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Bitcoin Daily: India Gov’t Makes Blockchain Regulation Recommendation; Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860K Of Bitcoin Paid By Ransomware Attack Victim

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The government’s policy and its regulations should be well known before enforcement happens, the policy said. If an agency intends to enforce its laws in new and innovative ways, it must first notify industry stakeholders of its intent to do so and the way in which existing law applies,” it said. Tanvi Ratna, CEO of Policy 4.0,

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Phone Coming Soon, South Korean Lawmakers Draft Crypto Rules

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The person who spoke to Quartz , on the condition of anonymity, said that the issue “is about regulating the trade and we need to know where the money is coming from.” However, by allowing crypto assets as commodities, the country may be able to “better regulate trade … so that is being looked at,” the official said.

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Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’

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Supreme Court ruled in May that states may legalize sports betting — it was already allowed in Nevada — four other states have approved such wagering: Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey and West Virginia. The state allows both online and offline sports betting, with regulation oversight provided by the West Virginia Lottery Commission.

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Hundreds comment on OCC proposed “true lender” rule

CFPB Monitor

Supporters point out the Proposed Rule would result in strong and consistent supervision of bank-fintech partnerships across the country, ensuring fairness and compliance with applicable laws, and note the Proposed Rule would keep the costs of credit down and encourage innovation.

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Finance in motion— $1B moved for $0.02

Lex Sokolin

Over $20 billion in ICO funding over 2017 and 2018 has led to the creation of 6,000 regulator-trapped tokens that raised money on Ethereum, but there is no available path to liquidity. how the interest is generated and whether this is regulated banking activity, we’ll leave for another time.

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Banking Is Only The Beginning: 30 Big Industries Blockchain Could Transform

CB Insights

Here are the latest innovative ways companies are harnessing the power of global blockchain. Another startup, Loyyal , is innovating to make loyalty incentives more easily exchangeable across different sectors (think multi-branded “Airline/Retailer/Consumer” rewards) by using blockchain to support and verify their value.