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Women in Tech Say Proposed STABLE Act Harms Those It Claims to Protect

11.12.2020
Women of color from the cryptocurrency industry are concerned the STABLE Act would make wealth disparities in the U.S. much worse

Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Tug of War as Wall Street Moves In

11.12.2020
As Wall Street buys bitcoin, crypto faces a fight for its soul. On the one side is mainstream acceptance. On the other: its cypherpunk roots

Venezuelan Government Signs Agreement to Establish Guidelines for Granting Licenses to Crypto Miners

11.12.2020
The National Superintendency of Crypto Assets (Sunacrip) and the National Electricity Corporation of Venezuela (Corpoelec) signed an agreement to establish guidelines to “improve the development” of bitcoin and other crypto mining activities across the country. Venezuelan Government...

Virgil Griffith Still Doesn’t Know What Exact Crimes He Is Accused of, Attorneys Say

11.12.2020
Attorneys for Virgil Griffith want the U.S. government to specify the charges he’s facing, rather than a broad claim that he violated U.S. sanctions

India’s Banks Are Once More Serving Crypto Traders and Exchanges

11.12.2020
Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed

Putin Orders Russia’s Public Officials to Report Crypto Holdings

11.12.2020
Russian civil servants must start reporting their crypto assets as the country's first crypto law comes into force in January

3 Chinese E-Commerce Giants Join China’s Latest Digital Yuan Lottery Trial: Report

11.12.2020
Didi, Meituan and Bilibili are reportedly taking part in the latest test of the digital yuan, allowing lottery winners to spend the digital currency online

New York Attorney General Says Bitfinex, Tether Could Complete Loan Document Handover in ‘Weeks’

11.12.2020
The NYAG has said Tether and Bitfinex have been cooperating in its inquiry, which is expected to progress more quickly once the documents are provided

SEC Enforcement Director to Step Down by End of Year

10.12.2020
Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian led SEC investigations during the heart of its ICO crackdown

Crypto Friendly CFTC Chairman Tarbert Intends to Resign ‘Early Next Year’

10.12.2020
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert intends to leave the role early in 2021, opening the door for President-elect Joe Biden to name a new top commodities regulator

Man Jailed for Role in $25 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving a Failed Crypto

10.12.2020
A South Florida federal district judge has sentenced Jose Angel Aman to 84 months in prison for his role in perpetrating a $25 million diamond Ponzi scheme. In addition, the judge ordered Aman to pay over $23 million in restitution to victims who invested in his diamond cutting business and...

How FinCEN Became a Honeypot for Sensitive Personal Data

10.12.2020
Financial data records collected by FinCEN are a valuable tool for law enforcement. They’re also a trove of personal data on people who have not committed a crime

Ukrainian Politician Discloses Owning $24M in Privacy Coin Monero

10.12.2020
The city council member in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, bought 185,000 XMR in 2015 when the cryptocurrency's price was well below $1

Cryptocurrency Founder Charged With Avoiding Tax to Buy Yachts and Homes

10.12.2020
"Bruno Brock" is alleged to have avoided tax on sales of the pearl cryptocurrency as well as minting free tokens for himself

Paxos seeks approval to become fully-regulated crypto bank

10.12.2020
The stablecoin issuer and PayPal partner wants to increase its range and scope of services by becoming the first crypto services provider to be regulated at both state and federal levels

US Lawmakers Tell Mnuchin to Back Off From Potential Crypto Wallet Regs

10.12.2020
Reps. Warren Davidson, Tom Emmer, Ted Budd and Scott Perry urged Steven Mnuchin to rethink his rumored self-hosted wallet regulations in an open letter Wednesday which warned such rules might "crush a nascent industry."

Paxos Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to File for Federal Bank Charter

9.12.2020
Stablecoin issuer and crypto services firm Paxos has filed to become a federally-regulated bank in the U.S. According to a public document released Wednesday and dated Dec. 8, Paxos is seeking to create the Paxos National Trust, filing an application with the Office of the Comptroller of...