Andreessen Horowitz Opening Crypto Office in London

Citing "a clear regulatory regime" in the UK, a16z crypto sets up shop outside the United States.

• 2023-06-12
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'At Least We Are Regulating,' Says President of Ethereum France on EU Crypto Rules

The Ethereum France President also said that the incoming MiCA regulations are "very close to the test framework" that exists in France.

• 2023-06-06
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Crypto’s aversion to anti-money laundering standards is only hurting itself

For crypto to grow for the long term, the industry must show greater respect for global standards that combat crime, writes Slava Demchuk of AMLBot.

• 2023-05-24
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Crypto firms call for global consensus instead of "fire hose" of rules

A "fire hose" of differing regulatory approaches to cryptoassets lack the global consensus needed to attract established investors that would create a maturer market, a conference was told on Wednesday. The European Union has finalised the world's first comprehensive rules for cryptoasset markets, known as MiCA, but others like Britain and the United States are further behind. Apart from compliance with rules to stop money laundering and terrorist financing, crypto firms are largely unregulate

• 2023-05-10
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Europe’s Crypto Regulations Can Be a 'Model' for Rules in US, Says Hester Peirce

The outspoken SEC Commissioner said Europe’s new regulations could attract crypto firms across the Atlantic.

• 2023-05-10
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