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Stonewalled by FINRA, Up to 40 Crypto Securities Wait in Limbo for Launch

17.6.2019
Wall Street watchdog FINRA has sat for as long as 12 months on roughly 40 broker-dealer applications by blockchain startups

Kik vs SEC – The Lawyers Speak

14.6.2019
The SEC's complaint against Kik, after it raised $100 million in an ICO, seemed pretty brutal, but not so fast, we're only hearing one side of the story. Watch more here as three lawyers discuss the case, its merits and its potential impacts for the crypto industry as a whole

Kik vs SEC: The Lawyers Speak

US State of Nevada Passes Flurry of Blockchain Bills

14.6.2019
Nevada is becoming a blockchain powerhouse as it passes a suite of bills designed to promote blockchain adoption

Venezuela Issues 50,000 Bolivar Bill Amid Persistent Hyperinflation

14.6.2019
Venezuelans are used to their currency costing less than the paper it’s printed on. Economic misfortunes and political upheaval place their country at the bottom of all inflation charts, year after year. The latest incarnation of the national fiat, Bolívar Soberano, has succumbed to...

The Blind Trust Described in the Kleiman vs. Wright Lawsuit Is a Real Head-Scratcher

13.6.2019
There’s been a number of developments in the ongoing Kleiman vs. Wright lawsuit lately. After Craig Wright’s sworn deposition, the plaintiffs contend that Wright’s categorical refusal to answer questions about his bitcoin addresses and his marriage(s) needs to be reevaluated....

Legal & General Partners With Amazon to Use Blockchain for Pension Deals

12.6.2019
Legal & General partnered with Amazon to make use of its Amazon Managed Blockchain service for recording and updating bulk annuities transactions

I Started the Silk Road Wikipedia Page (Because Bitcoin)

8.6.2019
Online black marketplace Silk Road had quite the effect on bitcoin, being one of the technology's biggest use cases in the early days, and for a while it didn't have its own Wikipedia page – until this man

Australia to Crack Down on Crypto Tax Avoidance Schemes

7.6.2019
The Australian Taxation Office is hunting down major tax avoidance schemes using cryptocurrencies, according to a report

SEC Confirms Ethereum As Legal Usable Currency, Terms KIN Token As Securities In A Lawsuit

6.6.2019
The legality of Bitcoin and Ethereum as a legit currency has been under the scanner for a long time. However, speculations were ended on June 5, when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed Ethereum as a legal tender and usable foreign currency. In a lawsuit against Kik’s (KIN)...

Firm That Saw Stock Boost After Crypto ‘Pivot’ Hit With New SEC Charges

5.6.2019
The SEC filed fresh fraud charges against Longfin Corp. on Wednesday, alleging the company falsified its accounting. Longfin's stock price jumped after it announced a crypto pivot in 2017

The SEC Case Against Kik’s ICO Appears Strong, Experts Say

5.6.2019
The SEC seems to have a strong case on the facts in its complaint against Kik and its 2017 token sale, according to legal experts

Crypto Exchange Bits Of Gold Wins Supreme Court Battle Over Bank Block

4.6.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Bits of Gold has won a notable legal victory over an Israeli bank in its bid to keep access to banking services

SEC’s Crypto Savvy Surprises Blockchain Insiders at D.C. Forum

3.6.2019
SEC officials demonstrated a deeper grasp of crypto than many industry members were expecting at last week's forum

SEC’s Hinman Says Some ICOs May Be Eligible for ‘No-Action’ Relief

31.5.2019
Startups that conducted ICOs may be eligible for relief from SEC enforcement actions, an agency official said

What to Expect at the SEC’s Blockchain Forum on Friday

31.5.2019
At a fraught moment for government-industry relations, the SEC and crypto insiders are sitting down for a meeting

Another Aspiring Satoshi Copyrights the Bitcoin Whitepaper

30.5.2019
The cryptocurrency community got riled up recently over Craig Wright’s U.S. copyright registration of the Bitcoin whitepaper and some of the code from the early software. However, on May 24 the U.S. Copyright Office saw a Bitcoin whitepaper registration by a man named Wei Liu, bringing...