# A minister’s look at what regulators expect from the industry

# A minister’s look at what regulators expect from the industry

“# A minister’s look at what regulators expect from the industry ” Regulation is sometimes positioned as the enemy of innovation, an antagonistic force that reduces progress in the name of bureaucracy. However, when implemented sensitively and proportionately, regulation can strengthen a private sector’s reputation by creating the conditions necessary for businesses to focus on…

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# Netherlands registers first consumer-facing crypto platform since AMLD5

# Netherlands registers first consumer-facing crypto platform since AMLD5

“# Netherlands registers first consumer-facing crypto platform since AMLD5 ” Crypto exchange BLOX received the go-ahead to operate in the Netherlands, making it the first platform to do so since the country implemented the European Union’s 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, or AMLD5. “BLOX is the first consumer-focused cryptocurrency company that will be included in the…

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# CFTC allows ErisX to clear commodities beyond crypto

# CFTC allows ErisX to clear commodities beyond crypto

“# CFTC allows ErisX to clear commodities beyond crypto ” The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, recently approved a license modification for ErisX’s clearing house. The license amendment allows ErisX freedom to offer more trading products.  “The significance of the Amended Order is that it expands our licensed activities allowing us to clear products on…

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# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

“# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs ” The COVID-19 pandemic has served both as an x-ray onto existing vulnerabilities in the global financial system, and as an accelerator for destabilizing tendencies, including higher sovereign and consumer debt in emerging markets. At an online meeting of the Central Bank…

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