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US Lawmaker Sponsors Bill to Restrict SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Funding
US Congressman Tom Emmer plans to introduce a bill to limit the SEC from using its funding for crypto enforcement actions. The post US Lawmaker Sponsors Bill to Restrict SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Funding appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2023-9-10 21:59 | |
US SEC Plans to Keep Growing Crypto Unit as Enforcement Ramps Up
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may ramp up its recent surge of cases targeting crypto firms by once again boosting the size of its digital assets enforcement squad. дальше »
2023-3-2 23:22 | |
As SEC Leans on Enforcement to Regulate, Crypto Lawyers Study Every Word
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t volunteering to clarify what makes a crypto token a security, but the agency showed some of its hand in enforcement documents crypto lawyers are studying like scripture. дальше »
2022-8-19 21:50 | |
Hester Peirce Pushes Back Against SEC’s Plans to Nearly Double Crypto Enforcement Staff
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Hester Peirce took to Twitter on Tuesday to voice her opposition to the addition of 20 new jobs on the regulatory agency’s crypto enforcement squad. дальше »
2022-5-3 22:43 | |
Crypto Predictions 2019: The Legal Landscape – Expect Enforcement
Recent enforcement actions by the SEC and similar authorities internationally mean it is possible to make an educated guess as to how 2019 will unfold for Initial Coin Offerings (past, present, and future), crypto exchanges and the legal ecosystems that surround them. дальше »
2018-12-14 01:00 | |
As enforcement bites, decentralized protocols promise a different future
As the threat of enforcement looms large over crypto exchanges, developers continue to work on decentralized projects that hold promise in a rapidly-evolving regulatory landscape. дальше »
2018-12-6 14:00 | |
US Treasury Official Urges Global Crypto Regulators to Use America’s Blockchain Enforcement Lead
The United States has an unclear stance towards cryptocurrency. Despite that unclear stance, however, one major U. S. regulatory authority is urging the rest of the world to follow the country’s lead in crypto enforcement. дальше »
2018-12-5 00:54 | |
Zambia’s Drug Enforcers Arrest 3 Heritage Coin Directors For $2.3 Million In Crypto Laundering Charges
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has recently announced that they have arrested three employees of crypto company Heritage Coin Resources Limited. They were charged for laundering about 28,000,000 kwachas which roughly equals $2. дальше »
2018-12-4 11:22 | |
Op Ed: From Gray To Black and White: Traditional Regulations Come to Crypto
For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront. дальше »
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
“Guidance by Enforcement”: How the SEC Is Slowly Shaping ICO Regulation
On November 27, 2018, a California judge turned back the SEC’s request for an injunction against token company BlockVest, a company the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering. дальше »
2018-12-1 22:36 | |
Texas ICO Exterminators: Cryptocurrency Frauds Prosecuted as U.S. Crackdown Continues
Two more unscrupulous cryptocurrency scams were eliminated by Texas securities regulators. BitQyck and its bitqy token, and My Crypto Mine and its mining and investment activities, were both fraudulent projects operated to deceive the public and steal funds from investors. дальше »
2018-11-28 02:43 | |
Mexican Startup Wants to Support Venezuelans With $1 Million Crypto Airdrop
Mexican startup Airtm will launch a campaign to raise donations for Venezuelans, a country whose poor monetary policies have plagued it with hyperinflation. Called the AirdropVenezuela. дальше »
2018-11-28 19:29 | |
Securities, Ripple, ICOs, ETFs and enforcement — SEC chairman lays it out at Consensus
At the hot-ticket event of the ongoing Consensus:Invest conference, SEC chairman Jay Clayton has laid out the regulator’s position across a broad range of critical crypto issues дальше »
2018-11-28 14:00 | |
FinCEN Requires Real Estate Purchases Using Crypto Assets and Virtual Currencies to be Reported
In a blog post released on November 15, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the issuance of revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs). These GTOs require U. S. title insurance companies to identify who is behind shell companies used in cash purchases of real estate. дальше »
2018-11-16 04:55 | |
OKCoin Adds the Argentine Peso as It Eyes Expansion Into Latin America
Despite a prolonged cryptocurrency bear market and regulatory uncertainties, OKCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is expanding to Latin America launching a new exchange platform headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. дальше »
2018-11-15 17:45 | |
Trader Jailed and Fined Over $1 Million for Bitcoin and Litecoin Fraud Scheme
The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a press release on Friday, November 9, 2018, stating that it had fined Arizona resident Joseph Kim for perpetrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme against his former employer and other investors. дальше »
