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Judge Grants Ripple's Video-Related Subpoena Requests, Galaxy Digital Calls Off BitGo Acquisition, Monero Upgrade + More News
15.8.2022
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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...
BlackRock Doubles Down on Bitcoin, UNCTD vs. Crypto, DoJ Not Happy With Celsius + More News
11.8.2022
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Read More: BlackRock Doubles Down on Bitcoin, UNCTD vs. Crypto, DoJ Not Happy With Celsius + More News
Crypto Exchanges Hotbit and Bitfinex Face Regulatory Headwinds
11.8.2022
China-based crypto exchange Hotbit has suspended withdrawals after its assets were frozen due to an ongoing investigation. Meanwhile, Tether's sister company Bitfinex is ostensibly facing legal investigation in the US.
Hotbit announced Wednesday that it has suspended trading, deposit, withdrawal...
Moroccan Capital Markets Regulator Launches Fintech Portal
11.8.2022
The Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), the capital markets regulatory body in Morocco, announced recently that it has launched a fintech portal on its website. The new portal has been created in order to facilitate exchanges between the regulator and “companies involved in...
Ripple Reportedly Eyes Celsius' Assets, New Crypto Rule from SEC, Risky Metaverse + More News
10.8.2022
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Read More: Ripple Reportedly Eyes Celsius' Assets, New Crypto Rule from SEC, Risky Metaverse + More News
Crypto Turmoil Latest: Nuri Files for Insolvency while CoinFlex Files for Restructuring
10.8.2022
The crypto winter continues to claim victims, with German crypto exchange Nuri and Africa-based CoinFlex being the latest to make moves.
Nuri GmbH, one of Germany’s largest crypto exchanges, has filed for insolvency with a Berlin court, the company said in an announcement on Tuesday....
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Thailand Plans to Tighten Crypto Oversight, Giving Central Bank More Powers to Regulate Digital Assets
10.8.2022
Thailand is reportedly preparing to amend its law on digital assets to tighten the oversight of the crypto sector and empower the Thai central bank to oversee the sector. “Right now, the central bank has no room to enter into the regulatory framework except for notifying that cryptos are...
Iran Goes Crypto, Ethereum Classic Camp Is Against Ethereum PoW Fork + More News
9.8.2022
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'Most Significant Legal Action' Against Crypto in US, Hodlnaut Halts Withdrawals, Zipmex Releases Ethereum & Bitcoin + More News
8.8.2022
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Nayib Bukele Attributes Tourism Recovery in El Salvador to Bitcoin, Surf, and Crime Reduction
7.8.2022
Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, declared that the speedy recovery of tourism in the country had to do with three elements, including surfing, bitcoin, and overall crime reduction. El Salvador was one of the 15 countries that managed to take their tourism incomes to pre-pandemic numbers...
Nepal Prepares to Issue Digital Currency, Drafts Necessary Amendments
7.8.2022
A task force in Nepal has proposed legal changes allowing the country’s central bank to issue its own digital currency. The move comes after a study indicated that such an initiative is feasible and recommended certain provisions that would authorize the regulator to proceed with...
Binance CEO Meets Central African Republic Leader — President Touadéra Says Meeting Was a ‘Truly Remarkable Moment’
7.8.2022
After meeting the leaders of Ivory Coast and Senegal in July, the CEO of the cryptocurrency Binance, Changpeng Zhao, revealed in a tweet that he had recently met the President of the Central African Republic (CAR). Some of the topics discussed by the two were focused on “education...
Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Fraud in Countersuit Over $44B Deal — Twitter Subpoenas Binance and Other Firms
7.8.2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused Twitter of fraud in his countersuit against the social media company. Twitter filed a lawsuit against the billionaire to force him to go through with the $44 billion deal to buy the platform. “The Musk parties bring their counterclaims for breach of contract...
Former Coinbase Manager Pleads Not Guilty To Wire Fraud Charges
4.8.2022
In what is described as the first insider trading case related to crypto in the US, a former product manager at major exchange Coinbase and his brother have pleaded not guilty to wire fraud charges.
The defense is based on the assumption that cryptoassets are not securities or commodities,...
Professor Warns SEC That Its Move Against Coinbase Is a ‘Serious Mistake’
3.8.2022
A former advisor to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned that the agency would be making a “serious mistake” if it proceeds with a probe into Coinbase and other major crypto exchanges.
As reported, the SEC is reportedly set to move ahead with an investigation into...