Legal

Regulation

SEC Chair, Commissioners to Talk Crypto at Congress Hearing Next Week

The House Financial Services Committee will question SEC commissioners about crypto regulations and Facebook's Libra next week.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 September 2019
Ethereum

DOJ Brings Extortion Charges Against Early Advisor to Ethereum, tZero

U.S. law enforcement has charged an early supporter of the ethereum project and former advisor to Overstock’s tZero with extortion.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 September 2019
Florida

Craig Wright ‘in Discussions’ to Settle Multi-Billion-Dollar Court Case

Craig Wright, the entrepreneur who controversially claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, is moving to settle the $10 billion Kleiman court case.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 September 2019
Crime

$2 Billion Lost in Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims

A Russian law firm says it can help Mt Gox creditors recover up to $2 billion worth of bitcoins stolen in the 2014 hack.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 September 2019
Legal

Bitwise Taps BNY Mellon as Transfer Agent for Proposed Bitcoin ETF

Bitwise has tapped Bank of New York Mellon to act as the administrator and transfer agent for its proposed bitcoin ETF.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 September 2019
Regulation

Blockstack’s Regulated Token Offerings Raise $23 Million

Blockstack has raised a total of $23 million through two SEC-regulated token offerings, the company announced Tuesday.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 September 2019
Exchanges

CipherTrace Enters Race to Solve Crypto’s FATF Compliance Headache

CipherTrace has rolled out software for sharing sensitive customer information under the FATF’s new “travel rule” for global crypto exchanges.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 September 2019
Security Tokens

TokenSoft Launches Transfer Agent Support Tool for Crypto Securities

TokenSoft is launching a new tool to help token issuers comply with securities requirements.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 September 2019
Regulation

Netki Retools Digital ID Service for FATF’s New Crypto ‘Travel Rule’

Nekti has upgraded its digital ID service to help crypto firms meet the FATF's tough new standards for combating money laundering. 

Policy & regulation  ·  9 September 2019
Regulation

The State of Security Token Regulations in Asia

Some Asian countries have gone a long way toward shoring up their rules and regulations around cryptocurrencies and security tokens.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 September 2019
Court Cases

Craig Wright Aims to Challenge Court Decision That Cost Half His Bitcoins

The entrepreneur has cited Hurricane Dorian as the reason he needs more time to challenge a recent court order.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 September 2019
Legal

UN Official: Crypto Makes Policing Child Trafficking ‘Exceptionally Difficult’

Cryptocurrencies provide a "new layer of secrecy that favors the criminals," said a top-ranking staffer of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 August 2019
Regulation

SEC Settles Charges With Crypto Token Issuers Accused of Fraud

The SEC settled charges with two individuals accused of selling unregistered securities with the Bitqy and BitqyM token sales.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 August 2019
Legal

Political Group Launches ‘ICO’ to Support US House Candidate

BitPAC is conducting a "politicoin" ICO as part of its efforts to support candidates like North Carolina's Dan Bishop.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 August 2019
Exchanges

4 Agencies Are Investigating Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX

A report from QuadrigaCX bankruptcy trustee Ernst & Young published Monday outlines which agencies are investigating the failed exchange.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 August 2019