By rintupatnaik Initially conceptualized for fintech, regulatory sandbox programs have since expanded to other areas. These sandboxes benefit innovators by allowing government regulations to be exempted in usage of new technologies and innovations, until regulators can ascertain the product or service is useful. Buffeting specific themes for new products, sandboxes stimulate business growth and serve to launch […] The post Regulatory Sandboxes Chug Along, Find A Place In The Sun appeared first on Daily Fintech. Source:: Regulatory Sandboxes Chug Along, Find A Place In The Sun       

By Alan Scott Here comes Facebook! Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. The week started with Facebook finally starting to roll out a “small pilot” of its Novi digital wallet in the US and Guatemala, more than two years after it was first announced. The pilot program will let users […] The post Stablecoin News for the week ending Wednesday 27th October. appeared first on Daily Fintech. Source:: Stablecoin News for the week ending Wednesday 27th October.       

By Bernard Lunn Bitcoin is radical and disruptive. In addition to being a totally decentralized, permissionless system, there are no human managers that you can talk to. Ethereum is different. You can talk to Vitalik Buterin and Joseph Lubin. Techies may prefer Vitalik Buterin and biz types maybe more comfortable with Joseph Lubin, but both are humans that […] The post Part 4 Will Wall Street Coopt and Strangle Etherum? appeared first on Daily Fintech. Source:: Part 4 Will Wall Street Coopt and Strangle Etherum?       

OFAC’s new user-friendly guidance makes clear that all participants in the virtual currency industry are subject to the same sanctions compliance obligations as more traditional industries. Source:: OFAC publishes guidance on its expectations for sanctions compliance for the U.S. virtual currency industry