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Brussels to Put Out Digital Euro Law Shortly, ECB’s Lagarde Says
10.11.2022
The European Commission is going to present a legislative proposal for a digital euro in the near future, President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde has indicated. EU legislators are expected to define the new currency’s legal tender status and determine its privacy features....
In staff letter, Binance CEO embraces scrutiny from regulators amid potential FTX deal
9.11.2022
“People now think we are the biggest and will attack us more,” said Changpeng Zhao in a letter updating staff on the situation with FTX
The US Government Holds Over 214,000 Bitcoin, Fed’s Stash Equates to More Than 1% of BTC’s Supply
8.11.2022
United States law enforcement officials announced on Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seized “approximately 50,676.17” bitcoin from a Silk Road thief. The latest seizure adds to the cache of bitcoins the U.S. government holds today as three forfeitures during the last...
Here’s what you should know about the upcoming US midterms: Law Decoded, Oct. 31–Nov. 7
7.11.2022
Despite a common mantra about the nonpartisan nature of crypto, there are certain correlations evident ahead of the United States elections
Displaying US Dollar Prices Still Prohibited, Ghanaian Central Bank Tells Actress Lydia Forson
5.11.2022
The Bank of Ghana recently warned businesses quoting U.S. dollar prices that the practice is still prohibited and that the cedi remains Ghana’s sole legal tender. The bank said it is working with law enforcement to “clamp down on illegal foreign exchange operations.” In addition...
US Election update: Where do the pro-crypto candidates stand ahead of the election?
4.11.2022
Crypto has been highly visible in this election cycle thanks to polls and political action committees. This is a new and unaccustomed role for it with unknown results
4 Years After the 2017 Law Enforcement Takedown, Alphabay Is Once Again the King of Darknet Markets
4.11.2022
Following the demise of the largest darknet marketplace (DNM) in mid-July 2017, the underground market Alphabay returned in August 2021, and during the last year, Alphabay has managed to once again regain its position as the world’s top DNM. Furthermore, Alphabay relentlessly conducted...
Elon Musk faces class-action suit over mass Twitter layoffs
4.11.2022
Elon Musk previously won a similar class-action lawsuit brought by Tesla employees, calling the case “trivial.”
Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan Says Decreasing Supply of Greenbacks Makes the US Dollar a ‘Better Store of Value’
3.11.2022
On Nov. 2, 2022, the American economist and 13th chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, published an opinion editorial that says he envisions a monetary “tailwind” for the U.S. dollar next year. Greenspan expects this to happen even if the Fed decides to pivot its restrictive...
Russia Plans to Allow Mining of Any Cryptocurrency, Lawmaker Unveils
2.11.2022
Newly proposed legislation aims to permit the minting of any cryptocurrency in Russia, a prominent lawmaker has revealed. While the draft law states that the circulation of the minted coins should take place outside Russian jurisdiction, an upcoming bill provides for their use under “experimental...
SEC chair highlights crypto enforcement cases to legal experts
2.11.2022
Gary Gensler used examples of SEC enforcement against BlockFi and a former Coinbase employee in justifying the agency’s approach to violations of U.S. securities laws
Analyzing What's Next for Europe's Markets in Crypto Assets Law
2.11.2022
Under the recently agreed text from the European Parliament, providers of crypto services – which means anything from trading to custody to fiat exchanges – will need a license and be monitored by a financial regulator from one of the EU’s member states
Crypto regulation is 1 of 8 planned priorities under India's G20 presidency, says finance minister
1.11.2022
Nirmala Sitharaman's comments came amid the Reserve Bank of India launching its digital rupee pilot program for the wholesale segment
Core Scientific may consider bankruptcy following uncertain financial condition: Report
1.11.2022
The mining firm has cited the low price of Bitcoin, electricity costs, an increase in the BTC hash rate, and litigation with Celsius playing a role in its financial difficulties
Crypto adoption via regulation: Setting rules for centralized exchanges
1.11.2022
While some security issues do exist, major internet outages like the one witnessed across the EU recently cannot really threaten cryptocurrencies or their associated networks
Stablecoins have a new name in Great Britain: Law Decoded, Oct. 24–31
31.10.2022
From El Salvador and Lugano’s collaboration to yet another lawsuit against Do Kwon, this is what the last week in regulation looked like
New Mining Bill Permitting Cross-Border Crypto Payments Filed in Russian Parliament
29.10.2022
A draft law designed to regulate the mining of digital coins in Russia is also legalizing the use of cryptocurrencies in international settlements. It has been submitted to the Russian parliament after the rejection of an earlier bill which was aiming to allow domestic crypto payments as well....
Terra co-founder Do Kwon faces $57-million lawsuit in Singapore
28.10.2022
The lawsuit alleged Kwon and others made fraudulent claims on UST "either well knowing that they were false and untrue, or recklessly not caring whether they were true or false."
Singapore Police Received 631 Cryptocurrency Scam Reports in 2021, Government Says
28.10.2022
The government of Singapore has revealed the number of crypto scams reported to the police in the past three years. “The vast majority of cryptocurrency scams are perpetrated by scammers based outside Singapore. As such, there is a limit to how much law enforcement agencies in Singapore...
Does the IMF have a vendetta against cryptocurrencies?
27.10.2022
Is the multilateral lending institution throttling useful DLT experiments in the developing world, or is it saving crypto from itself?