United States

California man sentenced to 2 years in jail over illegal $25M BTC ATM operation
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3 June, 2021

California man sentenced to 2 years in jail over illegal $25M BTC ATM operation

Kais Mohammad pleaded guilty to the charges of money laundering, operating unlicensed money transmitting business and failing to maintain an...
US court rules against SEC in its quest to access Ripple’s legal advice
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2 June, 2021

US court rules against SEC in its quest to access Ripple’s legal advice

A New York judge ruled against the securities regulator’s motion to access the Ripple’s memos through which it sought to...
SEC calls on Congress to implement regulations for digital currency exchanges
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2 June, 2021

SEC calls on Congress to implement regulations for digital currency exchanges

In a recent hearing, SEC chair Gary Gensler pointed out that exchanges are growing increasingly important, but there are very...
IRS right to tax mined digital currency as income under consideration in federal court
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1 June, 2021

IRS right to tax mined digital currency as income under consideration in federal court

The court heard arguments from a Tennessee couple who were charged tax on the creation of 8,876 units of Tezos...
Exposure to Tether scheme now reaches as far as NBA
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31 May, 2021

Exposure to Tether scheme now reaches as far as NBA

Regulators have waited too long to act on so-called stablecoins, to the point where exposure to schemes like that being...
SEC charges ‘BTCTre’ Trevon James and others who promoted BitConnect
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31 May, 2021

SEC charges ‘BTCTre’ Trevon James and others who promoted BitConnect

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it will commence action against a group of well-known online "influencers" associated with...
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