US Charges Indian Citizen in $3.4 Billion Crypto Ponzi Scheme Bitconnect – Regulation Bitcoin News
The founder of the $3.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme Bitconnect has been charged in the United States. “If convicted of...
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European Parliament to Cancel Vote on Crypto Assets Framework – Regulation Bitcoin News
The European Parliament will not hold a planned vote on crypto regulations after texts that can be interpreted as an...
Central Bank of Argentina Prepares New Regulations for Digital Wallets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Central Bank of Argentina is reportedly working on a new group of regulations seeking to control the totality of...
Senator Rand Paul Warns the US Has Similar Statutes to Emergencies Act in Canada – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Rand Paul says “statutes that allow presidents or heads of state to invoke emergencies are very, very dangerous.”...
EU Members Want to Task New AML Watchdog With Crypto Oversight, Report Unveils – Regulation Bitcoin News
A group of EU nations have reportedly been lobbying to entrust oversight of the crypto space to a new anti-money...
Grayscale Investments Asks Investors to Help Convince SEC to Approve Bitcoin Spot ETF – Regulation Bitcoin News
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, has launched a campaign aimed at convincing the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Bitcoin’s censorship resistance capacity enters the spotlight, Feb. 14–21
Amid the barrage of last week’s regulatory news, from rumors of Joe Biden’s upcoming executive order on digital assets to...
Privacy rules, tax shelters and the future history of art
After a banner year of 2021 for individual object sales through nonfungible tokens (NFTs), 2022 is poised to be the...
Fed Bans Senior Officials From Cryptocurrency Investing – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Federal Reserve has banned its senior officials from investing in cryptocurrency. “Officials covered by the new rules will have...
Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Amended Virtual Assets Law – Regulation Bitcoin News
Ukrainian lawmakers have approved an updated version of legislation tailored to regulate the country’s crypto economy. The bill, which was...
US State Wants to Lead in Crypto Acceptance — Colorado to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments This Summer – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. state of Colorado is preparing to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments, said Governor Jared Polis. “We expect to...
SEC Scrutinizing Crypto Exchange Binance US — Chair Gensler Stresses ‘Basic Investor Protection’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly scrutinizing the U.S. arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance over trading firms...
Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act to End Freedom Convoy Protests — Canada’s Terrorist Financing Rules Now Cover Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Canadian government has invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau....
Crypto Lending Platform Charged — Blockfi Agrees to Pay $100 Million in Penalties – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged cryptocurrency lending platform Blockfi in a first-of-its-kind action. The crypto lender...
NH Governor Signs Executive Order to Bring ‘Regulatory Certainty’ to Cryptocurrency Industry – Regulation Bitcoin News
The governor of the U.S. state of New Hampshire has signed an executive order establishing a commission on cryptocurrencies and...
