SEC Subpoenas Another Firm Following Claimed Blockchain Pivot Long Blockchain, which made headlines last year when its stock surged following a blockchain pivot, has been subpoenaed by the SEC in the U.S.… Read More
Arizona Bitcoin Trader Gets Jail Sentence for Money Laundering A former bitcoin trader from Arizona has been sentenced to 41 months in jail for laundering drugs money with crypto.… Read More
SEC Chief Got Into ‘Heated’ Debate on Crypto, Official Says A newly released transcript from an SEC roundtable showcases the passionate discussion around crypto within the agency.… Read More
The SEC’s Hester Peirce Isn’t a Bitcoin Champion, Just a Regulatory Realist Regulators like the SEC shouldn’t be acting as gatekeepers to new technologies like bitcoin, according to Commissioner Hester Peirce.… Read More
Coinbase Taps Regulation Veteran for First-Ever Crypto Compliance Chief Coinbase has announced the appointment of its first-ever chief compliance officer as it moves to become a licensed broker-dealer.… Read More
Another US County Hits Pause on Crypto Mining Power Requests Franklin, Washington State, is the latest U.S. county to have suspended new utility applications from crypto mining farms over spiking power demands.… Read More
A Blueprint for Reforming the Crypto Token Market The Token Alliance, a Chamber of Digital Commerce initiative, has laid out guidelines for how token sponsors and regulators can meet in the middle.… Read More
Winklevoss Brothers Bitcoin ETF Rejected By SEC for Second Time The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again rejected an effort by investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to list a bitcoin ETF.… Read More
South Carolina Ends Cease & Desist Orders Against Crypto Startups South Carolina’s securities regulator has ended cease-and-desist orders against two blockchain startups, public documents revealed Thursday.… Read More
CFTC Chair Says Regulator Is ‘Behind’ on Blockchain The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is “falling behind” in understanding blockchain technology, chairman Christopher Giancarlo said. … Read More