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The DOJ Wants to Hire a Crypto Crime Attorney Adviser

17.7.2020
The Department of Justice wants to hire an attorney adviser to specialize in cryptocurrency, dark web and hacking criminal cases

Major Lobbyists in DC See a Shift in Regulatory Tone Towards Crypto Since Pandemic

16.7.2020
Despite continuing education gaps, the heads of several crypto-focused trade associations confirmed that lawmakers are paying more attention than ever to the industry

Hong Kong Citizens Turn to Stablecoins to Resist National Security Law

15.7.2020
Hong Kong's national security law enables the government to seize and confiscate assets if one commits a "political crime." Some local citizens are turning to stablecoins for protection, while exploring other decentralized technology to resist censorship

‘AML Bitcoin’ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty to ICO Fraud

15.7.2020
Jack Abramoff has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud relating to his promotion of the 2018 AML BitCoin ICO

Shariah Law Opens to Crypto Trading, but Full Adoption Highly Unlikely

14.7.2020
The Islamic world seems primed for widespread digital asset adoption, as well-respected scholars claim that crypto trading is fully compatible with Sharia law

US Army Seeks a Cloud-Based Solution to Track Illicit Crypto Activities

14.7.2020
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division Command plans to use a web application to track and trace cryptocurrency transitions

BitGo Releases Crypto Wallet Compliance Tool for FATF's Travel Rule

14.7.2020
Major digital asset firm BitGo announces API support for the Financial Action Task Force’s travel rule

Crypto Lawyers Are in Hot Demand as the Industry Goes Mainstream, Say Experts

13.7.2020
Crypto companies are looking for legal talent as the industry becomes more established

Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure

12.7.2020
Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year. This finding follows the Centre Consortium taking a similar action due to a request by law enforcement. Tether Frozen in 40 Addresses Tether...

Law Decoded: Regulators Are Guarded But Getting There, July 3-10

10.7.2020
This week has seen some major breakthroughs in disguise, reminding us of how regulation doesn’t all happen at once

Tether Blacklists 39 Ethereum Addresses Worth Over $46 Million

10.7.2020
Just after 100,000 in USDC were blacklisted by Centre, Tether blacklists 46 million Tether in Ethereum addresses

HBZ Investors Urge Court to Block Smart Contract Destruction

10.7.2020
A class-action lawsuit seeks to prevent e-scooter firm Helbiz from destroying the smart contract underpinning its ERC-20 token

DLT Voting Would Likely Benefit Democrats: UNSW Professor

10.7.2020
Professor Richard Holden thinks exploring distributed ledger technology for voting in US elections could put voter fraud lawsuits to bed

New York Court Rejects Bitfinex Appeal Over $850M in Lost Funds

10.7.2020
New York’s Supreme Court has rejected Bitfinex and Tether’s appeal in the ongoing dispute between the firms and the NY Attorney General over $850 million in lost funds

First Russian Crypto Law ‘to Be In Force by Start of 2021’

9.7.2020
Russia’s first crypto law “will be adopted by January 1, 2021,” said the bill’s chief architect, adding that the legislation is “now approaching the finish line.” Per RBC, Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma’s financial committee and the man charged with mediating the “On Digital Assets”...

Centre Obliges Government Request, Freezes Address With $100,000 USDC

9.7.2020
Centre Consortium has blacklisted an ethereum address holding $100,000 in USDC, a move that the entity says was “in response to a request from law enforcement.” A joint venture between Circle and Coinbase, Centre is the issuer of the dollar-pegged USDC stablecoin, which runs on...