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Russian Court Takes Crypto Exchange Binance off Website Blacklist
21.1.2021
A court in the Arkhangelsk region had ruled last summer that the site should be blocked, but Binance wasn't notified until months later
Nebraska Lawmaker Introduces Bills That Would Permit Banks to Custody Crypto
21.1.2021
Senator Mike Flood hopes to pass the bill in order to make Nebraska a financial technology hub and create new jobs
Former Ripple Board Member Tapped to Lead Biden’s OCC: WSJ
21.1.2021
The Wall Street Journal is reporting former Treasury official Michael Barr will replace Brian Brooks as Comptroller of the Currency
Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Among Those Frozen by Biden Pending Review
21.1.2021
President Joseph Biden has frozen all agency rulemaking, including former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s controversial proposal on “unhosted wallets,” according to a prominent cryptocurrency lawyer. The story is developing and will be updated
European Commission, ECB Unite to Consider Potential Pitfalls of the Digital Euro
20.1.2021
The digital euro project may get underway in mid-2021 after a period of reviewing any "policy, legal and technical questions" by the two institutions
Trustee of Collapsed Exchange to Ask Court to Resolve Crypto vs. Fiat Creditor Claims Tussle
20.1.2021
Bankruptcy trustee EY is trying to resolve a dispute over how to value cryptocurrencies recovered from QuadrigaCX
Bitfinex Says It’s Nearly Done Turning Over Documents to NYAG
19.1.2021
The document production process has already stretched over a year
Janet Yellen Says Cryptocurrencies Are a ‘Concern’ in Terrorist Financing
19.1.2021
The U.S. should examine how it can curtail the use of crypto for illicit financing, the former Fed Chair said
Thieves Grab $451K in Cash From Hong Kong Crypto Trader
19.1.2021
The robbers lured a female cryptocurrency trader into an office and threatened her with a weapon, according to a report
Enjin Coin Becomes First Gaming Cryptocurrency Whitelisted for Use in Japan
19.1.2021
ENJ has been given the official nod by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a self-regulatory body
Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency
18.1.2021
Stephen Harper said "the number of things that people use as reserves will expand," but the U.S. dollar will still retain its dominant role
Livecoin Exchange Announces Closure After December Hack
18.1.2021
Following an alleged December breach, the trading platform now says it will close and repay users any remaining funds
Australian Bitcoin Trader Takes Banks to Tribunal After Sudden Account Closures
18.1.2021
The trader had operated a registered digital currency exchange, but said he was unable to continue operating without banking services
Iran Reportedly Seizes 45K Bitcoin Mining Machines After Closure of Illegal Operations
18.1.2021
The mostly ASIC devices used to mine bitcoin are said to have been consuming 95 megawatts per hour of electricity at a reduced rate
Kraken to Halt XRP Trading for U.S. Residents
15.1.2021
Clients residing outside the U.S. will be unaffected
Wireline Settles SAFT Suit With SEC; Peirce Partially Dissents
15.1.2021
Wireline is now barred from distributing the tokens it promised investors in its 2018 SAFT sale
Bitcoin Worth $1.2M Seized From India Hacker
15.1.2021
"Shreeki" allegedly hacked government portals, bitcoin exchanges and poker sites
Liquidators of South African Bitcoin Trading Club Request Greater Probe Powers
15.1.2021
Placed under provisional liquidation last month, Mirror Trading had claimed to be able to offer returns of 10% a month using bots to trade client's bitcoin
EU Parliament Receives Petition Seeking to Establish Crypto Crime Victims’ Fund
15.1.2021
The petition asks the EU to take a tiny fee on crypto transactions to be pooled into a fund for victims of fraud and hacks
DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet ‘Horror Story’ a ‘Fiction’
14.1.2021
“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case