Crypto and Laws

• In first, Swiss regulator issues banking license to two blockchain firms

  26-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 356

  Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued banking and securities dealers’ licenses to two new blockchain firms -...

• US lawmaker remains concerned about Facebook’s Libra crypto, after meeting Swiss officials

  26-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 241

  Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters says she remains concerned about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, after meeting officials in...

• US authorities block Bitcoin and Litecoin addresses on drug activity

  26-8-2019 Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 301

  In the latest turn of events, the United States, US authorities block Bitcoin and Litecoin addresses owned by a group of three unidentified...

• The BitMEX Insurance Fund is up 50% since the beginning of 2019; holds more than $300 million

  26-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 284

  The BitMEX Insurance Fund has increased to holding over 31,300 bitcoins or approximately $314 million. This means the fund managed by the...

• 25-year-old pleads guilty to operating unlicensed crypto exchange, money laundering

  25-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 278

  A Los Angeles man has agreed to plead guilty to a $25 million money-laundering operation, facilitated in part by a cryptocurrency exchange and a...

• Lawsuit by Oracle Corp claims trademark violation by VC firm CryptoOracle

  25-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 313

  Oracle Corporation et al. v. Crypto Oracle LLC, et al., Case № 3:19-cv-04900 (N.D. Cal. filed August 15, 2019)[NMR] Brands, brands, brands....

• Veritaseum asks court to lift asset freeze

  25-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 268

  Securities and Exchange Commission v. Reggie Middleton and Veritaseum., Case №19-cv-04265 E.D.N.Y., 8/19/19, Defendants’ “Memorandum of Law in...

• Israel: Supreme Court Rules Interim Government May Not Appoint Public Officials in the Absence of Essential Urgent Needs

  25-8-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 177

  (Aug. 23, 2019) On August 19, 2019, Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the appointment of Ophir Cohen as director general of the Ministry of...

• Bitmain buying 600K more crypto mining chips that could bring $1.2 billion in profit – Report

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 392

  Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain Technologies has reportedly placed a new order to buy 600,000 mining chips. “A supply chain person close to...

• Saudi Arabia: Law on Passports Amended to Allow Women to Travel Abroad Without a Male Guardian

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws Library of Congress 373

  (Aug. 23, 2019) On July 30, 2019, the king of Saudi Arabia issued Royal Decree M/134 , amending Royal Decree M/24 of August 28, 2000, on...

• At least 3 members considering cutting ties with Facebook’s Libra project – Report

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 363

  At least three of the 27 companies which are part of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project are reportedly evaluating whether to disassociate...

• Securitize gets approval from SEC to become first crypto securities record-keeper

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 153

  San Fransisco-based digital securities issuing platform Securitize became the first “blockchain-focused agent” to get SEC approval.  The company...

• Crypto startup Circle is raising $100 million for its new venture fund

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 176

  Cryptocurrency startup Circle is planning to raise a $100 million venture capital fund for its equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest. The...

• Venezuelans can now shop with crypto, including BTC and BNB, at retailer Traki’s 49 stores

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 301

  Traki, one of the largest chains of department stores in Venezuela, is now accepting payments in ten cryptocurrencies and tokens, including...

• RBI must respond to cryptocurrency exchanges within two weeks, court rules

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws Cryptopolitan 231

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been given two weeks by the Supreme Court to resolve the concerns raised by the cryptocurrency exchanges...

• Libra getting examined in antitrust probe by EU’s executive body

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 204

  Facebook’s bold “ new global currency ,” Libra , was hit by an antitrust probe from regulators in the European Union because it could unfairly...

• Three drug lords have their Bitcoin and Litecoin addresses blacklisted by US Treasury

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws CryptoSlate 150

  OFAC and FinCEN announced a coordinated effort to sanction three Chinese nationals for an international drug trafficking operation with...

• Blockchain Gaming Part IV: The road ahead

  23-8-2019 Crypto and Laws TheBlockCrypto 211

  This is Part IV, the last in a multi-part comprehensive series on blockchain-based gaming by Zane Huffman : Twitter @jeffthedunker The...