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Free Markets and the Future of Blockchain

J. Christopher Giancarlo is Chairman at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency of the US government that regulates futures and options markets. This will be the last time I speak to you from the CFTC. Nevertheless, before I go, I wanted to share some thoughts, which I have been saving. My five years at […]

Policy & regulation  ·  15 May 2019
Regulation

Congressman Emmer to Reintroduce Tax Bill Focused on Crypto Hard Forks

U.S. Representative Tom Emmer plans to reintroduce a bill that would benefit taxpayers holding cryptos resulting from blockchain hard forks.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 May 2019
Exchanges

Facebook Hires Two of Coinbase’s Former Compliance Managers

Facebook has hired two Coinbase vets to work in compliance roles, and at least one is involved in the social network's blockchain effort.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 May 2019
Bitcoin

SEC Again Delays Decision on Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Approval

A filing from the SEC Tuesday did not advance one of several bitcoin ETF proposals currently waiting for regulatory sign-off.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 May 2019
Legal

Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled Escape Lawsuit Brought By ICO Investors

Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled and two employees of the Centra Tech ICO project have been dismissed from an investor lawsuit by a federal judge.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 May 2019
Regulation

SEC’s Crypto Czar Says Exchanges That List IEOs May Face Legal Risks

Certain initial exchange offerings (IEOs) may be breaking U.S. securities laws, an SEC official said.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 May 2019
Regulation

BitOasis Clears Hurdle in Bid to Launch Regulated Crypto Asset Exchange

BitOasis has secured an in-principle approval, taking it one step closer to offering a regulated crypto exchange to the Middle East.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 May 2019
Regulation

Boston Fed Announces Plans To Design a Blockchain ‘Supervisory Node’

The Boston Federal Reserve is close to launching their own private supervisory node.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 May 2019
Regulation

US Senators Seek Information on Facebook’s ‘Libra’ Crypto Project

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee wants to know more about Facebook's crypto project.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 May 2019
Regulation

Crypto-Friendly US Congress Members Join New Fintech Task Force

The U.S. House of Representatives is launching a task force to examine financial technology, including blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 May 2019
Regulation

FinCEN Says Some Dapps Are Subject to US Money Transmitter Rules

Decentralized applications (dapps) may sometimes qualify as money transmitters under U.S. law, FinCEN said.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 May 2019
Crime

Alleged Multibillion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme OneCoin Sued by Former Investor

The cryptocurrency investment scheme OneCoin, widely claimed to be a fraud, is being sued by a former investor over her losses.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 May 2019
Regulation

Judge Asks NYAG to Narrow Scope of ‘Amorphous’ Bitfinex Document Request

A judge has ordered Bitfinex to turn over documents to the New York Attorney General, but only once the scope of the request is narrowed.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 May 2019
Regulation

Bitfinex: NYAG’s Order Is Hurting Our Customers and the Crypto Market

Bitfinex customers may suffer if it can't tap a credit line from Tether, the firms' lawyers say in a new filing in the New York Attorney General case.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 May 2019
Court Cases

Craig Wright Ordered to Disclose Bitcoin Addresses in Kleiman Court Case

A U.S. court has ordered self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright to disclose bitcoin addresses from 2013 in an ongoing lawsuit.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 May 2019