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Poly Network Hacker Says ‘In the Defi World Code Is Law’ While Returning Millions in Defi Tokens

12.8.2021
Two days after the notorious Poly Network hack, the hacker continues to send funds back to the project. On August 12, the Poly Network hacker so far has returned millions worth of ether, thousands of uni tokens, 1,032 wrapped bitcoins, and 96 million in stablecoins. The day prior, after returning...

Ukraine Shuts Down Crypto Exchangers Sending Money to Russian Wallets

12.8.2021
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has closed down a number of “underground” crypto exchangers in Kyiv. Officials say the platforms have been making a million dollars in monthly turnover and allegedly sending money to digital wallets operated by Russian payment providers....

BREAKING: BitMEX announces $100M settlement with FinCEN, CFTC

10.8.2021
No mention was made of criminal charges against former CEO Arthur Hayes or any other executives at the firm

Infrastructure bill passes US Senate — without clarification on crypto

10.8.2021
"This legislation imposes a badly flawed, and in some cases unworkable, cryptocurrency tax reporting mandate that threatens future technological innovation,” said Senator Toomey

Democrats Are Already Bungling New Call For Laws To Protect Kids From Loot Boxes

10.8.2021
A group of Democrats have sent out letters to some of the biggest names in games publishing, asking them to voluntarily adopt rules soon to be implemented in the UK, designed, they say, to protect children from exploitative practices in video games. Except, that’s not what the UK code is about...

SEC wants ‘terabytes’ of Slack communications from Ripple

10.8.2021
The SEC said that the previous production of Slack messages from Ripple was incomplete, and a massive quantity of data has not been collected

Poloniex settles charges with SEC for operating unregistered exchange

9.8.2021
Poloniex will reportedly pay over $10 million as settlement for the SEC indictment

US Senator Warns Passing Unproven Crypto Law Will Stifle Innovation and ‘Make Americans Poorer’

8.8.2021
U.S. Senator Mike Lee has raised concerns that adopting the crypto tax provision in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill will stifle innovation and make Americans poorer. He explained that cryptocurrencies are not like securities and cannot be regulated with the same policies, noting that to do...

Ukrainians to Trade and Spend Cryptocurrencies Legally, Digital Ministry Says

8.8.2021
Residents of Ukraine will be able to legally keep, exchange, and spend cryptocurrencies once the new virtual assets law is adopted. The legislation will comprehensively regulate the crypto space, possibly lower taxes for Ukrainians and create conditions for new services, a government official...

2 Senators introduce pro-crypto amendment to infrastructure bill; industry says it's not enough

7.8.2021
Perianne Boring, the founder and president of the Digital Chamber of Commerce, provided details about the proposed amendment Saturday afternoon

Crypto space weighs in on proposed amendments to US infrastructure deal

6.8.2021
Some are urging U.S.-based crypto users to contact their representatives in support of the amendment from Wyden, Lummis and Toomey

New bill in Ukraine to allow payments in cryptocurrency, says official

6.8.2021
The deputy minister of Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation believes that crypto payments will be allowed in Ukraine similarly to payments deriving from the U.S. dollar

Abkhazia Shuts Down 2 Crypto Farms, Seizes Mining Hardware

6.8.2021
Authorities in Abkhazia have closed down two crypto mining farms that have been illegally connected to the power grid. The facilities were minting digital coins in violation of a mining ban imposed by the government to mitigate electricity shortages. Over 80 Mining Rigs Confiscated From Crypto...

New Draft Law in Uruguay Could Legalize Crypto as Payment Method

6.8.2021
A new draft law introduced to the Senate in Uruguay could regulate cryptocurrency transactions, and also legalize cryptocurrency as an accepted payment method in the country. If approved, the draft proposed by Senator Juan Sartori would also introduce licenses for Virtual Asset Service Providers...

Lead Republican behind infrastructure bill negotiations supports crypto amendment

5.8.2021
The senator's stance is somewhat surprising, given that he previously called the section on brokers in the proposed bill a “common-sense provision.”

Cryptocurrency Swap Not Banned in Iran, President’s Legal Team Says

5.8.2021
Current regulations do not prohibit the swapping of digital currencies, according to the Iranian Vice Presidency for Legal Affairs. The department has stated its position in correspondence with an ICT industry association which wanted to know what rules apply to cryptocurrency exchange, local media...

FBI Joins Probe Into Collapsed South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

5.8.2021
In what is seen as a boost for Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors, United States investigators are said to have joined the probe into the collapsed bitcoin scheme. According to a report, the U.S. investigators’ goal for joining this probe is to help “recover the assets...