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Story: Cryptocurrency Regulations in Russia, Italy, Finland, and Brazil

By Steven Anderson

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Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia, stated that cryptocurrency regulations are not a priority for now for Russian people.

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“The popularity of cryptocurrencies has decreased so far, which likely makes the regulation issue not that relevant already.”

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This statement comes at a point in time when the cryptocurrency market is seeing a Bull Market.

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Consob, a supervisory authority in Italy, which plays a significant role in protecting its customers and investors from being over-exploited by bad actors, has proposed,…

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The proposed documents consist of a definition of cryptocurrency; however, it does not match with virtual currencies like Bitcoin.

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Consob in association with other authorities like Bank of Italy is pushing for the regulation of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, distributed ledger technology, blockchain, etc.

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Finland has already begun regulating crypto providers.  The president of Finland has approved a law to regulate the cryptocurrency service, which included regulating…

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“The Act on Virtual Currency Providers enters into force on 1 May. In accordance with the act, the Financial Supervisory Authority (Fin-FSA) will act as the registration…

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The Finnish Financial Watchdog stated, “Going forward, only virtual currency providers meeting statutory requirements can carry on their activities in Finland.

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Fin-FSA stated that the current requirements on the crypto are based on the May 2018 amendments to the EU anti-money laundering directive.

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On registering with the Fin-FSA, the service provider will not be able to operate in another EU country as every member state have their law, which should be followed.

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Brazilians like their cryptocurrency.  The Brazilian government has passed new rules, which will come in to force from August 1.

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This regulation is meant to combat tax evasion, and it is also focused on avoiding crimes like money laundering.

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