Crypto and Laws

• Hacker steals $950,000 from crypto vanity address as exploits continue

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 187

  A hacker has stolen $950,000 in ether from a crypto wallet via the same vanity address exploit linked to an attack on trading firm Wintermute last...

• United Kingdom: Agreement Between UK and India Provides Mutual Recognition for Higher Education Qualifications

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 164

  On July 21, 2022, the governments of the United Kingdom (U.K.) and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to recognize each other’s...

• Banking giant Nomura invests in payments firm Fnality

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 217

  Japanese banking giant Nomura has invested in London-based blockchain payments firm   Fnality , according to  an  announcement from...

• South Korea says Interpol has issued a red notice for Do Kwon, Bloomberg says

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 197

  Prosecutors in South Korea claim Interpol has issued a red notice for the arrest of Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon, according to a Bloomberg report ....

• Bitcoin and ether sink lower, Fed fights inflation with new rate hike: This week in markets

  3 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 302

  Bitcoin and ether were both down over the past week after another volatile week of trading in which macroeconomic sentiment continues to guide...

• Ethereum transaction costs have fallen sharply since last November

  4 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 237

  The cost of transacting on the Ethereum network has significantly declined since the eye-popping days of 2021’s DeFi Summer and the subsequent...

• CoinFlex creditors overwhelmingly back restructuring plan in early voting

  4 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 204

  CoinFlex's creditors have overwhelmingly backed the Seychelles-based crypto exchange's restructuring plans in the early hours of voting on the...

• Robot Ventures taps UMA founder as partner

  4 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 251

  Pre-seed venture capital investment firm Robot Ventures hired a former Goldman Sachs trader Hart Lambur as a partner, the firm announced on...

• Disney hiring transaction lawyer for ‘aggressive’ NFT and DeFi plans

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 263

  The Walt Disney Company is looking to hire a transaction lawyer to explore emerging technology opportunities, including NFTs, working at an...

• Tether’s USDT stablecoin goes live on Polkadot

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 215

  Tether Limited has launched its USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin on Polkadot, an interoperable network connecting several proof-of-stake blockchains....

• Vitalik Buterin expects Zcash and Dogecoin to migrate to proof-of-stake model

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 222

  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expects two other proof-of-work blockchains, Zcash and Dogecoin, to transition to proof-of-stake consensus in...

• New Kraken CEO Ripley seeks growth, not a clash of crypto titans

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 183

  Although incoming Kraken CEO Dave Ripley acknowledges he has "big shoes to fill," he laid out an ambitious strategy on how the company plans to...

• Compute North’s CFO details the firm’s collapse amid first-day filings

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 227

  A series of filings is providing more color on why Compute North filed for bankruptcy protection just one day after the firm began the Chapter 11...

• Bitcoin mining stock report: Friday, September 23

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 399

  The majority of bitcoin mining stocks traded downward on Friday, as bitcoin spent most of the afternoon below the $19,000 mark.  Marathon...

• Cipher Mining seeks to raise up to $250 million in stock market offering

  5 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 214

  New York-based Cipher Mining aims to raise up to $250 million in a stock market offering of its common stock, a Sept. 21 regulatory filing shows...