2025-6-24 10:17 |
Texas has passed a law granting law enforcement the authority to seize digital assets, with the measure set to take effect on Sept. 1. On June 20, Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1498, a bipartisan law that gives law enforcement… origin »
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If left unsigned and not vetoed, the bill will still become law, potentially making Texas one of the first US states to hold Bitcoin as a reserve asset. The post Texas Bitcoin Reserve Might Pass Without the Governor’s Signature appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2025-6-22 15:30 | |
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Texas policymakers have roughly $24 billion in sovereign wealth as the State’s Senate weighed passing Bitcoin reserve legislation.
2025-2-28 00:34 | |
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Fannizadeh, a lawyer specializing in the crypto industry at Geneva Legal, is a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, May 29-31, in Austin, Texas.
2024-5-12 16:17 | |
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A suit filed in U.S. Courts in Texas alleges fraud, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, violation of deceptive trade practice law, and negligence over a token sale for a Web3 game that never materialized.
2023-2-3 08:43 | |
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FTX is offering yield products to Texas residents despite apparently not having the states regulators approval. FTX in Hot Water Sam Bankman-Frieds empire is facing scrutiny from a Texas regulator....
2022-10-18 20:54 | |
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Cryptocurrencies have officially become recognized in Texas following the passing of two bills to push the crypto and blockchain industry. Crypto Bills Took Effect On September 1 The two bills tagged H.
2021-9-4 19:11 | |
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The state is already becoming known for attracting miners and attempting to pass pro-crypto legislation, with Governor Greg Abbott saying he was a "crypto law proposal supporter."
2021-6-19 23:30 | |
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that recognizes the legal status of virtual currencies
2021-6-13 12:12 | |
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The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to recognize cryptocurrencies under commercial law last month.
2021-6-11 11:20 | |
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Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, has announced plans to expand the state's blockchain industry. The post Texas Governor Signs Law Creating Legal Framework for Crypto Investments appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2021-6-6 15:55 | |
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The bill formally defines virtual currencies and offers individuals and businesses a clear legal environment for bitcoin investment.
2021-5-28 19:49 | |
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With the recent Crypto law proposal, Texas emulates Wyoming with regards to Crypto Assets legislation in the hope of catching up on the trend, but experts detect a flaw in the Texas bill. Sometime mid-March Nathaniel “Tan” Parker—Texas businessman and Representative—presented an amendment bill for the Texas Uniform Commercial Code, UCC. The bill, House Bill […]
2021-4-3 21:18 | |
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Will Texas follow in Wyoming’s footsteps to become the next crypto-friendly U.S. state?
2021-3-25 17:00 | |
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An untitled bill before the Texas legislature is just ridiculous. House Bill 4371, which is less than 500 words long, calls for people to “verify” the identity of senders before receiving cryptocurrency.
2019-3-12 09:44 | |
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A bill proposed by the Texas legislature will require that all receivers of cryptocurrency in regular transactions verify the identity of the cryptocurrency sender before accepting any payment.
2019-3-12 01:04 | |
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Cryptocurrency lawyer and Coin Center head of research Peter van Valkenburgh has led criticism of a controversial new US law currently before lawmakers in Texas. ‘Not How Digital Currencies Work’ The bill, HB 4371, affects Texas only, seeking to ban usage of anonymous cryptocurrencies between unidentified parties.
2019-3-11 17:00 | |
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Jared Rice Sr. , CEO of the Dallas-based bank AriseBank, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, and charged with six counts of securities fraud and wire fraud.
2018-11-30 23:03 | |
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In an exclusive interview, CryptoSlate spoke with the Director of Enforcement at the Texas State Securities Board, Joseph Rotunda, who has presided over more than a hundred investigations into suspect crypto offerings since a 2017 state-wide sweep that rocked BitConnect with an emergency cease-and-desist order.
2018-11-7 02:05 | |
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According to recent court documents, an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint has been filed at a U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BitConnect.
2018-10-19 22:58 | |
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Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has issued emergency ordinances against three separate fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes linked to Russian scammers. The orders were issued on September 18, 2018, against DGBK Ltd.
2018-9-20 00:05 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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Joe E. Montroll of Saginaw Texas is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting to lying to investigators about his role in the theft of Bitcoins deposited by customers of his platform. 2018 has seen a raft of arrests and convictions in the cryptocurrency space as law enforcement, and financial regulators work hard […] The post Bitcoin Trader Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Faces 20 Years in Prison appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-7-24 16:27 | |
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Tether Ltd. , which issues a stable coin allegedly tied to U. S. dollar reserves, claims it has hired Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP — a law firm co-founded by FBI Director Louis Freeh — to confirm its bank deposits and assure investors that its cryptocurrency is backed by USD.
2018-6-21 23:05 | |
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A Washington-based law firm said today that the cryptocurrency Tether (USDT), which as its name suggests is pegged to the value of the U. S. dollar, holds enough U. S. dollar reserves to back all of its coins in circulation.
2018-6-20 22:00 | |
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According to FOX Business, Coinbase will reincorporate in Texas after shareholders voted to approve the move, formally ending its registration in Delaware.
U. S. banks, Custodia Bank, and Vantage Bank have launched a blockchain-based solution for tokenized deposits and stablecoin support that can be integrated by traditional banks looking to offer digital asset services.
A Texas bankruptcy court has slammed the door on Nathan Fuller, denying his discharge in a landmark move. His attempt to use Chapter 7 to erase debts from an exposed crypto Ponzi scheme backfired, setting a powerful precedent. According to…
The Texas Senate has approved the conference committee report for Senate Bill 21 by a decisive 24-7 margin. This move has cleared the final legislative hurdle for the state’s proposed Bitcoin reserve fund.
Texas is on the verge of becoming the third U.S. state to establish a state-managed Bitcoin. The Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act, SB 21, was approved by the House of Representatives with a vote of 101-42. The bill…
Sangha Renewables has raised $14 million in equity funding for its flagship 19.9-megawatt Bitcoin mining project in West Texas. The facility, developed alongside a major independent power producer, will operate directly on a solar energy site and is expected to…