Crypto and Laws

• The runaway success of Uniswap’s token raises an old question: is it a security?

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 275

  The decentralized finance (DeFi) world waited months for Uniswap — the top decentralized exchange protocol by trade volumes — to go live with a...

• DEXs rake in the retail volume while institutions stay on the sidelines

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 195

  Quick Take DEXs are enjoying a moment in the sun relative to professional and institutional venues  The trend reflects improvements to the...

• Italy: Parliamentary Investigation Commission Established to Review Protection of Minors in Care

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 152

  (Sept. 18, 2020) Law No. 107 of July 29, 2020 , a new law creating a Parliamentary Investigative Commission to investigate the activities of...

• This artist is tokenizing his body, selling tattoo ‘lots’ for stablecoins

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 169

  It's no secret that Crypto Twitter is a pretty wild — and at times bizarre — place, and it might have just gotten a little weirder.  South...

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• [SPONSORED] LMAX Digital: recognized as the primary price discovery venue for Institutional clients trading crypto currencies.

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 134

  Continuing its solid growth trajectory with over $110 billion traded to date, LMAX Digital is clearly satisfying the need of the Institutional...

• Industry investment firm Blockchain Capital joins the Libra Association

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 142

  Blockchain Capital has joined the Libra Association as its twenty-seventh member. Announcing the news on Friday, the association said...

• South Korean police summon Bithumb chairman for alleged fraud

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 158

  The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has reportedly summoned Lee Jung Hoon, the chairman of Bithumb, for alleged fraud. South Korea's state-run...

• The Interchange: The Evolution of Crypto Lending

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 325

  Quick Take Highlights from The Block Webinar on ‘The Evolution of Crypto Lending’ This research piece is...

• Bitfinex and Tether still have to turn over documents says New York trial court judge

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 328

  A New York trial court judge has again ruled that Bitfinex and Tether must turn over requested documents to the New York Attorney General office...

• As network costs rise, Coinbase will require Pro customers to pay withdrawal fees

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 287

  Coinbase Pro customers will now have to pay crypto withdrawal fees based on an estimate of the network transaction fee, the cryptocurrency...

• BRD collaborates with other blockchain enterprises to expand banking possibilities

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 295

  BRD wants to meet banking industry regulatory needs Tech company partners with others to provide KYC and AML solutions This collaboration will...

• ‘It doesn’t need me:’ yearn.finance’s Andre Cronje on the protocol’s path to decentralization

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 189

  In the fast-paced world of decentralized finance, the people behind the protocols are sometimes just as captivating as the protocols themselves....

• DEX volumes continue to soar in September, crossing almost $15 billion month-to-date

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 191

  The rapid increase in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes continued its upswing in the month of September, after increasing significantly last...

• Uzbekistan: Codes Amended to Increase Criminal and Administrative Responsibility amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 124

  (Sept. 17, 2020) On March 26, 2020, the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed a law amending the country’s...

• DEX aggregator ParaSwap raises $2.7 million in seed funding

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 109

  Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator ParaSwap has raised $2.7 million in seed funding. The round saw participation from 32 investors,...

• Decentralized exchange Uniswap goes live with a governance token, dubbed UNI

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 158

  Uniswap has officially gone live with its governance token, dubbed UNI. One billion tokens have been minted, according to a blog post , which...

• Mapping out Framework Ventures’ portfolio

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 189

  Quick Take Framework Ventures is an SF-based venture firm focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) that was founded by Michael Anderson and...

• Russian nationals charged with extorting over $16.8M from crypto exchange customers

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 157

  Two Russian nationals have been charged with defrauding three cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers in a series of crimes that involved...

• Germany: Rules for Foreign Investment Control Tightened

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 147

  (Sept. 16, 2020) On July 17, 2020,  an amendment to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz, AWG) that...

• U.S. indictments against Chinese hackers include allegations of ‘crypto-jacking’ attacks

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 139

  U.S. prosecutors have indicted five Chinese nationals for their involvement in a wide-ranging cybercrime campaign that includes cryptocurrency...