Experts in law, blockchain technology and crypto take on the question: Could the U.S.’s First Amendment regulate the legality of Bitcoin as free speech? There is a concept that exists in the crypto space that effectively states: Bitcoin (BTC) is code, code is speech and speech is protected under United States law. We asked legal […]
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Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority has released guidance on regulatory requirements for payments on the blockchain under FINMA supervision. Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has released guidance on regulatory requirements for payments on the blockchain under FINMA supervision. The new guidance for virtual asset service providers, published on Aug. 26, applies to blockchain service […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: the Bank of Japan is bullish on blockchain tech, while exchanges and crypto firms are introducing new offerings. Japan is a friendly jurisdiction for cryptocurrency trading and development, having eliminated the consumption tax on Bitcoin (BTC) trading in 2017, after which it recognized the coin as legal tender. This week in Japan, […]
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Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm, announces the launch of a real-time compliance alerts solution, with service for 15 cryptocurrencies. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has launched transaction alerts for suspicious exchanges of a range of cryptocurrencies. In a post published on the firm’s blog on Aug. 22, Chainalysis announced the launch of alerts for suspicious cryptocurrency […]
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A man apprehended for selling two pounds of meth to an undercover agent pleaded guilty to running a $25 million money-laundering scheme using Bitcoin. A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty to running a $25 million Bitcoin (BTC) money laundering scheme and sale of methamphetamine. Possible life sentence News outlet U.S. News reported on Aug. 23 […]
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Maxine Waters, the chair of the House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, says continuing to review Facebook’s crypto activities is on its fall agenda. Representative Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, says the committee will continue to review Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra and the corresponding digital wallet Calibra. […]
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An Australian woman has pleaded guilty to stealing $450,000 worth of the cryptocurrency XRP last year, and will face a hearing in October. Australian citizen Katherine Nguyen has pleaded guilty to stealing $450,000 in XRP — over 100,000 tokens — in January 2018. Local news channel 7News Sydney reported the latest about the case on […]
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Two Indian-origin Canadians are charged in the U.S. with a $230K Bitcoin fraud using a fake Twitter account of HitBTC exchange. Two Canadians of Indian origin were charged in the United States with a $233,220 Bitcoin (BTC) fraud using a fake HitBTC account on Twitter. Scammers posed as HitBTC customer service on Twitter Karanjit Singh […]
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A new petition has emerged in opposition to a bill restricting cash and digital currency transactions in Australia of over 10,000 AUD. More than 7,000 people have signed a new petition against drafted cash restrictions in Australia, different drafts of which include and exclude digital currencies from proposed limits. Earlier this week, Robert Barwick, director […]
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Binance is seeking to navigate U.S. crypto regulations in partnership with little-known firm BAM Trading Services… Binance is expected to launch its upcoming exchange platform in the United States by the end of the year, with the company’s executive estimating that the platform will launch within “a month or two.” In the interview, Changpeng Zhao […]
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