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Japanese Judge Upholds Charges Against Mt Gox’s Mark Karpeles

11.6.2020
A Japanese judge ruled in support of the data tampering charges moved against the CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox

A Tumultuous Love Affair With a Bitcoin Millionaire Ends Bad

11.6.2020
An Australian court indicted to a 23-year-old woman with charges tied with her relationship with an unnamed Bitcoin millionaire

Loophole in U.S. Tax Law Could Allow Bitcoin Traders to Write off Unlimited Losses

10.6.2020
A loophole in the U.S. tax law could allow qualified bitcoin traders to write off unlimited losses from their trading activities, according to an expert from crypto tax platform Coin Tracker. Traders, defined by U.S tax collection agency Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as people who trade...

UAE Flight Attendant Faces Jail Over $100K Crypto Loan Default

10.6.2020
A foreign resident of Abu Dhabi is facing jail time after his crypto investments from a $100K loan in 2017 tanked and he can no longer afford the payments

Poloniex, Bittrex Named in Lawsuit Involving the Alleged Tether-Fueled Crypto Pump

9.6.2020
On April 3, the cryptocurrency community learned about 11 class-action lawsuits against various executives and digital asset companies. The law firm that filed the lawsuits is also involved with a class-action against Tether and Bitfinex for allegedly manipulating the price of bitcoin. On June...

Law Enforcement Is Starting to Make Criminals Doubt the Dark Web

8.6.2020
Trend Micro reveals dwindling confidence among darknet users in marketplaces due to security concerns

Gibraltar Financial Watchdog Issues Warnings for Four Crypto Sites

6.6.2020
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has warned the public about four crypto sites that are not regulated by the country

Law Decoded: Of Street Marches and Market Manipulators, May 30–June 5

5.6.2020
As protests rage throughout the United States, this week’s biggest moves in crypto law were behind the scenes

SEC Moves to Freeze Assets of Alleged $12M Crypto Investment Scam

5.6.2020
The SEC is trying to freeze the assets of a cryptocurrency mining and multilevel marketing scheme that it claimed bilked investors of $12 million

EU’s Europol: Bitcoin Privacy Wallet ‘Not Looking Good’ For Law Enforcement

4.6.2020
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, has its eyes on the popular bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet, documents verified by CoinDesk show

‘No Message Was Signed’: Craig Wright Refutes Tulip Trust Fabrication

4.6.2020
Craig Wright has refuted the notion he doesn’t have the private keys to the ‘Satoshi’ addresses that he claimed in court as his own

US Law Enforcement Promises $5M for the Capture of Venezuela’s Superintendent of Cryptocurrencies

2.6.2020
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has put out a bounty for $5 million for the arrest and conviction of Venezuela’s superintendent of cryptocurrency. Joselit de la Trinidad Ramirez Camacho is now added to America’s Most...

US Investors in Tezos’ 2017 ICO May Be Eligible for $25M Settlement

2.6.2020
With the class-action lawsuit against Tezos likely to soon end in a $25 million settlement, ICO participants are encouraged to submit claims by Oct. 16, 2020

Blockchain and Smart Contracts Have a 'Dark Side', Says Researcher

1.6.2020
The immutability of blockchain ledgers and smart contracts have a “dark side,” argues UPenn professor Kevin Warbach

Report: Bankruptcy Law Can Be Unclear When Crypto Custodians Go Belly Up

1.6.2020
The past few years have seen a glut of cryptocurrency exchanges becoming insolvent. But what legal rights do their customers have with regards to the return of their held assets?

China Passes Law Protecting Cryptocurrency Inheritance

30.5.2020
China has passed the country’s long-awaited civil code which expands the scope of inheritance rights to include cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin. Inherited cryptocurrencies will be protected under the new law. Meanwhile, several Chinese courts have recently ruled that bitcoin and ethereum...

South Korea to Start Taxing Bitcoin Profits in 2021

29.5.2020
South Korea will start taxing profits from bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies next year, according to local media reports. The taxation will also apply to bitcoin mining operations and income from initial coin offerings, should it be approved by Parliament. South Korea’s Ministry...