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US Seizes Previously Undetected Silk Road Bitcoins Worth Over $1 Billion

5.11.2020
The U.S. government has seized over $1 billion in bitcoin from previously undetected transactions associated with the Silk Road marketplace and is now seeking the forfeiture of the cryptocurrency. US Confiscates $1 Billion in Bitcoin From Silk Road The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit seeking...

Visa’s Planned $5.3B Purchase of Fintech Firm Plaid Challenged by US DOJ

5.11.2020
The Justice Department alleges Visa’s acquisition of Plaid would eliminate competition in the online debit market, leading to higher prices

Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Visa's acquisition of Plaid

5.11.2020
Monopolizing a market is legal in some instances, but not others

Justice Department seizes $1 billion in recently moved Silk Road crypto

5.11.2020
The move follows widespread crackdowns by the DoJ on crypto

$200 Million Brazilian Crypto Fraud Scam: The US Seizes $24 Million Worth of Digital Currencies

5.11.2020
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrencies worth $24 million after receiving an official request from the government of Brazil. The seizure stems from an ongoing investigation into the $200 million cryptocurrency scam that may have defrauded tens of thousands...

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

Law Decoded: How I learned to stop worrying and love the election, Oct. 23-30

30.10.2020
The age-old question quis custodiet ipsos custodes crops up in force in today's Law Decoded

Visa powers one more crypto card amid ongoing antitrust charges

29.10.2020
U.S. regulator's growing distrust in tech companies is not stopping them from extending their services into the crypto industry

US Bail Funds Are Seeing an Uptick in Cryptocurrency Donations

26.10.2020
The Bail Project, Chicago Community Bond Fund and Nashville Community Bail Fund take cryptocurrency donations not just in BTC, but also ETH and even BAT

How US authorities are using old AML tools to crack down on crypto

24.10.2020
With new changes to the Travel Rule up for discussion and a bevy of new cases in the courts, it's time to look at how U.S. AML law is shifting to cope with crypto

Cybercrime task force monitoring the global digital financial system

24.10.2020
Regulators are addressing the growing threat of transnational cybercrimes in the financial industry

Law Decoded: Government sandboxes, test beds and crypto compromises

23.10.2020
These week's news highlighted how governments test new regimes for cryptocurrency, which can be slow but is certainly some kind of progress

DOJ’s Crypto Framework Is ‘a Complete Disaster’ for Digital Privacy Rights

22.10.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement framework may pose a serious threat to the digital privacy rights of crypto users

Bitmex Fast-Tracks KYC Program as Regulators Tighten Screws on Anti-Money Laundering Rules

22.10.2020
Bitmex said Wednesday that it is fast-tracking its user verification program in order to comply with regulatory requirements. Users must now be fully verified by Nov. 5, 2020 “to continue trading on the platform,” it said. In a statement, the crypto derivatives exchange stated that...