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South Korean Kok Play Token Masterminds Reportedly Face Prosecution Probe, Investors 'Must Escape Now'
19.8.2022
South Korean prosecutors are reportedly set to investigate the company behind an Ethereum (ETH)-based altcoin named Kok Play over allegations of fraud.
The coin is, per its white paper, the brainchild of the Kok Foundation, and has been listed on a number of large international crypto exchanges....
US Trustee motions for examiner to probe Celsius’ ‘significant transparency issues’
19.8.2022
The Trustee overseeing Celsius’ bankruptcy case has requested an examiner to help shed the light on a number of complex issues
Philippine Regulator Warns the Public of Engaging With Foreign Crypto Service Providers
19.8.2022
The central bank of the Philippines, the primary regulator of the country’s crypto sector, has warned investors about engaging with unregistered and foreign crypto service providers. They “may present additional challenges on enforcing legal recourse and consumer protection...
NFTs and 'Insider Trading': How to Stay in Compliance
19.8.2022
Snežana Gebauer is Partner and Chris Walsh is Manager at global advisory firm StoneTurn.__________...
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Crypto.com Users Can Shop in 175 OTR Stores, BTG Pactual Launched Crypto Trading Platform, CDPQ Wrote Off Stake in Celsius + More News
18.8.2022
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Read More: Crypto.com Users Can Shop in 175 OTR Stores, BTG Pactual Launched Crypto Trading Platform, CDPQ Wrote Off Stake in Celsius...
Crypto Scam BitConnect Founder Reportedly Booked in India on Fresh Charges
18.8.2022
The legal woes of Satish Kumbhani, the discredited founder of crypto scam BitConnect, continue - Indian police have booked him after a lawyer told the authorities that he had been defrauded out of close to BTC 220 (USD 5.2m) through a series of scams perpetrated by Kumbhani and others....
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Law enforcement should give up trying to access everyone's data, says legal expert
18.8.2022
Ahmed Ghappour explained that sanctioning ideas can lead to criminalizing harmless associations with no ties to other criminal conduct
Do Kwon Reportedly Lawyers Up, Colombia May Fight Tax Evasion with Digital Currency, Unstoppable Domains Lunches App + More News
17.8.2022
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Legal Woes: Coinbase Faces New Class Action, IRS Allowed to Investigate SFOX' Customers, Another Objection in SEC-Ripple War
17.8.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase faces a new class action suit alleging the company unauthorizedly transfers and freezes funds and locks consumers out of their accounts for extended periods. Meanwhile, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been granted permission to look into the customers...
Fed Reminds Banks to Check for Legal Permissibility Before Offering Crypto-Related Services
16.8.2022
The Federal Reserve published an open letter Tuesday, signed by Director of Supervision and Regulation Michael Gibson and Director of Consumer and Community Affairs Eric Belsky, directing Fed-supervised banks to make sure they check that any crypto-related activities they want to undertake...
BitGo Lawyers Up, Hodlnaut Files for Protection, XP Launches Trading Platform, Ripple's and SBI Remit's New Project, No-Deals + More News
16.8.2022
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Read More: BitGo Lawyers Up, Hodlnaut Files for Protection, XP Launches Trading Platform, Ripple's and SBI Remit's New Project...
Coin Center Says OFAC’s Tornado Cash Ban ‘Exceeds Statutory Authority,’ Plans to ‘Engage’ With US Watchdog
16.8.2022
On August 15, the non-profit that focuses on policy issues facing crypto assets, Coin Center, published a blog post that says the organization is looking at the legality of the recent Tornado Cash sanctions enforced by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC)....
Celsius Saga Continues: New Filings Reveal ‘Delusional’ Plan for ‘Standalone Reorganization’, Says a Lawyer
16.8.2022
The drama surrounding the troubled crypto lender Celsius (CEL) continues, with a new omnibus reply and a PowerPoint presentation that outlines plans for a “standalone reorganization” described by one lawyer as “delusional.”...
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Galaxy Digital Terminates $1.2 Billion Bitgo Acquisition Deal, Crypto Firm Still Plans for Nasdaq Listing
16.8.2022
Galaxy Digital Holdings and the company’s CEO and founder Mike Novogratz announced the company has “exercised its right to terminate” a previously announced acquisition of Bitgo. According to Galaxy the termination of the deal was due to Bitgo’s “failure...
Judge Grants Ripple's Video-Related Subpoena Requests, Galaxy Digital Calls Off BitGo Acquisition, Monero Upgrade + More News
15.8.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________...
Read More: Judge Grants Ripple's Video-Related Subpoena Requests, Galaxy Digital Calls Off BitGo Acquisition, Monero Upgrade + More...
Peter Schiff to Liquidate Euro Pacific Bank in Settlement With Puerto Rican Regulator
14.8.2022
Gold bug Peter Schiff has settled with Puerto Rico’s financial regulator and agreed to liquidate his Euro Pacific Bank. Schiff stressed that he is not admitting to any legal wrongdoing. Peter Schiff Liquidating Euro Pacific Bank Gold bug and notorious bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff has settled...
Countries where Bitcoin (BTC) is legal
13.8.2022
Read this article to know why El Salvador and the Central African Republic (CAR) have adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender
Metaverse still not ready for virtual weddings and legal proceedings
13.8.2022
Since the legislative framework surrounding the Metaverse is quite gray, experts still don’t see the technology being used to settle legal issues
Destiny 2 Cheat Makers Claim Bungie’s Legal Strategy Is Throwing ‘S**t’ At The Wall
12.8.2022
Last year, Bungie filed a lawsuit against alleged Destiny 2 cheat maker AimJunkies claiming copyright infringement. Then, earlier this year, a judge dismissed most of that case, forcing Bungie to refile its lawsuit. Now, AimJunkies is fighting back, claiming in a press release that the former Halo...
Creditors Want to Pour Cold Water on Celsius’ Mined Bitcoin Sale Plans
12.8.2022
Celsius creditors want to block the bankrupt crypto lender from selling mined bitcoin (BTC) reserves – and have labeled the firm’s CEO previous attempts to reassure them as “empty and false.”
The company is filing for bankruptcy in New York, where the case is now being heard. But in a letter...