February 25, 2020

Crypto Exchanges Need Common Messaging to Comply With Travel Rule

"In an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, standards are the intangible predecessor to all the fantastic benefits of interoperability and integration."

Very few have been caught marveling at the magic of withdrawing cash from an ATM that isn’t owned by their own bank; or the crazy convenience of scanning and reading a QR code with any type of mobile device..

February 4, 2020

Inside the Standards Race for Implementing FATF’s Travel Rule

“The assumption that blockchain must have the solution to something that is a blockchain problem may not necessarily be true – as desirable as that may be for folks at an aspirational level, philosophically,”

Crypto businesses are figuring out how to comply with the Financial Action Task Force’s “Travel Rule,” where all crypto transactions above a certain amount must be accompanied by identifying information.

December 23, 2019

Gibraltar sets out sweeping new financial reforms for 2020

‘I am delighted that this massive legislative project is now close to being finalised and will be commenced on January 15, 2020."

Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory, has announced a major overhaul of its financial services regulation across all sectors as of next month.