CFTC Official Backs Winklevoss Brothers’ Crypto Self-Regulation Bid CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz has expressed approval over a virtual commodities SRO proposed by Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.… Read More
CFTC Moves to Cement Authority Over Crypto Fraud Cases The CFTC cited a U.S. district judge’s recent ruling that cryptocurrencies are commodities to show standing in a separate fraud case it is pursuing.… Read More
Report: South Korea Could Ease Its ICO Ban South Korea’s ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) could be relaxed in the months ahead, according to a new report.… Read More
Crypto Miner Genesis Hit With Cease-and-Desist Order Genesis Mining has been ordered to stop operating in the state of South Carolina, according to a cease-and-desist order released last week. … Read More
Bitfinex’ed Strikes Back: Lawyer Warns Bitfinex on ‘Threats’ Against Blogger Blogger Bitfinex’d hires lawyer Stephen Palley, who says that if he finds Bitfinex is behind threats against his client, “there will be consequences.”… Read More
EU Can’t Ban Bitcoin Mining Over Energy Concerns, Official Says Cryptocurrency mining is perfectly legal in Europe and only subject to standard electricity rules, according to an EU commissioner.… Read More
Monero Mining Malware Attack Linked to Egyptian Telecom Giant Thousands of devices allegedly affected by malware across Egypt, Turkey and Syria.… Read More
Former Thai Finance Minister Calls for Crypto Regulation A former Thai official is calling for brining proper regulation on all cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings in the country. … Read More
ICOs: Fix the Problem Before the SEC Fixes It for You If you sold tokens to unaccredited investors, or otherwise have not complied with the federal securities laws, make it right before the SEC finds you.… Read More
Dutch Finance Minister Calls for ICO Regulations The finance minister of the Netherlands has called for new regulations around cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings. … Read More