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Three Men Arrested for Running Alleged $722 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

11.12.2019
New Jersey authorities announce the arrest of three founders of alleged $722 million crypto Ponzie Scheme

China Releases Year-End Crypto Rankings

10.12.2019
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its year-end crypto project rankings. Thirty-five projects were evaluated and ranked overall as well as in three separate categories. Bitcoin has risen in ranking while EOS remains China’s favorite. Also read: China...

The Marshall Islands’ National Crypto Was Inspired by Work of Block.One

10.12.2019
After examining SOV’s white paper, Cointelegraph has confirmed with developers that the Marshall Islands’ cryptocurrency was inspired by EOS

A Reality Check: Blockchain and DLT in International Trade

9.12.2019
Would blockchain help to bring global trade to a digital era? An overview of a new TFG’, WTO’ and ICC’s study

Regulatory Roundup: Bitcoin Futures Fund Approved, India’s RBI-Backed Digital Currency

9.12.2019
In this regulatory roundup, we cover the U.S. SEC approving a bitcoin futures fund, the new IRS tax form targeting crypto owners, and several more steps taken by the U.S. government toward crypto regulation. We also cover India’s central bank digital currency plan, South Korea’s crypto...

South Korean Government Falsified Report Claiming 10% Tax on Crypto Transactions

9.12.2019
The Ministry of Finance of South Korea has put an end to the speculations and claims that were hovering over the Korean crypto industry in the past few weeks by refuting the report that stated that the regulatory authority had imposed 10% income tax on cryptocurrency investments. Cryptocurrencies...

South Korea: Gov’t Seeks to Tax Crypto Transactions as Capital Gains

9.12.2019
Capital gains taxation on crypto transactions could be introduced by the first half of 2020, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has confirmed

EU Finance Ministers Place Defacto Ban on Libra

6.12.2019
Libra’s ongoing organizational snags and run-ins with regulators continue into December, as EU finance ministers agreed Thursday that Libra cannot be launched in the EU until concerns are adequately addressed. The finance ministers issued a joint statement citing regulatory “challenges...

Steven Mnuchin Does Not Expect US to Issue Digital Dollar in Next 5 Years

6.12.2019
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he and the Federal Reserve chairman see no need for the country to issue a digital dollar

Thai Police Arrest 24 Chinese Nationals for Alleged Bitcoin Scam

6.12.2019
Thai immigration police have arrested 24 Chinese nationals in connection with an alleged Bitcoin scam call center

Deutsche Bank Research: Crypto to Replace Fiat Currencies by 2030

6.12.2019
Per Deutsche Bank’s recent research, people’s heightened demand for dematerialized means of payment and anonymity could drive more individuals to digital currencies

RBI Governor Discusses Crypto and Central Bank Digital Currency

5.12.2019
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, spoke about cryptocurrency during a press conference on Thursday. He also talked about the prospect of an RBI-issued digital currency, when the time will be right for issuing one, and his view on private digital currencies. Also...

Stablecoin Adoption Can Impact Economy, Warn Senior US Regulators

5.12.2019
Senior U.S. financial regulators warn that stablecoins pose risks to the economy in an annual report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Canadian Government-Assisted Bitcoin Miner Files for Bankruptcy Owing Millions

5.12.2019
Great North Data, a firm that ran bitcoin mining and AI processing data centers in Canada, has filed for bankruptcy. According to bankruptcy filings late in November, the firm has just 4.6 million Canadian dollars (US$3.5 million) in assets, but owes creditors CA$13.2 million (US$10 million),...

Crypto Startups to Get up to $75,000 From the Government of Ukraine

5.12.2019
Ukrainian crypto companies can now receive up to $75,000 each in the form of government sponsored grants. A special fund set up by the authorities in Kiev is already accepting applications from startups in various high tech sectors including the blockchain industry. Over $1.5 million will...

Circle Warns Poloniex US Customer Assets May Be Sent to the Government

5.12.2019
As part of its release of the cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex, Circle may begin charging fees to Poloniex US customers. And the company warns that any unclaimed digital assets, those in dormant accounts, may be sent to state governments, consistent with relevant regulations for abandoned property....