Investors cry foul over ‘trickery’ in Status Research case
The Swiss blockchain technology company is being sued under U.S. securities laws, with investors arguing that the U.S. rules should still apply to the firm’s unregistered digital tokens.
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Liquidators request greater powers in probing South Africa’s BTC Club
Mirror Trading International was forced into liquidation in December 2020, amid claims it was operating illegally and fraudulently.
Bitstamp introduces KYC for Dutch digital currency withdrawals
The digital asset exchange has said users will now be banned from withdrawals unless they are able to verify their ownership of external wallets.
Delaware Chancery Court approves temporary restraining order vs Ripple
The court approved the bid from investor Tetragon to prevent Ripple from buying any more XRP, or redeeming other investor stock, until Tetragon’s stake had been redeemed.
Treasury nominee Janet Yellen says illegal digital currency use a ‘particular concern’
Suggesting the government needs new tools to prevent money laundering through exchanges, Janet Yellen said many digital currencies “are used at least in a transactions sense mainly for illicit finance.”
How will the Biden administration approach digital currency?
Janet Yellen has addressed digital assets in her written testimony–her responses give us a look at how the Biden administration will approach digital assets
VanEck files for new ETF
VanEck has filed for a digital asset ETF that will track the MVIS® Global Digital Assets Equity Index rather than any underlying digital asset.
Georgetown law professor Chris Brummer up for CFTC chair
Joe Biden is expected to choose Chris Brummer to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission following the resignation of incumbent Heath Tarbert.
FinCEN extends consultation for digital currency wallet rule
The period for comments has been extended for a further 15 days to allow submissions on a proposed $10,000 limit per transactions.
The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 28: Tim Berners-Lee wants to reinvent Web, ECB calls for BTC regulation, earn Bitcoin with Haste
This week, we look into the internet’s iconic personalities, the unending regulatory saga of BTC, and a new Bitcoin-powered mobile game that is reminiscent of the old but still gold “Flappy Bird.”
Square is next in line for Craig Wright’s copyright enforcement action
Dr. Craig Wright began to launch actions against various groups who make the Bitcoin white paper and related materials available on their sites.
Surprised that Satoshi Nakamoto has returned for what is his? You shouldn’t be
Dr. Craig Wright’s recent decision to enforce his copyright claim to the Bitcoin White Paper may have come as a surprise to Bitcoin.org, Bitcoincore.org and Bitcoin.com, but it shouldn’t have.