Crypto and Laws

• U.S. largely compliant with FATF crypto recommendations

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  The FATF crypto recommendations compliance report of out and the United States has scored high marks. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has...

• Singapore: Government Distributes Reusable Masks to All Households

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 165

  (Apr. 6, 2020) In remarks on the coronavirus situation delivered on April 3, 2020, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the government...

• 2019 blockchain patent filings show Chinese firms taking the lead

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 220

  Quick Take Over 5,800 blockchain patents were filed in 2019 according to data from Google Patents Leading the charge are Chinese-based firms...

• Crypto exchanges report uptick in user registrations, trade volumes as coronavirus pandemic batters the global economy

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 120

  Quick Take Major cryptocurrency exchanges appear to remain unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact At least seven...

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• Crypto exchange Kraken taps Marco Santori as chief legal officer

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 83

  Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange company, has hired veteran industry lawyer Marco Santori as its chief legal officer. The exchange firm...

• Gemini is adding support for Brave browser’s BAT token

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 80

  Crypto exchange Gemini is adding support for Brave browser’s BAT token later this month. Announcing the news on Monday, Gemini said users...

• Poloniex launches token sale platform, with Tron’s decentralized stablecoin system as first project

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 74

  Crypto exchange Poloniex has rolled out a new token issuance platform called “LaunchBase." Announced on Sunday, the platform's first...

• All major currencies are outperforming Bitcoin since the stock market peak

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 68

  Quick Take Gold and Treasuries are outperforming the dollar while Bitcoin and equities have lost ~25% as of today Out of the 20 largest...

• South Korea’s central bank begins pilot program for testing digital currency 

  2 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 91

  The Bank of Korea, the country’s central bank, has launched a pilot program for testing digital won. Announcing the news on Monday, the central...

• GAO Innovation Lab job posts highlight the quiet push for more blockchain expertise in government

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 315

  When visiting USAJOBS.gov – the Web portal for U.S. government job posts – one might come across two listings for the Government Accountability...

• Shift in payments habits because of coronavirus fears could bolster central bank digital currencies: BIS

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 202

  A shift in payments behavior brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic – and concerns that physical cash might be a vector for the disease's spread –...

• Court partially dismisses lawsuit involving a crypto sale at Necker Island’s 2017 blockchain conference

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  Once upon a time, all the way back in 2017, people would travel – on planes!  without masks! – to conferences in places like Necker Island, eat...

• Bitcoin trading volume on exchanges grew 61 percent in Q1 compared to previous quarter

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  Bitcoin trading volumes across The Block 22 exchanges saw a significant uptick during the first quarter of 2020. The volumes reached over...

• Top crypto exchanges, token issuers named in Friday barrage of U.S. class-action lawsuits

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  Well-known crypto market players and companies were hit by a barrage of new lawsuits filed Friday in New York federal court.  Eleven new...

• U.S. Crypto Rating Council adds support for IOTA, BAT, and USDC

  4 days ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 188

  The uncertainty surrounding whether some definite digital currencies make up for securities is becoming extremely significant within the...

• SEC charges Texas couple in fraudulent water-backed crypto token scheme

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 116

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued a Texas couple for allegedly defrauding hundreds of investors through three investment...

• Blockchain firm Factom begins dissolution process after failing to source additional funding

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 108

  Blockchain firm Factom has begun the process of dissolution following its failure to solicit additional funding to address its dire financial...

• Galaxy Digital’s head of trading strategy departs following February layoffs

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 97

  Quick Take Joshua Lim, head of trading strategy, is the latest departure from Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Lim’s exit follows...

• Egypt: Authorities Adopt Preventive and Relief Measures Aimed at COVID-19 Outbreak

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 104

  (Apr. 3, 2020) With the number of people in Egypt infected with the coronavirus nearing 1,000 during the month of March 2020, the prime minister...

• EU report notes how blockchain tech could help with public benefits delivery

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 116

  A newly-published report from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) details how blockchains...