2020-6-6 23:53 |
As protests rage throughout the United States, this week’s biggest moves in crypto law were behind the scenes.
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The United States is threatening China with fresh sanctions over the new security law imposed in Hong Kong. As relations between the two countries sour, Bitcoin could benefit from an... The post US-China Tensions and Bitcoin on the Rise appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-5-29 15:16 | |
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The United States' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a statement this Thursday, in which it states that the actor – Steven Seagal – failed to disclose payments he received for promoting Bitcoiin2Gen’s (B2G) token and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in February 2018.
2020-2-28 22:24 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked investors to be wary of investing in Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) as they may not be compliant with securities laws. IEOs that are catering to United States persons must comply with federal securities and corporate law.
2020-1-16 14:00 | |
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Just recently, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued a report to the public citing the problems resulting from the growing stablecoin adoption. The FSOC is a United States federal government organization which was signed into law in July 2010 by President Barack Obama.
2019-12-6 22:42 | |
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Lawmakers from the United States have recently introduced a new bill that has the goal of putting Facebook’s new stablecoin project Libra under the U. S. Securities Law. If the law is passed, Libra would be regulated by the U.
2019-11-21 22:18 | |
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Coinspeaker UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Defines Crypto Assets as Tradeable Property and Smart Contracts EnforceableThe United Kingdom jurisdiction taskforce confirmed in a statement by Sir Geoffrey Vos that crypto-assets will be recognized as tradeable property while smart contracts are enforceable under English law.
2019-11-20 16:49 | |
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The 2019 National Proceeds of Crime Conference (NPOCC) held in Brisbane, Australia from November 13-15 addressed “Globalisation and Digitisation of the Criminal Economy,” and featured 200+ delegates hearing from representatives of organizations such as the Australian Federal Police, Singapore and New Zealand police, United States Department of Justice, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
2019-11-15 20:15 | |
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Tax law surrounding crypto assets is currently convoluted and confusing, even despite Congress demanding the IRS clarify the law, and the IRS taking steps to provide more clarity to crypto investors in the United States.
2019-11-14 22:00 | |
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Heath Tarbert, the head of the United States Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), says the country ought to be leading the global crypto market. Per a report by Law 360, Chairman Tarbert also says the country’s financial watchdogs and the U.
2019-11-14 22:00 | |
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China is taking great strides towards staying ahead of the United States in the emerging field of fintech, blockchain, and cryptocurrency. President Xi Jinping made news yesterday after he announced that China is focused on becoming the world leader in blockchain technology.
2019-10-26 11:42 | |
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Bitcoin and its underlying technology blockchain are reinvigorating the law intended to create jobs: The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. Blockchain To Get the JOBS Act Right The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, colloquially known as the JOBS Act, is a law intended to create jobs in the United States.
2019-9-17 04:00 | |
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Women’s Equality Day is a monumental day celebrated every year on August 26 to commemorate the day women acquired the right to vote in the United States after the 19th Amendment was passed by the US Congress.
2019-8-27 19:58 | |
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A new database called the Blockchain Litigation Database is making easier for law firms to provide legal services to crypto-sector clients concerned about compliance issues with the SEC and CFTC.
2019-8-7 23:12 | |
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University of California Irvine School of Law’s law professor and practicing lawyer, Mehrsa Baradaran supposedly presented her arguments as to why cryptocurrencies aren’t the solution to the flaws associated with the financial system to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Community Affairs.
2019-7-30 21:47 | |
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In what can only be interpreted as a crackdown on the growth of digital assets in the United States, the House Financial Services Committee’s Democratic majority is currently circulating a new proposal for discussion.
2019-7-16 20:08 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceCODEX, a cryptocurrency exchange licensed in Estonia, announced that in order to stay compliant with the law, moving forward, users originating from the United States won’t be able to use the exchange platform, and all underlying functionality including trading, deposits, withdrawals, registrations, etc.
2019-7-11 18:34 | |
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The nuco. cloud (short term of nubes computatrum) is a cloudbased distributed computing network developed by the Iron Eagle Capital GmbH, based on BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure Network Computing), the scientific computing cloud of the University of California, Berkeley, and Gridcoin.
