Crypto and Laws

• Compute North sued two months before declaring bankruptcy

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 188

  Bitcoin mining host provider Compute North is facing a lawsuit from one of its partners for failing to return almost $1.4 million after an...

• What’s next for DAOs? Breaking down the CFTC’s latest enforcement action

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 179

  On Sept. 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Ooki DAO in the U.S. District Court for the Northern...

• DAOs wrestle with how to winterize their war chests

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 184

  Quick Take DAO treasuries have declined significantly since the start of the year. Many DAOs were caught unprepared for the downturn...

• Kraken’s compliance lead shifts over to crypto exchange Binance

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 159

  Crypto exchange giant hired Steven Christie to lead its compliance efforts after five years working at rival exchange Kraken as senior vice...

• Harmony announces update on Horizon Bridge attack recovery plan

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 168

  The Harmony protocol team announced an update for its community and partners regarding its asset-recovery proposal, intending to preserve...

• Switzerland: Paid Parental Leave of Two Weeks for Adoptions Available Starting 2023

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 191

  Starting January 1, 2023, Swiss parents who adopt a child younger than four years old will be able to take two weeks of paid parental leave. The...

• Multicoin’s Kyle Samani on when token models make sense

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 229

  Episode 90   of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded live at SALT New York 2022 with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Research Director George...

• Layer by Layer Issue 46: Cosmos, Solana, and NEAR

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 227

  Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape,...

• Bitso introduces crypto QR payment tool in Argentina

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 248

  Bitso soon will launch a new QR code payment tool in its wallet app that allows shoppers in Argentina to pay with crypto at a wide array of...

• CFTC files lawsuit against decentralized autonomous organization

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 231

  In a first, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued a decentralized autonomous organization, including the holders of governance...

• UK’s new bill aims to help law enforcement seize, freeze crypto

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 236

  The United Kingdom has introduced a new bill that would make it easier for law enforcement agencies to freeze and seize crypto assets. The...

• Bitcoin mining stock report: Thursday, September 22

  6 days ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 281

  Almost all bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block trended downwards Thursday, as bitcoin continued to trade around the $19,000 mark. The...

• Russian officials could approve cross-border settlements in crypto: Reports

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 226

  Russia’s finance ministry and central bank reportedly have agreed on a bill to allow cross-border settlements in crypto, reversing the Bank of...

• Russia’s financial regulators agrees on crypto use for international payments

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 293

  Russia’s deputy finance minister Alexei Moiseev has said that the country’s apex bank and the finance ministry reached an agreement...

• Lit Protocol raises $13 million, announces new cloud wallet app platform

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 194

  Lit Protocol, an open source utility, raised $13 million in new funding, the company announced on Thursday.  The fundraising round was led...