Legal News

Legal developments, lawsuits, and compliance updates impacting the blockchain industry.

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Regulation

The SEC finally admits what caused the mess US crypto was in before Trump took power

U.S. crypto companies were being regulated twice — now regulators say they’ll try to fix it.

3 weeks ago

Crime

US Secret Service has seized over $100 million worth of crypto since 2015

An assistant director of the US agency revealed that the federal agency tracks Bitcoin transactions on blockchain.

4 years ago

Regulation

Ireland to bar political parties from accepting crypto donations

The new political integrity laws seek to protect Irish elections against foreign interference.

4 years ago

Hacks

North Korean hackers are targeting leading crypto organizations

Arthur Cheong claims the North Korean government sponsors the hackers, making them resourceful and sophisticated.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Belarusian crypto exchange stops trading for Russians over war in Ukraine

The Belarusian crypto exchange Currency.com announced on Tuesday they will put a halt on trading on behalf of Russian citizens following Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine.

4 years ago

Legal

Ex-Ethereum dev given 5 year sentence over helping North Korea evade sanctions

Virgil Griffith was warned against attending a crypto conference in North Korea but he refused to heed the warning.

4 years ago

Legal

Former SEC Director accused of corruption, how might this affect the Ripple case?

Empower Oversight release emails which show former Director William Hinman had a relationship with Ethereum, casting further doubt on the agency's credibility to as an impartial organization.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Binance gets in principle approval to operate in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi has become the third Middle Eastern jurisdiction to grant Binance regulatory approval after Dubai and Bahrain.

4 years ago

Adoption

Mallers’ Bitcoin payment demo was staged but Chicago store will accept crypto soon

We can exclusively reveal that the store used in Mallers' Bitcoin 2022 demo video is planning to accept Bitcoin but is not currently able to process crypto transactions.

4 years ago