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China’s Congress Passes Cryptography Law, Effective Jan. 1, 2020
26.10.2019
While China still bans cryptocurrency trading, cryptography could be key to the country’s national push to be more competitive in the blockchain industry
China Passes First-Ever ‘Crypto Law’ Going Into Effect January 2020
26.10.2019
China is officially putting ‘encrypted’ technologies including cryptocurrencies into its legal purview, experts say
Bitfinex Calls Itself 'Victim of a Fraud' in Response to Recent Arrest
25.10.2019
Bitfinex calls itself a “victim of a fraud” in response to a recent arrest at Crypto Capital
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Jailed For Mining Bitcoin At Work
25.10.2019
Third Russian nuclear scientist sentenced for role in Bitcoin mining scheme
Head of Crypto Capital Arrested in Connection with Money Laundering
25.10.2019
Polish authorities arrest Crypto Capital’s president in connection with money laundering
After 6 Hours of Zuckerberg Testimony, Congress Still Hates Libra
24.10.2019
The party line thickens and Libra looks hamstrung at yesterday’s Zuckerberg hearing before the House Financial Services Committee
Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Leave Libra if It Launched Too Early
23.10.2019
Facebook will have to withdraw from the Libra Association if Libra is launched too early, Zuckerberg says
Updating Live: Zuckerberg Hearings Before Congress on Libra
23.10.2019
Cointelegraph brings you live updates from the congressional hearings with Mark Zuckerberg
FinCEN Director Warns of ‘Hard Time’ for Crypto Firms That Don’t Follow Law
22.10.2019
There is no ambiguity: crypto startups must follow U.S. AML laws or suffer the consequences, said FinCEN's Kenneth Bianco
Victim of $24 Million SIM Swap Case Writes Open Letter to FCC Chairman
22.10.2019
Michael Terpin wrote an open letter to the FCC chairman, requesting to take decisive action against SIM swapping after a hacker stole $24 million
Bitfinex Attempts to Recover $880 Million in New Court Filing
21.10.2019
Bitfinex’s parent company filed an application in an attempt to recover $880 million
Traditional Law and Finance Can Adapt to Bitcoin, These Examples Show
20.10.2019
Bitcoin brought about solutions to persistent problems that stood in the way of previous attempts to invent digital money, such as the risk of double spending. Some of its features, however, like the characteristic irreversibility of blockchain transactions, have created certain challenges for...
Telegram Writes Investors to Counter FUD Before Feb. SEC Hearings
19.10.2019
In letter to investors, Telegram calls February hearings “a positive step” in process of determining that Gram tokens are not securities
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
Bitcoin’s Irreversibility Challenges Int’l Private Law: Legal Scholar
18.10.2019
Professor Matthias Lehmann has proposed an approach for applying private international law to Bitcoin and other blockchains
Cointelegraph Blocked in Russia
18.10.2019
Roskomnadzor extends internet blacklist to Cointelegraph, with Russian readers reporting access blocked
CFTC File Lawsuit Against $11M Ponzi-Like Cryptocurrency Scam
16.10.2019
The U.S. CFTC charged a Nevada company with violations relating to an $11 million Ponzi-like scam
US Authorities Analyze Bitcoin Transactions to Shut Down Child Porn Ring
16.10.2019
U.S. law enforcement agencies mapped out the server of the largest child porn site by tracing Bitcoin transactions
US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transactions to Nab ‘Largest’ Child Porn Site
16.10.2019
A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a South Korean citizen for operating a child porn site, funded by millions dollars worth of bitcoin
US Treasury Secretary Says Firms Left Libra Due to Compliance Issues
14.10.2019
Steven Mnuchin has said that Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin is not ready to comply with existing money-laundering standards