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ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security
22.6.2021
U.S. securities regulators are still going after ICO cheats from the 2017-18 bull market. Initial coin offerings raised tens of billions of dollars during the last major cryptocurrency bull market
US Senator Urges Treasury Secretary to ‘Make Significant Revisions’ to FinCEN’s Crypto Proposal
13.6.2021
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey has urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to “make significant revisions” to the proposed crypto regulation by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the planned adoption of the guidance issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Senator...
Blockchain will thrive once innovators and regulators work together
15.5.2021
Emerging technology such as blockchain can change the world for the better, but regulation and innovation must work in tandem
The crypto FBAR: Implications beyond
17.4.2021
What crypto owners should know if crypto accounts fall within the new Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts regulations
Report Claims the FBI Uses Bitcoin Mixers During BTC Forfeiture Processing
11.4.2021
Over the last eight years, U.S. law enforcement has seized a great number of bitcoins and at one time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held one of the largest bitcoin wallets after the Silk Road takedown. A recently published report shows the FBI has started using cryptocurrency mixing...
Former Chainalysis brass is now FinCEN’s acting director
2.4.2021
Michael Mosier will replace Kenneth Blanco as the U.S. government agency’s acting director
US Treasury’s Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Is Unconstitutional, Warns Civil Rights Group
31.3.2021
The New Civil Liberties Alliance has objected to FinCEN’s proposed crypto wallet rule, calling it “unlawful.” In addition, the group says that the U.S. Treasury’s “planned ‘crackdown’ on cryptocurrency holders’ private wallets is an unconstitutional...
Proposed FinCEN rule is a 'grave threat to personal privacy,' says Coin Center
16.3.2021
In its latest comment, the advocacy group goes after the proposed requirement to create currency transaction reports for crypto transactions
Powers On... The battle for digital asset supremacy and the consequences of U.S. capitulation
11.2.2021
Why is the U.S. dragging its heels on crypto and blockchain regulation, as the rest of the world forges ahead with financial innovation?
Amid hiring spree, Blockchain Association adds Token Taxonomy Act guru to team
9.2.2021
The former aide to Representative Davidson will join crypto's leading trade association
US Resident Operated Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Business – Faces 25 Years in Jail
2.2.2021
An Ontario man based in San Bernardino County of the U.S. has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of illegally operating a bitcoin to cash exchange business. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the man, Hugo Sergio Mejia, 49, operated the unregistered exchange business between...
FinCEN’s Wallet Rule Aims to Close Crypto-Cash Reporting Gap, Official Says
1.2.2021
FinCEN Deputy Director Michael Mosier encouraged commenters to provide practical, technical feedback on the rule
Crypto industry jumps into lobbying in response to FinCEN
28.1.2021
The Blockchain Association's ranks swell as firms look to aid their work in keeping crypto transactions peer-to-peer
FinCEN Extends Crypto Rulemaking Review Period as Senate Confirms Janet Yellen
27.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a notice extending the comment period for its crypto wallet proposal. The extension came shortly after the U.S. Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the new U.S. Treasury Secretary. FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Crypto Wallet Rulemaking...
State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy
26.1.2021
Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime
FinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto Rules
26.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is further extending a comment period for a controversial proposed rule that would require crypto exchanges to gather and store counterparty information for transactions to unhosted wallets. FinCEN announced the move Tuesday, saying all comments...
The United States updates its crypto AML/CFT laws
24.1.2021
The U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism laws: Where will these updates lead the crypto space?
Joe Biden Freezes FinCEN’s Crypto Wallet Rulemaking — US Crypto Regulations Under Review
22.1.2021
New U.S. President Joe Biden has frozen all agency rulemaking, including the proposal by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) relating to cryptocurrency wallets. Biden will appoint someone to “review any new or pending rules,” the White House has announced. FinCEN’s...
President Biden freezes FinCEN's proposed crypto wallet regulations
21.1.2021
President Joe Biden has frozen all regulatory processes including proposed FinCEN rules detrimental to the crypto industry
State of Crypto: What the Crypto World Should Watch for in the Biden Era
19.1.2021
The incoming president has already announced he would tap pro-crypto, pro-regulation Gary Gensler to lead the SEC, but a number of other names and issues remain outstanding