Category Archive For "Law"
in CFTC, Coinbase, Government, Investments, IPO, Law, Regulation, SEC, STO
Law Decoded: Regulators Are Guarded But Getting There, July 3-10
This week has seen some major breakthroughs in disguise, reminding us of how regulation doesn’t all happen at once.
in ERC-20, Law, Regulation, Smart Contracts, Tokens
HBZ Investors Urge Court to Block Smart Contract Destruction
A class-action lawsuit seeks to prevent e-scooter firm Helbiz from destroying the smart contract underpinning its ERC-20 token.
in Ethereum, Law, Regulation, Tether, USDT
Tether Blacklists 39 Ethereum Addresses Worth Over $46 Million
Just after 100,000 in USDC were blacklisted by Centre, Tether blacklists 46 million Tether in Ethereum addresses.
in Blockchain, Blockshow, business, DLT, Law, United States, Voting
DLT Voting Would Likely Benefit Democrats: UNSW Professor
Professor Richard Holden thinks exploring distributed ledger technology for voting in US elections could put voter fraud lawsuits to bed.
New York Court Rejects Bitfinex Appeal Over $850M in Lost Funds
New York’s Supreme Court has rejected Bitfinex and Tether’s appeal in the ongoing dispute between the firms and the NY Attorney General over $850 million in lost funds.
in Circle, Ethereum, Law, Stablecoin
Centre Freezes Ethereum Address Holding $100K USDC
Stablecoin issuer Centre has confirmed they froze an Ethereum address holding $100,000 USDC at the request from law enforcement.
in Blockchain, CFTC, fraud, Law, United States
Prosecutors Expect Guilty Plea From Alleged $7m Crypto Fraudster
The operator of an allegedly fraudulent crypto escrow scheme accused of misappropriating $7 million from two clients is expected to plead guilty in September.
in Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Law, Regulation, SEC, taxes, Tokens, United States
Legal Implications of Secondary SAFT Sales, Part 2
Part 2 of this series continues to cover the legal implications associated with the sale of SAFTs and focuses on taxes related to tokens.
in Bitcoin, business, Cryptocurrencies, Law
Study: 89% Worry What Happens to Their Crypto After They Die
Millennials and Zoomers are the least likely crypto investors to have a plan for their digital assets should they die unexpectedly.
in Bitcoin, Crimes, Cryptocurrencies, Law, Technology
New Action Movie Features Billion Dollar Crypto Theft
New movie “Money Plane” features a plot about a heist from a ‘bulletproof casino in the sky’ carrying $1 billion in crypto.
in Law, Pavel Durov, Regulation, SEC, Security, Telegram, United States
SEC’s Cryptomom Peirce Believes US Capital Markets Can ‘Transform People’s Lives’
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce wants to see new crypto projects get a fair shake at U.S. capital markets.
Monaco Passes New Security Token Laws, but Acting on Them Is Not Easy
The government of Monaco has passed a new bill introducing the establishment of a security token framework.
in Court, Encryption, Government, Law, Privacy, Regulation, Security
Law Decoded: Independence Day Sees Challenges to Privacy, Property and Security, June 26–July 3
Bitcoin isn’t property under new Russian ruling while authorities in the U.S. and the EU challenge encrypted networks in this week’s Law Decoded.
in Bitcoin, Blockchain, CFTC, Cryptocurrencies, Government, Law, Regulation, Ripple, SEC, Security
Ripple Likely Sold XRP in an Unregistered Securities Offering
The former CFTC chair’s analysis stating that Ripple’s XRP is not a security might be wrong.
in Law, Marketing, onecoin, Ponzi Scheme, Regulation, Scams, Singapore
OneCoin Marketing Scam Operator Fined $72,000 in Singapore
A Singapore man was fined $72,000 for operating a multi-level marketing scheme linked to the Ponzi scheme OneCoin.
in Blockchain, Crimes, Drugs, Encryption, Law, Police, Privacy
Authorities Take Down Biggest Criminal Chat Network Yet
Authorities across Europe take down an organized crime syndicate that used an encrypted chat network to coordinate their illicit activities.
in Blockchain, Coinbase, Law
Court Likens Coinbase to a ‘Traditional Bank’ in Child Porn Appeal Case
A court has likened Coinbase to a “traditional bank” in rejecting an appeal from a convicted child porn purchaser who appealed using the Fourth Amendment.
in Bitcoin, Crimes, Law, Regulation, Russia
Russian Court: Theft Of 100 BTC Isn’t A Crime Because Bitcoin Isn’t Property
A Russian court turned down a request from a victim of a 100 Bitcoin theft seeking restitution, with the court arguing that cryptocurrencies have no legal status.
Russia: Bitcoin Activity Rising Despite Strict Law Proposals
As Russia draws up new strict cryptocurrency legislation, P2P Bitcoin exchanges and crypto trades in the country rise significantly.
in Government, Law, Politics, Regulation, YouTube
Stefan Molyneux Gets $100K in Crypto Donations After YouTube Ban
White supremacist Stefan Molyneux received roughly $100,000 in donations following the removal of his YouTube channel.
