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Digital Securities Brokers May Not Be Subject to Enforcement for 5 Years, Says US Regulator
24.12.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement and is looking for public comment toward the custody of digital asset securities that have been handled by special purpose broker-dealers. The statement from the SEC follows the recent crackdown against Ripple Labs and...
BTC Hovers Below USD 24K as Investors Watch Elon Musk, New Stimulus, and Crackdown
21.12.2020
Elon Musk. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube, Bloomberg.
A Twitter exchange between two of the United States’ prominent businesspeople has possibly added fuel to the bitcoin (BTC) rally this weekend, while the US announced a new coronavirus stimulus package and a regulatory crackdown.
Tesla chief...
Another Asian Crypto Exchange Suspends Withdrawals as China Detains One of Its Founders
9.12.2020
Chinese authorities are launching a national crackdown against fraudulent SIM card and bank account schemes. The latest detained under this operation is one of the founders of a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange CEO Global (ceobi). Crypto Exchange Founder Taken Into Custody by Chinese Police...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Founder Taken Amid China’s Crackdown on Fraudulent Bank Accounts
5.12.2020
The platform will close all its over-the-counter (OTC) trading services because of the risks related to uncertainties from China’s regulatory policies/
Binance Ramps Up Crackdown on US Users, Giving Them 14 Days to Withdraw Funds
24.11.2020
Binance is giving U.S. users 14 days to withdraw funds before their accounts are shuttered
Analysts: Institutional Investor Interest Fueling BTC Rally, Liquidity Crunch Narrative Debunked
22.11.2020
Crypto analysts are pushing back against the narrative that the current BTC rally is being fuelled by a liquidity crunch afflicting bitcoin mining pools in China. The liquidity crunch, which is caused by an ongoing regulatory crackdown in that country, has reportedly left miners unable to sell...
First Mover: What China Crackdown Means for $18K Bitcoin as Dimon Passes on Tea
19.11.2020
Fewer new bitcoin may be hitting the market because miners in China can't sell their bitcoins due to a crackdown by their government
OCC’s Brian Brooks Says China Owns Bitcoin but Crypto World Disagrees: Chinese Crackdown Pushes Miners Away
19.11.2020
Bitcoiners on social media have panned remarks by acting U.S. currency comptroller Brian Brooks that bitcoin is owned by China due to the country’s disproportionate share of the crypto’s mining power. The bitcoiners argue that the disproportionate number of miners stationed in China...
Crypto lobby defends self-hosted wallets and P2P from rumored gov't crackdown
18.11.2020
As everyone waits on new KYC and AML regulators, many speak out to keep unhosted wallets free of controls
$300M in Bitcoin Flow to Binance From Huobi as China Gets Tougher on Exchanges
13.11.2020
The Chinese government cracks down on the crypto exchanges (again), but Binance has been benefiting
Court Filing Accuses Bitmex Cofounders of ‘Looting’ $440 Million Before the Fed Crackdown
2.11.2020
A civil lawsuit has been filed against the firm HDR Global Trading Limited, the parent company of the exchange Bitmex, alongside the three cofounders Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed. Plaintiffs allege “the defendants’ Hayes, Delo, and Reed looted about $440,308,400 of proceeds...
Declaring a crackdown? What to make of the DoJ crypto framework release
1.11.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice has articulated its digital enforcement strategy, putting the crypto community on notice
Blockchain Bites: China’s Tether Crackdown, CME’s Bustling Bitcoin Markets, Kin’s ‘Active Development’
23.10.2020
ALSO: PayPal is said to be in talks to purchase cryptocurrency firms including BitGo. What does that mean for crypto?
Chinese Authorities Crack Down on Gambling Sites Using Tether Stablecoin
23.10.2020
Chinese authorities have arrested 77 individuals and shuttered gambling sites using the dollar-pegged tether (USDT) cryptocurrency
FinCEN Fines Bitcoin-Mixing CEO $60M in Landmark Crackdown on Helix, Coin Ninja
19.10.2020
Larry Dean Harmon ran the first bitcoin mixing services targeted with criminal allegations by U.S. authorities
This Is How BitMEX Juggled Private Keys Amid Crackdown
14.10.2020
Major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX avoided solvency problems and managed to process all of its users’ withdrawals on time to remain solvent and in operation after a recent crackdown by the United States legal system. So how did the custodian managed the fallout?
As reported, BitMEX founders...
Blockchain Bites: FCA’s Crypto Crackdown, McAfee’s Charges, Ethereum’s Store of Value
6.10.2020
John McAfee was charged with promoting ICOs without disclosing his payments while the U.K.'s FCA has banned certain crypto derivatives
BitMEX Crackdown Will Fuel DeFi, Industry Insiders Say
2.10.2020
A recent crackdown by US regulators on the crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has shown once and for all that decentralization is the way to move forward for those offering crypto-related services, several industry insiders argue.
According to the decentralized finance (DeFi)-focused newsletter...
Bitcoin OTC Crackdown, Wrapped ETH on Tron, XRP Ledger Foundation + More News
24.9.2020
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China is clamping down on over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading over money-laundering suspicions, per ChainDD. The media outlet...
From dream to nightmare: Belarus crackdown has tech firms restless
27.8.2020
Will the political turmoil in Belarus put an end to the development of digital technologies and the financial freedom of its citizens?