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Inside Iran’s Onslaught on Bitcoin Mining
28.1.2021
Iran has been clamping down on mining farms, but it also wants to use crypto mining to boost the sanctioned nation's revenue stream
Europol, Spanish Police Bust Alleged Scam Posing as Crypto Investment Training Firm
28.1.2021
Europol worked with Spain’s Civil Guard and Catalan police to arrest six suspects aged in connection with the scheme
‘The Squeezening’: How the Gamestop Backlash will Curtail Freedom
28.1.2021
Gamestop's "squeezening" is likely to increase calls for curbs on "memetic disturbances." That could be dangerous for free speech
Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’
27.1.2021
The central bank doesn’t want to pull back asset purchases just yet, Powell said Wednesday
Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’
27.1.2021
Earlier this month, Activision Blizzard was asked to institute some version of the Rooney Rule, a policy requiring employers to interview diverse candidates when hiring, according to a new report by Motherboard. Lawyers for the massive publisher behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft responded...
South African Regulator Seeks More Crypto Powers After Alleged Ponzi’s Collapse
27.1.2021
“At the point something becomes a Ponzi scheme, we have lost our jurisdiction,” a regulator told Bloomberg
Lawsuit Against Israeli Crypto Entrepreneur Moshe Hegog Fails in US Court
27.1.2021
A Washington judge threw out the lawsuit after the plaintiff failed to make a case
US Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $20M of ICO Investors’ Funds
27.1.2021
San Francisco-based Jerry Guo represented himself to clients as an ICO consultant, then embezzled funds now worth over $20 million
‘Coin Signals’ Trader Arrested on $5M Crypto Fund Fraud Charges
26.1.2021
24-year-old Jeremy Spence bilked his investors of $5 million, according to a criminal complaint
What Tether Means When It Says It’s ‘Regulated’
26.1.2021
Representatives say the $25B stablecoin is "regulated" but the issuer doesn't look like a financial institution bound by norms and laws
State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy
26.1.2021
Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime
FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules
26.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is further extending a comment period for a controversial proposed rule that would require crypto exchanges to gather and store counterparty information for transactions to unhosted wallets. FinCEN announced the move Tuesday, saying all comments...
South Korean Tax Agency Carries out Irregular Audit on Crypto Exchange Operator
26.1.2021
The team of investigators requested past data and transaction details from Korea Digital Exchange
Philippines Issues Crypto Industry Guidelines to Guard Against Money Laundering
26.1.2021
New guidelines bring the nation's digital asset industry in line with Financial Action Task Force standards
Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary
25.1.2021
Yellen succeeds Steven Mnuchin in running the U.S. government’s treasury. Here’s what she will oversee in the crypto world
Hawaii to Let More Crypto Companies Join Regulatory Sandbox
25.1.2021
Hawaii's Digital Currency Innovation Lab is accepting a second round of applications through Feb. 26
CFTC Attorney Who Let Regulators Trade Crypto Joins Private Law Firm
25.1.2021
Daniel Davis oversaw the CFTC’s legal division, including administrative actions
Grayscale Donating up to $2M to Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center
25.1.2021
A web page has been set up for the donation matching campaign that runs through February
Two Arrested for Orchestrating Escape of Wirecard Exec Accused of Fraud
25.1.2021
The collapsed financial firm had previously supplied cards to several cryptocurrency companies
Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange Wins License From Bahrain Central Bank
25.1.2021
Launching soon, CoinMENA said it will offer spot trading in five major cryptocurrencies