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Russia’s Supreme Court Recognizes Tokens as Assets Like Money and Property

26.12.2019
A phenomenon like bitcoin can gain recognition, including regulatory, in many different and often unexpected ways. Governments that hesitate to accept cryptocurrencies as legal tender, sometimes validate their existence indirectly and even acknowledge they can be used for payments. Taxing crypto...

Fortress Renews Offer to Buy Mt Gox Claims for $778 per Coin

21.12.2019
According to reports, the New York-based private equity firm Fortress is offering Mt Gox creditor claims at $778 per coin. The offer is 13.5% lower than what Fortress offered in July and Mt Gox claimants have until December 31 to accept the offer. Also read: Reports Criticize Bitcoin SV Miners...

France Approves First ICO

19.12.2019
The French financial markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has made its first initial coin offering (ICO) approval. While token sales remain legal as a fundraising option in France, only those that have been approved by the AMF may be marketed directly to...

US SEC Imposes $250,000 Penalty, Requires Return of up to $13M for Unregistered ICO

18.12.2019
The U.S. SEC imposes a $250,000 penalty against Blockchain of Things, which may also have to refund up to $13 million netted in unregistered ICO

Former SEC Senior Counsel Joins US Security Token Platform As Chief Legal Officer

17.12.2019
TokenSoft hired Alex C. Levine as its chief legal officer to work on the firm’s regulatory compliance

Bitmain’s Miner Manufacturing Subsidiary Had $680k in Assets Frozen in a Contract Dispute

16.12.2019
In the latest contract dispute to hit the firm, $680,000 belonging to a fully owned subsidiary of bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has been frozen by a Chinese court

New York Attorney General Calls Bitfinex’s Legal Stance ‘Deeply Perverse’ in New Filing

13.12.2019
In a sharply worded brief, the New York Attorney General's Office has criticized the exchange's tactics in its case involving the Tether stablecoin's backing

Majority Leader of California State Assembly Pushes for Legal Certainty for Blockchain

11.12.2019
CA State Assembly Majority Leader wants California to lead blockchain legislation, shares plans at Elev8CON

New Ukrainian Law Says ‘Virtual Assets’ Can Be Used for Payments

9.12.2019
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature, has approved amendments that introduce legal terms and definitions pertaining to the crypto space. The new legislation, which aims to transpose the FATF standards into national law, also identifies who is to take responsibility for the oversight...

Onecoin Websites Suspended as the $4 Billion Ponzi Crumbles

5.12.2019
The MLM monitoring publication behindmlm.com revealed on Dec. 1 that the infamous Ponzi scheme Onecoin’s website onecoin.eu has gone offline. According to the domain host Eurid, the onecoin.eu domain name is currently “under legal investigation.” Onecoin’s website going...

Tim Draper Calls For Ross Ulbricht’s Release: ‘We Need Entrepreneurs Like That Guy!’

5.12.2019
One of the most successful investors in the world is publicly calling for the release of the Silk Road creator

Court Backs Nordea Bank Bid to Block Staff From Trading Crypto

3.12.2019
Nordea Bank has won a court battle in Denmark over its bid to bar employees from buying and selling cryptocurrencies outside of work

Swiss Government Moves to Remove Legal Barriers for Blockchain Development

27.11.2019
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a revised proposal to remove legal hurdles still holding up blockchain innovation, and will pass the legislation to the parliament

South Korean Committee Passes Bill Enforcing FATF Crypto Rules

27.11.2019
South Korea’s national policy committee has passed an amendment establishing a legal framework for cryptocurrencies. It requires crypto exchanges and service providers to register with the country’s financial regulator and comply with the recommendations set by the Financial Action Task...