Department of Homeland Security

US Homeland Security’s Tech Scouts Reissue Call for Blockchain Startups

The Silicon Valley Innovation Program challenged blockchain startups to build Social Security number alternatives, an essential worker license and supply chain solutions for DHS.

News  ·  24 June 2020

ICE Agent: Cryptocurrencies Increasingly Used in Money Laundering

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent mentions mixing services at exchanges and anonymity-enhancing currencies in Senate testimony.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 November 2017
Legal

US Government Funds Blockchain Key Management Tool With $794k Grant

A blockchain startup has received new funding from the US government to develop blockchain key management solutions.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 July 2017
News

US Government Awards $600k in Grants for Blockchain Projects

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded as much as $600,000 in grants to companies working on blockchain applications.

Tech  ·  10 June 2016
Regulation

US Senate committee initiates inquiry into bitcoin and virtual currencies

A US Senate committee is pressing financial regulators and law enforcement agencies for further guidance on virtual currencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 August 2013
Exchanges

Why are the feds seizing Mt. Gox and Dwolla funds?

So exactly what is in that court order that the US Department of Homeland Security used this week to clamp down on Dwolla-Mt. Gox transactions?

Markets  ·  15 May 2013
Exchanges

Homeland Security stops Dwolla transactions with Mt. Gox

An order from the US Department of Homeland Security is preventing Dwolla users from transferring funds to and from the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 May 2013