Investigations

BlockFi Says Vermont Has Joined Ranks of States Probing the Crypto Lender

Alabama, Texas and New Jersey are investigating whether the firm's marquee offering violates local securities laws.

News  ·  24 July 2021
SEC

SEC Inspectors Outline Crypto Examinations Playbook in Compliance Notice

The notice did not appear targeted at any one instance of digital asset impropriety.

News  ·  26 February 2021
Bitcoin

Report: US Officials Are Probing Tether Role in Bitcoin Market Manipulation

The U.S. DOJ is reportedly probing Tether and Bitfinex over whether they artificially boosted bitcoin's price using the USDT stablecoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 November 2018
Brazil

Brazil Moves to Probe Banks After Crypto Exchanges Denied Services

Brazil's antitrust watchdog is investigating major banks for potentially collaborating to prevent crypto brokerages from gaining banking services.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 September 2018
Regulation

US, Canadian Securities Regulators Are Involved in Over 200 Crypto Probes

NASAA announced Tuesday that regulators are running more than 200 active crypto-related investigations.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 August 2018