On September 28, 2020, the National Office of the Superintendent of Securities (“SUNAVAL”) issued administrative guidelines under which it authorized the company Bolsa Descentralizada de Valores de Venezuela, S.A. (“BDVE”) to act as a decentralized stock exchange for 90 days (i.e., until 28 December 2020) (“Guidelines”). It also authorized (i) the registration of BDVE in the National Securities Registry, and (ii) the regulations and operating manual of BDVE. The BDVE website indicates that it is…
Latest Posts
- Decentralized Finance (Defi) is Coming to Venezuela With the Venezuelan Securities Authority’s Authorization of the Operation of a Decentralized Electronic Stock Exchange
- Major Central Banks Issue Joint Report on CBDCs
- UK regulator bans the sale of crypto-derivatives to retail consumers
- The Cryptoassets Authority in Venezuela Now Regulates Digital Mining
- Treasury Department Issues Ransomware Advisories to Increase Awareness and Thwart Attacks
- Ukrainian Parliament is About to Consider an Improved Draft Virtual Assets Law
- CFTC Charges Foreign Trading Platform (PaxForex) With Failing to Register as a Futures Commission Merchant
- Volatile Nature of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies May Make Injunctions More Difficult to Maintain in the UK
Recent
Central bank digital currencies (“CBDC”) has been one of the hottest topics of 2020. We reported recently that…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a ban on the sale of crypto-derivatives and exchange traded…
Effective September 21, 2020, the Office of the National Superintendent of Cryptoassets and Related Activities (SUNACRIP) will be…
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Thus, on October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of…
As we previously reported, in May 2020, the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT) carried out a public…
On September 28, 2020, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil enforcement action against Laino Group Limited (which…