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BitFlyer Halts New Accounts Amid Regulatory Crackdown
Bitcoin // June 22, 2018

With Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) bringing business improvement orders against multiple exchanges, some crypto exchanges are limiting their operations: At least one exchange said it would stop taking on new clients and review some of its existing clients, Seeking Alpha reported. BitFlyer, for example,...

Bitcoin Tracker: Denouement?
Bitcoin // February 17, 2017

Bitcoin prices rose relatively steadily this past week, overcoming investor skittishness seen the week prior when Chinese regulators doubled down on bitcoin exchange investigations. While bitcoin’s value hasn’t fully recovered from the fall on Feb. 9 and skirted around the $1,000 mark for much of...

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Crypto Faces New Restrictive AML Rules From EU Parliament Experts Say

May 31, 2022
The European Parliament may soon decide whether to approve a proposal to expand a “travel rule” for crypto firms that would include virtually every single transaction. The travel rule is an anti-money laundering (AML) rule that also applies to traditional banking. It basically compels financial institutions to provide certain information about the sender and the […]

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BitFlyer Halts New Accounts Amid Regulatory Crackdown

June 22, 2018
With Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) bringing business improvement orders against multiple exchanges, some crypto exchanges are limiting their operations: At least one exchange said it would stop taking on new clients and review some of its existing clients, Seeking Alpha reported. BitFlyer, for example, said it received orders from the agency on Friday (June […]

Bitcoin Tracker: Denouement?

February 17, 2017
Bitcoin prices rose relatively steadily this past week, overcoming investor skittishness seen the week prior when Chinese regulators doubled down on bitcoin exchange investigations. While bitcoin’s value hasn’t fully recovered...