Vanbex sells Rocket and CryptoTaxes to crypto exchange Hyperion Technologies amid ongoing investigation into alleged fraud during ICO. Securities and cryptocurrency exchange Hyperion Technologies acquired two products developed by blockchain consulting firm Vanbex Labs, which is currently under investigation in British Columbia. Vanbex announced in a post published on its blog on Sept. 4 that […]
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Stablecoins have exploded in popularity in 2019 — but there are plenty of challenges that lie ahead for this type of cryptocurrency in the future. What will 2020 hold for stablecoins? Big launches and some further regulatory drama are increasingly likely. Keep an eye on Facebook and Walmart to see how their projects progress, and […]
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The super-rich in India prefer Bitcoin to altcoins as one in ten plan to invest in cryptocurrency, according to a new survey. High net-worth individuals (HNIs) in India are more likely to invest in Bitcoin than other cryptocurrencies, according to a new Huru India survey, FinancialExpress reported on Aug. 30. Digital currencies were the fourth […]
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EY, the auditing firm working on the QuadrigaCX bankruptcy case, asked a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge to move the proceedings to Toronto. EY, the Big Four accounting firm appointed to work on the QuadrigaCX crypto exchange bankruptcy case, wants to move the proceedings from Halifax to Toronto. Local news outlet The Star reports on […]
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U.S. court cases against crypto and blockchain firms are inconclusive, but international cases appear to be showing clear support for cryptocurrency. Over the last 24 months, all major legal systems have been floundering to develop a regulatory framework that can be applied across the blockchain industry. This lack of a standard foundation has led to […]
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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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Binance unveils its own project to rival Facebook’s Libra, Bitcoin’s dominance may not be what we all thought, and WhatsApp plots digital payments launch. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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The bank has failed in its duty to respond to complaints over the ban it instigated last year, judge rules. India’s supreme court has slammed the country’s central bank over its handling of a cryptocurrency business ban and ordered it to address complaints. Judge: RBI has not properly responded to representation In the latest session […]
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A Canadian judge has dismissed a motion to set aside an asset freeze in a civil forfeiture case involving the purported FUEL token. A Supreme Court judge in British Columbia (BC), Canada, has denied a motion to set aside an asset freeze, which was requested by the defendants in a multimillion dollar cryptocurrency fraud case. […]
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The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that Bitfinex is in the jurisdiction of the state’s Attorney General, allowing for a continuation of its investigation. Disclaimer: This story is breaking and will be updated shortly with further details. The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that the New York Office of the Attorney […]
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