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OKCoin to Suspend XRP Trading and Deposits on January 4
28.12.2020
OKCoin said it will suspend XRP trading and deposits on its crypto exchange, effective on January 4, 2021, according to its statement on Monday afternoon. The exchange specified two key dates along the suspension timeline. “At 3 a.m. UTC time on January 4, the exchange’s users who have...
SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze Against Virgil Capital
28.12.2020
Stefan Qin, the 23-year-old founder of Virgil Capital, has been accused by the SEC of “fabricated records” for failing to redeem $3.5 million in investments and attempting to withdraw $1.7 million in investor funds to pay off Chinese loan sharks
After promoting Bitcoin merch discount, Mark Cuban praises BTC monetary policy
27.12.2020
The billionaire seems to have one foot in, one foot out when it comes to Bitcoin
Israelis Must Now Disclose Crypto Holdings: Report
27.12.2020
Dozens of Israelis who own digital currencies have recently received notification telling them they must fully disclose their assets for taxation purposes
DLT Regulation in 2020: Backwards or Sideways?
27.12.2020
Regulators are no longer standing on the sidelines of distributed ledger innovation, says Gibraltar’s Minister for Digital and Financial Services
Fed’s Powell Wins Forbes’ Crypto Person of the Year Honors; Do They Give Awards for Snark?
27.12.2020
A side effect of the Fed's medicine for the pandemic-stricken U.S. economy was to create conditions ideal for the rise of cryptocurrencies
B2C2 Becomes Latest Crypto Market-Maker to Stop XRP Trading: Report
26.12.2020
Non-U.S. clients can still trade the token but need to pre-fund all short trades, the report said
Three Market Trends Fueled Enterprise DLT Adoption in 2020
26.12.2020
Hedera Hashgraph's CEO says integrating novel technologies with existing enterprise systems will drive adoption in the years ahead
Bitstamp to Halt XRP Trading, Deposits in US Due to SEC Lawsuit
25.12.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp said it’s halting XRP trading and deposits for all U.S. customers on Jan. 8, 2021, because of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent filing, alleging XRP is a security. This story is developing and will be updated. Read also: An SEC Victory...
Tierion to Repay ICO Investors Up to $25M Plus Interest in SEC Settlement
24.12.2020
The SEC order effectively blows up 1 billion TNT tokens
Miami Mayor ‘Exploring’ Ideas in Crypto Governance
24.12.2020
Mayor Suarez is open to everything from blockchain voting to tokenization
The Global Challenge of Regulating Virtual Assets
24.12.2020
Moving through the high-level confusion of an emergent field of digital assets during a pandemic presented unique challanges
Coinbase, Other Big Exchanges ‘Between Rock and a Hard Place’ on Delisting XRP
24.12.2020
The question of whether or not to delist XRP isn’t a black-and-white one for crypto exchanges
Roisman Named SEC Chairman, Peirce Tweets
24.12.2020
The news comes a day after former Chairman Jay Clayton announced that yesterday was his last day
Hong Kong ATMs Must Be Excluded From Coming AML Regulations, Group Says
24.12.2020
The government’s plan to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in Hong Kong could mean ATMs may also be off-limits, the group claims
SEC Chairman Clayton Says Wednesday Is His Last Day in Office
24.12.2020
Clayton announced in November he would be leaving by the end of the year but hadn't specified a date
Presidential Advisory Group Weighs In on Regulatory Approach to Stablecoins
23.12.2020
Stablecoins should meet the same regulatory standards as other financial instruments, Trump’s Working Group on Financial Markets said
From SIM Swaps to Home-Invasion Threats, Ledger Leak Has Cascading Consequences
23.12.2020
The incident shows the variety of ways data can be used to hurt people, and raises questions about how and if certain data should be retained at all
FinCEN’s Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Might Hit DeFi
23.12.2020
FinCEN’s proposed rule regulating “unhosted” wallet transfers has a number of potential issues, including unintended consequences for decentralized finance
$175K Donation to Coin Center Tops Latest Fundraising Push for Crypto Policy Group
23.12.2020
The donation from a group headlined by NEAR, Solana and Celo comes in addition to $300,000 raised via Gitcoin