2018-11-13 22:55 | |
Zambia Central Bank Declares Bitcoin Not Legal Tender, Jails Multiple Crypto Investment Scheme Bad Actors
Three Directors Of Zambia’s Heritage Coin Resources Limited Accused Of Laundering $2. 4 Million Arrested Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has apprehended three directors of the Heritage Coin Resources Limited in an alleged offence of laundering more than k28,000,000, which is approximately $2. дальше »
2018-11-12 20:42 | |
SEC Starts Enforcement Actions Against Cryptocurrency Exchanges, EtherDelta DEX First in Line
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been primarily focusing on finding ways to regulate and govern projects that involve initial coin offerings (ICOs) as their way of crowdfunding. In recent weeks, sources say that the SEC has been turning their attention to crypto trading platforms. дальше »
2018-11-9 18:12 | |
Prominent Crypto Legal Expert Jake Chervinsky Talks Bakkt’s Impact On Bitcoin Market
Jake Chervinsky Says The Community Shouldn’t Overestimate Bakkt’s Impact on the Crypto Market Jake Chervinsky, a recognized lawyer and a government enforcement defense and securities litigation attorney at Kobre & Kim LLP, says not to overestimate Bakkt’s impact on the market. дальше »
2018-11-8 19:20 | |
Texas Securities Board Hits Two “Fraudulent” Mining Operations with Emergency Cease-and-Desist Orders
The Texas Securities Board pounces on two mining operations using social media and multilevel marketing to propagate a transnational web of “fraudulent crypto-mining programs”, Director of Enforcement Joseph Rotunda informs CryptoSlate. дальше »
2018-11-8 15:00 | |
Texas Law Enforcer Who Took Down BitConnect: The Hunt for Crypto Cowboys in the Lone Star State [INTERVIEW]
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. дальше »
2018-11-7 02:05 | |
14 Crypto Cybergang Criminals Target Bitcoin Holders for $80,000, Get Busted by Turkish Police
A band of 11 individuals is in custody of recent hacks into emails, cryptocurrency wallets and user accounts of Bitcoin holders. The Turkish nationals are accused of masterminding the digital currency heist after law enforcement received complaints from victims who lost their cryptocurrencies to the gang. дальше »
2018-11-5 23:53 | |
Binance Freezes Funds on Multiple Accounts with Dubious Crypto Exchange
Binance has frozen multiple accounts associated with the cryptocurrency exchange Wex, citing money laundering concerns. The CEO of Binance went on Twitter recently to announce the freezing of multiple accounts owned by Wex, claiming that Binance will cooperate with law enforcement in any way possible should a criminal investigation result from alleged money laundering. дальше »
2018-11-1 01:47 | |
Bitcoin Scammer Arrested In Thailand
The $34 million Bitcoin scam has its prime suspect named Prinya Jaravijit who was arrested in Thailand after returning to the country. Jaravijit is allegedly part of a scam which saw a man from Finland, Aarini Otava Saarimaa scammed out of over 5,500 Bitcoins, this would be worth around $34 million in today’s market. дальше »
2018-10-17 12:00 | |
Roubini’s Temper Out of Control – Possible Liability for Defamation, Suggests Government Enforcement Defense Lawyer
Call it an emotional outburst or a deliberate ploy to get his point across, Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, seems to be shooting (metaphorically, of course) in the general direction of anyone who disagrees with his take on the crypto economy. дальше »
2018-10-17 19:39 | |
Fincen Claims Iran Is Using Crypto to Evade Sanctions
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has warned U. S financial institutions that the Iranian government might be dodging economic sanctions by using cryptocurrencies. The document highlights challenges arising from peer-to-peer virtual currency exchanges and encourages banks to monitor blockchain ledgers for transactions tied to the country. дальше »
2018-10-15 15:35 | |
Blockvest ICO Being Sued By SEC
Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities. дальше »
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
FinCEN Issues Advisory On Iran’s “Illicit” Use of Crypto to Bypass Sanctions
Concerns are growing surrounding Iran’s use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero – and soon, their own native cryptocurrency – to evade economic sanctions put in place by the U. S. , prompting FinCEN to issue an advisory on the topic. дальше »
2018-10-13 02:30 | |
SEC Obtains Emergency Court Order to Halt Questionable ICO
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained an emergency court order issuing the stoppage of a recently planned initial coin offering (ICO) by Blockvest LLC and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, who falsely advertised that the token sale was approved by the SEC. дальше »
2018-10-12 01:12 | |
Psuedo-Anonymity of Crypto Transactions Makes Criminals Vulnerable to Discovery by Law Enforcement
Criminals who believe that the anonymity of using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin will help cover up their illicit activities are actually putting their operations at risk of discovery and their identities uncovered. дальше »
2018-10-8 13:04 | |
Can Bitcoin Conversions Be Traced?