2019-7-9 17:17 | |
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A US man who sold narcotics on the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Tyler Reeves, who sold the drugs under the moniker “Platinum45,” was sentenced on Monday by by United States District Judge James V.
2019-6-13 12:34 | |
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DAO collective dOrg created a blockchain-based LLC that purportedly endows its native DAO with legal validity in the United States
2019-6-12 04:02 | |
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Cryptocurrency-related crimes have risen exponentially over the past few years. Recently, the cases of close to 30 victims of cryptocurrency-related crimes were backed up by a law firm, with the victims demanding a compensation of $11.
2019-6-4 20:30 | |
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The United States has always been the highlight of the cryptocurrency space in terms of its regulation, with some states introducing laws in its favor and others deciding to not make an official stance.
2019-5-24 00:00 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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By CCN: Bitcoin-bashing Democrat Congressman Brad Sherman is urging his colleagues to pass a law that would ban cryptocurrencies in the United States. “I look for colleagues to join with me in introducing a bill to outlaw cryptocurrency purchases by Americans, so that we nip this in the bud.
2019-5-10 06:58 | |
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Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades.
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades.
2019-5-8 18:42 | |
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Sir Geoffery Vos, Chancellor of the High Court in the United Kingdom, has recently talked about how cryptocurrencies and smart contracts are inevitable, but they should be regulated in order to provide society with the best results.
2019-5-4 02:44 | |
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Wall Street Market, the second-largest darknet market in the world in recent months, has been shut down by international law enforcement agencies, including Europol as well as U.
2019-5-4 22:03 | |
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North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.
2019-4-25 17:04 | |
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CryptoNinjas Greenspoon Marder, a national full-service business law firm with 240 attorneys and 26 locations across the United States, today announced the launch of the Blockchain, Digital Assets and Technology Transactions practice group.
2019-4-22 20:18 | |
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The number of illegal activities in the world of digital assets has always kept law enforcement agencies on their toes. New reports revealed that the Financial Crime Enforcement Network [FinCEN] of the United States has penalized Eric Powers, a peer to peer Bitcoin [BTC] trader for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and its sub-clauses, including, […] The post Bitcoin [BTC]: Financial Crime Enforcement Network raises penalty on trader for violating banking norms appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-4-20 22:30 | |
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The United States tax deadline has came and went, and thanks to overwhelmingly confusing tax laws, crypto and Bitcoin investors are left scratching their heads, with many outright refusing to report their crypto earnings and losses on their annual tax filing.
2019-4-19 23:00 | |
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In yet another chapter in the QuadrigaCX episode, it has been revealed that QuadrigaCX’s late Co-founder, Gerald Cotten, was associated with Liberty Reserve, a centralized digital currency that was shut down by the United States’ law enforcement, back in 2013.
2019-4-11 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin users have often been a target for law enforcement agencies and governments. In the United States, that scrutiny is even bigger compared to most other countries around the world. One 22-year-old Bitcoin trader has now been sentenced to two years in prison and forfeiting financial assets for trading and selling Bitcoin in an unlicensed […] The post Unlicensed Bitcoin Reseller Obtaining BTC from Bitfinex Faces Two-year Prison Sentence appeared first on NullTX.
2019-4-10 11:16 | |
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Depending on what country you live in, your cryptocurrency will be subject to different tax rules. The questions below address implications within the United States, specifically, but similar issues arise around the world.
2019-3-29 18:20 | |
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The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known as Europol, announced on March 26, 2019, that it has made an ongoing partnership with law enforcement from Canada, the United States and the member states of the European Union to target buyers and sellers of illegal items on the dark web.
2019-3-28 20:24 | |
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A Colorado-based bitcoin (BTC) trader is one of 27 individuals recently blacklisted by the United States Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). On March 25, 2019, CNBC reports that the BTC trader was part of a $1.
2019-3-27 12:00 | |
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The U. S. Senate voted today to block President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration at the United States-Mexico border. Following a weeks-long government shutdown and stalemate with House Democrats over funding to reinforce barriers on the southern border, Donald Trump invoked the Nixon-era National Emergencies Act of 1976.
2019-3-15 00:15 | |
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Since the United States was established with its own government, the law has been primarily governed by the Constitution. Every part of the original document, including the Bill of Rights and the division of the government’s branches, are meant to ensure that power can be limited.
