
Australian Treasury in a statement said that this plan would further «cement Australia's reputation as a global fintech centre.The Bill will make it easier for new
innovative digital currency businesses to operate in Australia, as the government takes action to boost jobs and wages.»
The proposed law would also require «any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or other business combination or entity» that is «engaging in
digital currency business activity» to register with the state's Department of Banking and Insurance, so long as that activity involves «any person that resides, is located, or is conducting business in New Jersey.»
- + * On February 27, Matt Dababneh of the California state legislature introduced a bill to expand the state's money transmission laws to
include digital currency businesses.
The Australian government explains that it has taken the same approach that countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have taken
regarding digital currency businesses because it will facilitate innovation and follow guidance issued by the Financial Action Task Force — the international regulator for preventing money laundering, terrorism financing, and other dangers that hinder the world's financial system.
A new regulatory regime is giving businesses and investors a fresh push to use the digital currency
As reported earlier this year, the Australian Treasury has eliminated a goods - and - services tax on bitcoin purchases, an act that the Australian government noted will
foster digital currency business development in the country.
The Australian Digital Currency Association, ADCA, which represents most
Australian digital currency businesses, has welcomed the move to formally regulate the digital currency sector that requires digital currency exchanges to register with AUSTRAC and meet AML policy and reporting obligations.
The DTIC plans to promote IT and communications initiatives
like digital currency business model building and learning apps creation to improve users» experience in bitcoin implementation.
The state assemblyman behind efforts to
regulate digital currency businesses in California cited the $ 65m hack of Bitfinex this week as evidence of the need for tighter industry controls.
The UKDCA warned that failure to do so will result in capital flight,
as digital currency businesses will simply set up shop somewhere else if British banks keep refusing to do business with them.
CoinQX Exchange, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Bitcoin Capital Corp (OTC PINK: BITCF), a publicly
traded digital currency business, has announced the launching of BITCOIN UNLIMITED FUTURES now trading under the symbol XBU.
Nick was responsible for the development of the Australian Digital Currency Code of Conduct which establishes best practice standards
for digital currency businesses in Australia and has been modelled in other countries.
«Internationally, it is considered that the extension of AML / CTF regulation to include convertible digital currency exchanges would encourage innovation and investment by ensuring service providers have greater certainty and security in their dealings
with digital currency businesses, while reducing the money laundering and terrorism financing risks associated with this emerging technology.»
According to the Coinbase Legal Team, «the Hawaii Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) has stated that
digital currency businesses operating in Hawaii are required to be licensed under the state's Money Transmission Act.
In part two, we discussed how state money transmission laws could make or break
a digital currency business.
We learned that not
all digital currency businesses need to register or obtain a license, but for those that do, the process can prove expensive and time - consuming.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters)- Malaysia's central bank on Thursday said it had issued draft regulations for
digital currency businesses, but said that such currencies were still not legal tender in the country.
Now that
digital currency businesses are falling victim to the same risks and uncertainties, it couldn't be truer.
Others argued that the clarity provided actually makes New York a more fertile ground for
digital currency businesses.
Jaron Lukasiewicz, CEO of bitcoin trading exchange Coinsetter, agreed that the existence of
a digital currency business licensure is a positive step overall:
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters)- Malaysia's central bank on Thursday said it had issued draft regulations for
digital currency businesses, but said that such currencies were still not legal tender in the country.
Since last year an increasing number of firms, such as megabanks and internet securities firm Monex Group, have expressed their intention to enter
the digital currency business.
In a statement from February, the bank was quoted as saying, «Banks must partner with fintech and
digital currency businesses or risk disappearing altogether.»
«Today saw organizations such as Westpac and the Australian Banking Association give favorable nods to the work of ADCCA, including our work on ensuring
all digital currency businesses comply with best practice standards on consumer protection,» he said.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is promising to publish the final set of rules for
digital currency businesses «very soon» but is yet to specify the exact date.
This has led to more mainstream cryptocurrency usage and
digital currency businesses being swamped by new customers.
Firms in
the digital currency business globally are facing fierce headwinds in their attempts to obtain banking relationships.
No digital currency business — and frankly, no commercially viable business anywhere — has the capital to supplement every customer bitcoin with redundant dollar collateral.
Furthermore Erica Richardson, a CFTC spokeswoman declined to comment on the subject concerning
the digital currency businesses.
Bloomberg has been very successful selling data for financial markets, and the news and information giant could eventually be competition for Coinalytics should it ever get into
the digital currency business.
He proposed that anyone entering into
a digital currency business, including operating a cryptocurrency exchange, must obtain a permit from the FSC, the publication detailed.