Every time a criminal or pirate convert digital currency to government issued ones it creates a ‘vulnerability’ according to an official with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Let’s consider that from the start, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general was designed with privacy and anonymity in mind, therefore these latest findings may come of some concern to those who have used Bitcoin illicitly in the past. дальше »
2018-10-4 12:30 | |
Can Police Solve Theft Of 1 Billion CMCT Tokens?
How can I steal thee? Let me count the ways. The recent theft of more than one billion Crowd Machine (CMCT) tokens is a real-time case study of whether or not law enforcement in multiple jurisdictions can coordinate with exchanges and other crypto firms to prosecute and convict sophisticated criminals who steal difficult-to-track cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-10-1 17:30 | |
Meet the Hedge Fund Manager Cracking Down on Crypto Investment Fraud [INTERVIEW]
When Dan Neves started a hedge fund for cryptocurrency investors, he didn’t do it with the goal of helping the government crack down on fraud, but that’s exactly what he and his team are doing. Ironically, it started, with a cease-and-desist letter to his own company from the director of enforcement from the Texas State […] The post Meet the Hedge Fund Manager Cracking Down on Crypto Investment Fraud [INTERVIEW] appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2018-10-1 10:00 | |
Why U.S. Congress Won’t Pass Crypto Bills Anytime Soon
According to Jake Chervinsky, a government enforcement defense and securities litigation attorney at Kobre & Kim LLP, as of now, the U. S. Congress will not be passing a crypto bill in the foreseeable future. дальше »
2018-9-30 19:00 | |
Crypto Task Force Bill Passes House of Representatives, Moves to Senate
A bill that seeks to create a task force to combat the use of cryptocurrency in financing terrorism has just passed the House of Representatives. House Resolution 5036 (H. дальше »
2018-9-28 01:12 | |
Europol Urges EU Member States To Prepare For Influx In Bitcoin Crime
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) have warned European Union member states of a future influx in Bitcoin and crypto related crime that could plague EU member states, therefore Europol have issued a message requesting each member state employs adequate resources into ensuring investigators and law enforcement teams are able to cope with this potential rise in crypto crime. дальше »
2018-9-21 15:30 | |
Congressional Committee Calls for Clearer Crypto Tax Code in Letter to IRS
In an open letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the U. S. House’s Committee on Ways and Means argues that the tax collection body is leaving investors in the lurch with its vague cryptocurrency tax codes. дальше »
2018-9-21 23:35 | |
Stolen XRP: Lack Of Laws Stop FBI And Korea From Recovering $800K
The U. S. FBI and law enforcement in South Korea and Japan have arrested two people in connection to phishing scam that stole $800,000 worth of Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) tokens in a joint operation reported last week. дальше »
2018-9-17 20:00 | |
$150B Money Laundering Probe of Danske Bank Implicates Citigroup and Deutsche Bank
U. S. law enforcement agencies have started their money laundering investigations of Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest bank, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citigroup and Deutsche Bank have been implicated. дальше »
2018-9-16 08:25 | |
Alleged Scandal Involving OKEx Crypto Exchange Founder Sees Release From Police
OKEx Founder Released From Police Questioning. Denies Fraud Charges Star Xu, the founder of OKEx, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, affirmed that the allegations that he was guilty of fraud were fake after the Chinese law enforcement summoned him to a police station for 24 hours this week. Multiple local media […] дальше »
2018-9-13 00:11 | |