2019-3-9 20:47 | |
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According to an official statement published on February 25, 2019, Bitfinex has revealed that the United States government returned 27. 7 BTC (worth about $105,000 USD) to the exchange, as part of restitution for a hack that was effected on the exchange back in 2016.
2019-2-26 02:39 | |
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Since it came to life in early 2009, Bitcoin has begun disrupting the world of finance. Over the years, this decentralized digital currency came to mean different things for different people.
2019-2-18 18:30 | |
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Following the precedent set by some European countries such as Austria, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, New Zealand has indicated it will introduce a digital services tax. This is expected to affect internet giants such as Google and Facebook, according to the New Zealand Herald.
2019-2-18 16:00 | |
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The Wyoming state government has been expanding its status as a hub for crypto and blockchain technology by passing several new bills this February. According to Wyoming-based blockchain advocate Caitlin Long, the state of Wyoming has recently passed resolution SF0125 on February 14, 2019, claiming that Wyoming “law recognizes property rights in the direct ownership of digital assets.
2019-2-15 22:18 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been threatened with a lawsuit by an Israeli civil rights NGO Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center) if it continues to allow Hamas to fundraise via its platform, The Jerusalem Post reports.
2019-2-13 14:30 | |
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According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States.
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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SIM-swapping cases are, unfortunately, getting more and more common recently, especially the ones involving cryptos being stolen. Now, the law enforcement from the United States has indicted two more men alleged of being involved in this illicit activity, according to a press release from the Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of California. The two […]
2019-2-6 00:12 | |
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It looks like Wyoming might become the first state in the United States to give banking permissions for crypto and digital assets after a new bipartisan law is passed. Bill SF0125, which was first showed to the lawmakers last Friday.
2019-1-22 14:24 | |
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Prominent cryptocurrency exchange service ShapeShift has disclosed the number of times it has been forced to give up information about its users to international authorities. In a blog post, ShapeShift revealed it has “assisted” law enforcement agencies with 60 different inquires last year, 30 percent of which came from the United States.
2019-1-18 19:31 | |
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Silver Miller and securities law firm Levi & Korsinsky from United States have filed a lawsuit against the developers of altcoin Nano (NANO) as well as Italian cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail, according to a notice published Jan.
2019-1-11 13:16 | |
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Silver Miller, a United States-based securities law firm committed to investment fraud and consumer class action cases, has joined forces with Levi Korsinsky to file a class action lawsuit against Nano (NANO) and the controversial BitGrail cryptocurrency exchange for allegedly defrauding investors according to a press release on January 7, 2018.
2019-1-9 17:00 | |
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Chinese police in Sichuan reportedly intensified crackdowns on underground banking networks, with a particular focus on USDT transactions totaling billions of U.S. dollars. Chinese police in the Sichuan province reportedly uncovered a wide-scale underground banking scheme, with operations reportedly involving…
Stablecoin issuer Tether froze around 5.2 million USDT on addresses believed to be operated by phishing scammers.
Poloniex’s exchange data seen by crypto.news displays what appears to be a partially abandoned platform, with over 500 trading pairs showing no trading volume. Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, acquired by Justin Sun in 2019, demonstrates a concerned lack of activity as…
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says an uninformed executive behind a company being investigated by the SEC is being reported “spreading fear about USDT.” Tether boss Paolo Ardoino said in a recent post on X that an “uninformed CEO” is allegedly…
Tether boosts CityPay. io to expand payment solutions across Eastern Europe, targeting emerging markets and crypto payment technologies. The post Tether expands Eastern European operations with CityPay.
Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, heir to the famed jewelry dynasty, was arrested by US authorities for allegedly laundering millions of dollars for a Colombian drug cartel. Cartier, who primarily resides in France but holds Argentine citizenship, now faces a slew of charges related to money laundering and unlicensed money transmission. Related Reading: Bitcoin Bull Michael […]
In an interesting turn of events, Bitfinex chief technology officer (CTO) Paolo Ardoino has dismissed rumors of the exchange being involved in a large-scale data breach. This came in response to claims of a significant security breach by the hacking group FSOCIETY a little over a week ago. On April 26, FSOCIETY claimed on its […]