Crypto and Laws

• South Korea’s biggest bank is set to launch crypto custody service

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 177

  KB Kookmin, the largest bank in South Korea, is set to launch crypto custody service for assets such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). The bank...

• Prosecutor wants crypto scammers to stay in jail despite fears of Corona Virus outbreak

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 190

  New Jersey prosecutor Craig Carpenito is fighting the request of two alleged crypto scammers wanting to be released from a county jail due to...

• Stablecoins off to a strong start in 2020

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 109

  Quick Take While 90% of the total stablecoin outstanding value still resides within Tether, USDC has seen the same pace of growth as Tether...

• Ex-CFTC chief’s digital dollar initiative adds 22 new advisors, will release white paper in the next two months

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 200

  "Crypto dad" Christopher Giancarlo's digital dollar initiative has named 22 new advisory members and is set to release a white paper in the next...

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• Israel: Supreme Court Rules Coronavirus Pandemic Does Not Justify Delay in Electing Knesset Speaker

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 118

  (Mar. 26, 2020) On March 23, 2020, the Supreme Court, by an extended panel of five justices, ordered the Knesset (Israel’s parliament)...

• Negative interest rates have arrived in the U.S. Stablecoin issuers say they’ll maintain 1:1 parity with the dollar

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 125

  Quick Take Negative yields have arrived in the U.S., but stablecoin issuers seem less concerned  All top five stablecoin issuers told The...

• Blockchain data firm Coin Metrics raises $6M from Highland Capital Partners, Fidelity and others

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 104

  Blockchain analytics startup CoinMetrics has raised a $6 million Series A funding round led by returning investor Highland Capital Partners....

• CME Group board of directors nominee says the firm should start mining bitcoin

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 106

  Dante Federighi, a nominee for CME Group's upcoming board of directors election, has proposed that the company start mining bitcoin and other...

• Mexico: Constitutional Amendment on Tax Forgiveness Passed

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 86

  (Mar. 26, 2020) On February 25, 2020, Mexico’s Congress passed a constitutional amendment generally prohibiting tax forgiveness except in...

• US weekly jobless claims soar to over 3.2 million

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 93

  The U.S. Department of Labor reported a historic jump in the number of Americans seeking jobless benefits this past week, perhaps the most glaring...

• Bitcoin’s mining difficulty sees the second-largest drop in history

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 193

  Bitcoin’s mining difficulty, an indicator of competition among bitcoin miners, has seen the second-largest decline in the network’s history....

• 2 stimulus draft bills proposed in US Congress

  1 week ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 167

  United States House Democrats amidst the entire coronavirus pandemic have tabled stimulus draft bills to create a digital dollar and digital...

• CoinJoinXT and CoinJoin Unlimited: stealthier Bitcoin mixing

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 121

  Quick Take CoinJoins are incredibly useful, but are often detectable on-chain CoinJoinXT and CoinJoin Unlimited are privacy techniques...

• Blockchain project Solana raises $1.76M from its launch auction on CoinList

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 131

  Blockchain project Solana has collected $1.76 million from its launch auction on CoinList, bringing its total raised to $25.6 million. The...

• Do digital wallets solve the Coronavirus safety issue?

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 133

  In the wake of the Coronavirus epidemic while cryptocurrency seems to be the only industry flourishing. The million-dollar question; would...

• Coinbase Wallet to let users lend out crypto and track interest earned across multiple DeFi platforms

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 144

  Coinbase Wallet has integrated with decentralized finance (DeFi) apps to let users lend out crypto assets and track interest growth directly on...

• Physical gold is in short supply as investors chase safety from coronavirus turmoil

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 129

  The world is facing a shortage of physical gold amid supply chain interruptions, investor flights to safety and major actions by the U.S. Federal...

• England and Wales: New Powers to Prevent Knife Crime to Be Piloted Across London

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 83

  (Mar. 25, 2020) On March 4, 2020, the government of England and Wales introduced new Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPO) under part 2 of the...

• White House, Congress reach $2 trillion stimulus deal amid coronavirus concerns

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 188

  The White House and Congress leaders have struck a mega $2 trillion stimulus deal to provide economic relief to Americans amid coronavirus...

• ASX further delays launch of blockchain settlement system – this time due to coronavirus

  2 weeks ago Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 297

  The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has further postponed the launch of a blockchain settlement system - this time due to uncertainty related...