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
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
Coinbase Says It Now Has Regulatory Approval to List Security Tokens The exchange says it has got the go-ahead to acquire three regulated firms, the first step in a plan to offer tokens deemed as securities in the U.S.… Read More
Russians Indicted for US Election Hacks Used Bitcoin to Fund Operations Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.… Read More
US Judge Delays Crypto Fraud Ruling Pending CFTC Response A judge in New York has postponed a decision on a crypto fraud lawsuit until the CFTC can explain how it calculated damages. … Read More
Federal Judge Wavers As CFTC Seeks Injunction in Crypto Fraud Case The CFTC is wrapping up its case against accused fraudster Patrick McDonnell – but the hearings in New York this week have been anything but simple. … Read More
SEC Settles Trader Lawsuit Tied to Blockchain Firm Stock Sales Two Nevada men have settled with the SEC over alleged illicit trading of a claimed blockchain company’s stock.… Read More
FINRA Wants to Know All About Member Firms’ Crypto Activities The U.S. financial self-regulatory body is asking member firms to submit every detail of their existing or future activities in cryptocurrency. … Read More
Another Ripple Lawsuit Claims XRP Is A Security A third investor in three months is suing Ripple on grounds that the XRP cryptocurrency is a security issued by the firms. … Read More
International Task Force Notes Use of Cryptocurrencies in Financial Crime Tax authorities from five different nations are coming together to combat international financial crimes, with a focus on cryptocurrencies.… Read More