Crypto turns positive as banks go negative, JP Morgan completes Bitcoin 180 and India, Albania, Antigua and China throw doors open while Russia slams shut

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Central bank thinktank OMFIF launches Digital Monetary Institute to cover CBDCs. More →

FATF travel rule June 2020 deadline is a myth, claims consultant. More → 

Bitcoin use on darknet markets jumps 65% in Q1 2020. More →

Is this Satoshi? Bitcoin mined in 2009 finally starts moving. More →

Regulatory uncertainty keeps half of all asset managers out of crypto, research says’. More →

Over 60% of Bitcoin has not moved in 12 months, Glassnode finds.  More →

ETH transactions easier to deanonymise than BTC, study says. More →

Europe

European Central Bank calls for ‘proactive’ global stablecoin regulations. More →

Albania

Country passes Europe’s most comprehensive crypto regulations yet. More →

Belgium

Investors lost $3m to cryptocurrency frauds in 2019. More →

Crypto tax revenue ‘slipping through loopholes in system. More →

France

Authorite de Marches Financiers regulator says it’s too soon for cross-border EU crypto regulations. More →

Germany

Bitwala opens 4% Bitcoin Interest Account. More →

Gibraltar

Token sales treated as securities offerings ‘by default’, government says. More →

Financial Services minister says blockchain aids against market manipulation. More →

Netherlands

Central bank urges crypto firms to register ahead of 18 May deadline. More →

XRP TipBot saved from €25k 5AMLD cost, closure. More →

Malta

70% of ‘Blockchain Island’ applicants failed to win license, authority says.  More →

Netherlands

Parliament votes to adopt tighter AML laws for crypto companies. More →

Central bank supports creation of digital Euro. More →

Bitcoin savings platform Bittr closes citing AMLD. More →

Russia

Hackers sell personal data of 129m drivers for cryptocurrency. More → 

State Duma proposes law against buying Bitcoin with cash, 7-year jail terms. More → 

Authorities disagree on Telegram, crypto bans. More → 

Police arrest Post Office head for illegally mining crypto at work. More → 

Switzerland

Libra Association appoints ex-HSBC legal chief Stuart Levey as CEO. More →

Bitcoin Suisse targets €1bn ‘unicorn’ valuation, Liechtenstein bank license. More → 

Derivatives market keeping Swiss cryptomining off life-support. More → 

Government denies Crypto Valley $103m in Covid-19 relief. More → 

Hackers demand $6m in Bitcoin for stolen Stadler Rail trade secrets. More →

UK

Delta derivatives exchange takes CoinFund cash for India expansion. More →

Delta launches 10% interest for crypto traderst. More →

Blockchain.com rolls out 4.5% Bitcoin Interest Account, limited in US, Japan. More →

Revolut sees 57% spike in crypto trading during lockdown. More →

FCA Launches Digital Sandbox for Tackling COVID-19 Solutions. More →

Thiel-backed crypto firm hires former Credit Suisse director for UK push. More →

Ukraine

New bill to finally allow crypto firms to open bank accounts. More →

Americas

Brazil

Blockchain central to new Digital Government Strategy. More → 

Administrative Council for Economic Defence reopens crypto banking ban enquiry. More → 

United States

SEC Commissioner sees increased demand for cryptocurrency. More → 

Telegram agrees handover of documents to SEC in ICO case. More →

Telegram founder Pavel Durov bashes US as ‘police state’ in blog. More →

Telegram abandons TON blockchain project after losing SEC battle. More →

Telegram withdraws final appeal against Gram block. More →

Judge approves $25m settlement in Tezos case. More →

Crypto-friendly trading app Robinhood raises new funds for $8.3bn valuation.  More →

California securities law update presumes cryptoassets are not securities. More →

Libra rival Celo adds 25 new members. More → 

Crypto investor sues teen in alleged $71.4m cybercrime theft. More → 

CFTC files charges in $20m binary options, crypto fraud. More →

SEC puts forward summary judgement to close Kik ICO case. More →

ErisX debuts first ETH futures contract. More → 

Ransomware hackers behind $6m Bitcoin Travelex payout hit massive celebrity law firm.  More → 

BitMEX ‘seed investors’ sue for $500m in equity, damages. More → 

JP Morgan completes Bitcoin 180 to offer banking to Coinbase, Gemini. More → 

IRS solicits third-party help to audit cryptocurrency tax returns. More → 

Simba Chain wins Department of Defence blockchain contract. More → 

Overstock seeks to dismiss market manipulation suit over tZERO STO. More → 

Covid-19 defence fails for Arizona crypto Ponzi scheme operator. More →

Ex-Bakkt CEO Kelly Loughler hands documents to SEC in insider trading case. More →

