US & Canada

Cryptocurrency

FINRA Wants to Know All About Member Firms’ Crypto Activities

The U.S. financial self-regulatory body is asking member firms to submit every detail of their existing or future activities in cryptocurrency.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 July 2018
Regulation

Another Ripple Lawsuit Claims XRP Is A Security

A third investor in three months is suing Ripple on grounds that the XRP cryptocurrency is a security issued by the firms. 

Policy & regulation  ·  5 July 2018
IRS

International Task Force Notes Use of Cryptocurrencies in Financial Crime

Tax authorities from five different nations are coming together to combat international financial crimes, with a focus on cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 July 2018
Regulation

Charts: SEC Data Shows Token Filing Figures Just Keep Rising

Since SAFT came into to use last year, the number of companies reporting to the SEC to work in this framework has increased, CoinDesk finds.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 July 2018
Regulation

Consumers Fail Basic Q&A in Canadian Regulator’s Crypto Quiz

An Ontario regulator is concerned the public still lacks knowledge about crypto and its regulation – even if they own assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 June 2018
Bitcoin

US State Seeks to Confiscate $24 Million in Dark Web Bitcoin

The crackdown of vendors on darkweb marketplaces lets the U.S. government seize 4,000 bitcoins and now it wants to confiscate all of them.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 June 2018
Crime

The SEC Just Froze One ICO’s Accounts for a Second Time

The SEC is once more taking action against a co-founder of the PlexCoin ICO project, having already sued him over securities violations and fraud.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 June 2018
Regulation

SEC Has Removed ‘Stumbling Block’ for Ether Futures, Says Cboe

The doors may be open for Cboe to launch an ether futures product, following a recent comment from the SEC that the cryptocurrency is not a security.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 June 2018
Crime

LA Bitcoin Trader Faces 30 Months in Jail for Illegal Money Business

A 50-year-old woman, who traded bitcoin as "Bitcoin Maven," faces 2.5 years in jail for having run an illegal money transmitting business.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 June 2018
Exchanges

CFTC Demands Crypto Exchange Data In Market Investigation

The U.S. regulator has subpoenaed four crypto exchanges to submit trading data as part of an investigation into market manipulation.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 June 2018
XRP

Another Investor Lawsuit Claims XRP Is a Security

A new lawsuit claims XRP is a security controlled by Ripple.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 June 2018
Legal

Northern Trust Wins Patent for Storing Meeting Minutes on a Blockchain

Northern Trust Corporation has been granted a patent for a system to create immutable records of meetings on a blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 June 2018
Regulation

CFTC Denies FOIA Request for Bitfinex and Tether Subpoenas

The top U.S. futures regulator has denied a FOIA request related to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the closely-linked 'stablecoin' operator Tether.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 June 2018
Regulation

The Real Reason Token Issuers Are Fleeing the US

No, it's not a "race to the bottom." Reputable token issuers seek jurisdictional quality and clarity, and they're not finding it in the U.S.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 June 2018
Coinbase

Judge Reopens Cryptsy Customer Class Action Against Coinbase

A U.S district judge has reopened a case involving cryptocurrency startup Coinbase and the now-defunct exchange service Cryptsy. 

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2018