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Judge Certifies Investor Class in $70m Pot ICO Lawsuit
25.6.2020
Paragon Coin will face federal claims from a class-action lawsuit alleging that the firm’s $70 million ICO from 2017 violated securities laws
SEC Suit Over $30m Crypto Scam Halted Due to Criminal Proceedings
25.6.2020
An SEC suit against the operators of a $30 million allegedly fraudulent ICO has been stayed pending the conclusion of parallel criminal proceedings
Judge Accepts Craig Wright’s Autism Defense, Says No to Sanctions
25.6.2020
A judge ruled against the Kleiman legal team’s motion to impose sanctions on Craig Wright and the case has been cleared to go to trial
Alleged Unlicensed Bitcoin Dealer Becomes First Singaporean Charged Under New Law
23.6.2020
A 23-year old Singaporean accused of unlicensed Bitcoin dealing is set to become the first person to be charged under the city-state’s Payment Services Act
Law Decoded: As Crisis Mode Fades, Regulators Look Kindly on Crypto, June 12-19
19.6.2020
Regulators are warming up to crypto around the world as they embrace innovation for economic recovery
SEC Halts Crypto Scam, Alleging Two Brothers Stole Millions From Investors
19.6.2020
The U.S. SEC freezes assets of several alleged crypto scams run by Hvizdzaks brothers
UAE Resident Who Took Out $100K Crypto Loan Saved by Ex-Coworkers
19.6.2020
A foreign resident of Abu Dhabi who was potentially facing jail time over an unpaid $100,000 loan received $27,400 in donations after his story spread
Bitfinex Granted 2 of 3 Subpoenas in Hunt for Missing Millions
18.6.2020
The U.S. District Court of Georgia has denied a subpoena request by the exchange's parent firm as it tries to track down a missing $850 million
Donald Trump Told Treasury Secretary to ‘Go After Bitcoin’
18.6.2020
According to John Bolton’s new book ‘The Room Where It Happened’, Trump was against Bitcoin long before his July 2019 Twitter tirade
‘Interesting’ Two-bill Plan May Save ‘Shambolic’ Russian Crypto Law
18.6.2020
Industry insiders say the Russian government’s cryptocurrency policy is “shambolic” and says Moscow “urgently needs to start doing its deliberation behind closed doors,” while other experts welcome a possible two-bill solution.
The comments came after another government ministry spoke out against...
Blockchain Code Can Fill In When Antitrust Law Fails
17.6.2020
Technology and the law have traditionally been at odds, but with blockchain and antitrust policy there's potential for cooperation
After Raising $20m in 2017, ATBCoin Claims It Can’t Afford A $250,000 Settlemen
17.6.2020
ATBCoin has claimed that it is unable to pay a $250,000 settlement to a lawsuit over its $20 million ICO, prompting calls from the plaintiffs for the court to enforce the agreement
Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox
14.6.2020
On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals....
South Korean Experts Say Crypto is a Poor Safe-Haven Asset
12.6.2020
A leading South Korean professor from the Hongik University does not believe cryptocurrencies are safe from market recession
Law Decoded: Dead Men Face No Charges, June 6-12
12.6.2020
Blockchain for distributing votes and independent digital dollars take center stage in the this week’s regulation news
Congressman Calls Digital Dollar Hearing 'Encouraging,' but Look Out for Privacy
12.6.2020
Congressman Warren Davidson recaps yesterday’s hearing on the digital dollar, which seemed to reach new consensus across party lines — but the devil is in the details
IT Contractor Stole $38,000 of Crypto While Fixing Company's Computers
12.6.2020
A man hired to fix a business’s IT systems for $1,700 was jailed for 20 months after stealing $38,000 of cryptocurrency he found while in the company network
Karpeles Says Mt Gox Verdict May Set ‘Dangerous’ Precedent
12.6.2020
A day after a Tokyo court upheld charges against him, Mark Karpeles, the former owner and CEO of Mt. Gox, spoke to Cointelegraph
Indian Government Again Proposes Blanket Ban on Cryptocurrencies
12.6.2020
Three months after the Supreme Court ruling to lift the banking ban, India’s Ministry of Finance has proposed to ban cryptocurrencies by law
Regulators: Deceased Quadriga Founder Committed Fraud
11.6.2020
The Ontario Securities Commission says that the Vancouver-based crypto exchange was a fraud