VISA files patent for cryptocurrency system to replace cash. More → 

FalconX raises $17m from Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed for crypto trading. More →

Class action suit against BitMEX alleges racketeering, fraud. More →

Nvidia hid $1bn in cryptomining sales revenue, class action suit alleges. More →

New Block.one class action suit alleges it failed to decentralise EOS. More →

AT&T loses bid to dismiss lawsuit over $1.8m crypto theft. More →

US Congressman pushes ‘Advancing Blockchain Act’ over China first-mover . More →

Binance joins US lobbying group Proof of Stake Alliance. More →

Central bank digital currencies a threat to US hegemony, say JP Morgan. More →

Wyoming Blockchain Committee holds first meeting:. More →

Goldman Sachs plans client call on Bitcoin, inflation. More →

Wall Street banks will take over crypto infrastructure by 2022, exchange CEO claims. More →

Louisiana BitLicense under consideration.  More →

Facebook’s Calibra wallet rebrands to Novi, nears launch. More →

Bitwage debuts company-sponsored Bitcoin 401(k) pension plan. More → 

BitGo launches institutional crypto brokerage. More → 

FinCEN director Blanco concerned about ‘bad actors’ hijacking crypto. More → 

Ripple CEO says regulators must embrace crypto or risk falling behind China. More →

Kleiman lawyers seize on evidence of Craig Wright ‘fabrication. More →

Think tank releases whitepaper backing US digital dollar. More → 

Samsung adds crypto trading on US, Canadian phones. More → 

BitClave agrees to return $25.5m from ICO in SEC settlement. More → 

JP Morgan pays $2.5m to settle cryptocurrency added fees lawsuit. More →

Goldman Sachs flip flops on Bitcoin, says it’s ‘not a real asset. More → 

Venezuela

President Maduro sets price controls for basic goods in Petro cryptocurrency. More →

Middle East & North Africa

Iran

Central bank to cut four zeros from rial as US sanctions bite.  More →

President Rouhani tells central bank to create national cryptomining strategy. More →

South Asia

India

Exchanges see 10X trading volume under lockdown. More → 

Two new exchanges launch as firms seek RBI clarity. More →

Bank Of Hodlers, WazirX speed up new products under banking ban reversal. More → 

Fintech lawyers push RBI to direct banks to allow cryptocurrency transactions. More →

India to significantly increase crypto market share by 2020, says OKEx report. More → 

RBI confirms no ban on cryptoexchanges, businesses, traders. More →

Reopened Zebpay exchange adds Chainalysis AML in compliance bid. More →

East Asia & Pacific

Australia

Head of Bitcoin-to-cash money-laundering syndicate arrested in Sydney mall. More →

Raiz micro-investing app adds Bitcoin. More →

China

Digital yuan will replace cash if four conditions are met, says ex-central bank chief.  More →

Shanghai court rules Bitcoin is an asset protected by law. More →

Shanghai branch of central bank warns over crypto investing frauds.  More → 

Central bank, securities regulator propose blockchain trade settlement system.  More →

Chinese Communist Party adds blockchain to curriculum.  More →

Police arrest 12 fake Huobi officials for operating scam OTC exchange.  More →

Congress proposes National Blockchain Fund.  More →

No launch date for digital yuan, People’s Bank of China says.  More →

Tencent invests $70bn in blockchain, AI to chase Alibaba. More →

China passes law protecting cryptocurrency inheritance. More →

Hong Kong

BitMEX goes offline citing trading engine failure.  More →

Japan

Financial Services Agency regulator accepts CryptoAsset Exchange, Japan STO as SROs. More →

Tokyo blockchain developers abandon offices in Covid-19 upheaval.  More →

Philippines

Fake cryptocurrency platforms draw new ire. More → 

Singapore

State investment fund joins Libra project. More →

South Korea

Two-thirds of users support crypto tax, study finds. More →

Buried report reveals money laundering sparked 2018 crypto crackdown. More → 

Ministry of Economy and Finance prepares new crypto tax law. More →

Thailand

Energy Ministry orders government to use blockchain for palm oil trade. More → 

Vietnam

Ministry of Finance sets up cryptocurrency research group two years after country-wide ban. More → 

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda

Cryptocurrency regulation bill passes Lower Parliament. More →

Africa

P2P transactions hit 10m in sub-Saharan Africa for first time. More → 

Luno exchange eyes Ghana, Kenya in African expansion. More →