Don’t Let the Crypto Circus in Congress Fool You Washington understands cryptocurrency better than this week’s circus on Capitol Hill suggests, writes Michael J. Casey. … Read More
G20 Eyes October Deadline for Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Standard G20 member countries are looking at an October deadline for reviewing and implementing a global AML standard on cryptocurrency assets.… Read More
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Forms Political Action Committee Coinbase formed a Political Action Committee, though it is unclear which candidates it plans to support at this time. … Read More
Malta Says Crypto Rules Aren’t Yet In Force The latest crypto laws passed on the island of Malta haven’t quite taken effect just yet.… Read More
India’s Supreme Court Pushes Crypto Banking Ban Hearing to September A Supreme Court decision on the Reserve Bank of India’s efforts to bar crypto firms from receiving banking services has been pushed to September.… Read More
BitFunder Operator ‘Close to’ Plea Bargain in SEC Fraud Case The operator of defunct bitcoin investment platform BitFunder is negotiating a plea deal over criminal charges laid against him by the SEC. … Read More
Police Force Confiscates 295 Bitcoins from Criminal in UK First A British county police force has become the first in the country to have successfully seized and sold bitcoins obtained in a criminal case. … Read More
UK Begins Research on Law Reform for Use of Blockchain Smart Contracts The U.K. Law Commission has launched research investigating reforms that would bring legal clarity to the use of blockchain-based smart contracts.… Read More
US Consumer Finance Watchdog Opens Regulatory Sandbox to Blockchain The CFPB is launching a regulatory sandbox to encourage innovation in new tech such as blockchain, acting head Mick Mulvaney announced Wednesday.… Read More
US Congressman Calls for Ban on Crypto Buying and Mining A U.S. congressman called for banning all U.S. residents from buying or mining cryptocurrencies during a hearing Wednesday.… Read More