Mexico’s finance minister Arturo Herrera has said cryptocurrencies aren’t legal tender assets and banks aren’t authorized to deal with them “in order to maintain a healthy distance between these and the financial system.”
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is barring users in 10 countries or regions from trading crypto derivatives, according to an updated User Agreement that comes a month after the firm said it would ban these products in “a few specified countries and regions.”
Through its Europe Opportunity Fund, Morgan Stanley has purchased 28,289 shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- Cryptocurrencies are Banned from Mexico’s Financial System, Finance Minister Confirms
- Huobi Bars Customers in 10 Countries From Trading Crypto Derivatives
- Morgan Stanley Fund Buys 28,000 Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares