Crypto and Laws

• CFTC charges overseas trading company with engaging in illegal crypto transactions

  18 minutes ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 14

  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged an overseas trading company with "engaging in unlawful retail commodity...

• New Zealand’s tax authority asks crypto firms to turn over customer info

  1 hour ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 50

  New Zealand’s tax agency has requested that crypto firms in the country share their customers’ personal details and cryptocurrency asset values....

• Decentralized exchange DODO raises $5 million via private token sale

  3 hours ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 69

  Decentralized exchange DODO has raised $5 million via a private sale of its new DODO exchange token. The money was raised at a valuation of $50...

• Laino Group charged for running unregistered crypto futures platform

  3 hours ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 62

  The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ( CFTC ) has filed a civil enforcement action against Laino Group. The regulator...

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• Binance unveils a new ‘decentralized’ stablecoin system, Venus

  7 hours ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 130

  Crypto exchange Binance has unveiled a new “decentralized” stablecoin system called Venus. The system is built on the Binance Smart Chain and...

• China: Supreme People’s Court Issues Guidance on Similar-Case Searches

  7 hours ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 122

  (Sept. 28, 2020) On July 27, 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued guidance requiring courts around the country to conduct...

• Bitwise Bitcoin Fund raises $9 million from inflation-wary investors

  9 hours ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 155

  Crypto asset management firm Bitwise has raised about $9 million for its bitcoin fund. The detail was revealed in a regulatory form filed...

• EY launches Ethereum-based procurement solution for enterprises

  11 hours ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 214

  “Big Four” accounting firm Ernst & Young (EY) has launched an Ethereum-based procurement solution for enterprises. Dubbed EY OpsChain...

• Bitfinex expands beyond crypto, launches equity derivatives that settle in Tether

  13 hours ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 135

  Crypto exchange Bitfinex has expanded beyond the digital asset space by launching equity index derivatives that settle in Tether (USDT)...

• Uniswap becomes first DeFi protocol to hit $2 billion in total value locked

  14 hours ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 160

  Top non-custodial exchange Uniswap has become the first decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to cross $2 billion in total value locked (TVL)....

• SEC clarification letter offers support for crypto firms

  1 day ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 187

  The American Security and Exchange Commission has shown support to custodial broker-dealers like Coinbase through its SEC clarification letter...

• DeFi protocols break $10 billion in total value locked

  1 day ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 209

  There are now over $10 billion in assets locked across various decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols according to data from DeFi Pulse. The three...

• ICO project SoluTech settles charges of fraud and security law violations with SEC

  1 day ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 182

  The now shut-down blockchain start-up SoluTech has settled charges of fraud and security law violations with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

• SEC issues no-action letter in response to digital asset securities questions

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 281

  A September 25 letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared the way for additional means of using alternative trading...

• After unplanned movement of $150M in funds, KuCoin discloses hack

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 167

  Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has been hacked. In a blog post released on Friday night, the exchange disclosed that it had...

• DeFi protocol Aave launches new governance framework on mainnet

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 261

  DeFi lending protocol Aave has launched its new governance framework on the Ethereum mainnet, the Aave team announced on Friday.  Aave...

• Brazil: Fines to Bars and Restaurants in Rio de Janeiro Increased Due to Crowding amid Pandemic

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 199

  (Sept. 25, 2020) On September 18, 2020, the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Crivella, announced during a press conference an...

• OneCoin investors accuse BNY Mellon of playing role in $4 billion Ponzi scheme

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 181

  The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) is being taken to court over its alleged involvement in the $4 billion Ponzi scheme OneCoin, according to...

• [SPONSORED] Trade on the Original Global Cryptocurrency Exchange

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 111

  Bitstamp  is built for professional traders, yet intuitive enough for any investor. Since 2011, we have earned the trust of over four million...

• Centralized assets now constitute 40% of MakerDAO’s vaults

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 112

  New data interpretation from The Block shows that centralized assets comprise 40% of the collateral  locked in MakerDAO.  MakerDAO is a...