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Overstock Hit by Two More SEC Subpoenas in December
17.3.2020
The bitcoin-friendly retail company and the parent of security token marketplace tZERO says it was again subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the end of 2019
US Takes Regulatory Steps for Blockchain Technology Adoption
17.3.2020
To remain its leading position in the financial sector, the U.S. is moving towards blockchain adoption
Swedish Central Bank Bids to Host BIS Hub for Digital Currency Research
17.3.2020
Sweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking
Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Resigns to Oversee US National Banking System
16.3.2020
Coinbase’s chief legal officer is designated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to serve at major position at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Brave Browser Delivers on Promise, Files GDPR Complaint Against Google
16.3.2020
Brave files a formal complaint against Google — claiming it abuses GDPR rules
Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus
16.3.2020
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic
Bank of Russia Says New Digital Assets Bill Will Outlaw Crypto Trading, Issuance
16.3.2020
The central bank is in favor of digital securities, but maintains cryptocurrencies shouldn't be allowed in Russia
Extreme Social Distancing: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 1
16.3.2020
How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? What will the post-coronavirus world look like? First in an occasional series
Russia’s Central Bank Seeks to Ban Crypto Issuance and Circulation
16.3.2020
Russia’s crypto bill will ban crypto issuance and circulation, a legal exec at the country’s central bank says
Bitcoin’s Ransomware Problem Won’t Go Away
16.3.2020
By the end of 2019, at least $128 million in bitcoin had been paid to ransomware hackers. That's not good optics for a payment system
Zimbabwe Returns to Crypto as Reserve Bank Proposes Regulatory Sandbox
16.3.2020
Zimbabwe is now warming up to crypto as the infamous Zimbabwe dollar exists once again
US Woman Gets 13 Years in Jail After Funding ISIS With Cryptocurrency
16.3.2020
The woman fraudulently obtained credit card numbers in order to buy $62,000 in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
SEC Proposal Could (Eventually) Unleash Security Token Sales
16.3.2020
Companies looking to raise funds via security token offerings (STOs) might soon get some relief from regulatory burdens in the U.S
Crypto Is Brewing in Colombia: Active Adoption That Will Wake You Up
15.3.2020
The high popularity of cryptos among Colombians has made the country one of the leading references in the region
Data Transparency and Fake Trading Volumes — Institutionalizing Crypto
15.3.2020
Are data and transparency the things to open the crypto world to institutional investment?
US Sanctions Strategy and Crypto: The Cracks Are Showing in Iran
15.3.2020
The U.S. Treasury is working to enforce sanctions in crypto but economic war risks isolating the country
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....
French Court Moves the BTC Chess Piece — How Will Regulators Respond?
15.3.2020
In the end, the actual classification of BTC in the Nanterre court case may be less important than the mere fact that it is being classified
Some Indian Banks Ignore Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency, RBI Urged to Rectify
15.3.2020
Despite the Indian supreme court quashing the central bank’s ban on crypto, some major banks, including HDFC and Indusind Bank, are still arbitrarily declining to process crypto transactions. Banks say they are waiting for instructions to lift the ban from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....
Rhode Island Blockchain Act Seeks Regulatory Clarity for Crypto, Representative Place Explains
14.3.2020
Rhode Island’s recently introduced Blockchain Act also includes significant cryptocurrency implications