DeFi Scores Major Win: DOJ Softens Stance on Money Transmitting Charges
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Assistant Attorney General, Matthew Galeotti, has provided a major boost for the DeFi…
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Holding Bitcoin Might Result in Jail Time for Pennsylvania Officials
A bill that bans holding Bitcoin for public officials as well as their immediate families has been introduced in the…
Tornado Cash’s Roman Storm Faces 5 Years for a Crime DOJ Now Says It Won’t Prosecute
A top Department of Justice official told an audience of crypto industry leaders Thursday that the U.S. government will no…
CFTC Opens Next Phase of Crypto Sprint, Seeks Public Input on Broader Rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proceeding with the third phase of its “crypto sprint,” a series of accelerated rulemaking…
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Assistant Attorney General Galeotti’s Talk Changes Very Little
Today, Acting Assistant Attorney General (AAAG) of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DoJ) Matthew Galeotti gave a…
LIBRA Soars 400% as $57M USDC Gets Unfrozen by Court
TL;DR US court unfreezes $57M USDC tied to Libra, sparking renewed market activity and a sharp rally.LIBRA token skyrockets 393%…
Wall Street Trade Groups Call for Rethink of Basel Crypto Standards
Major financial industry associations are demanding that global banking regulators pause sweeping crypto rules they warn will effectively bar banks…
Robinhood sues New Jersey, Nevada over sports contract threats
The derivatives arm of trading platform Robinhood has sued regulators in Nevada and New Jersey in a bid to head…
CFTC Wins Summary Judgment in $228M Crypto Ponzi Case
A federal judge has ordered Eddy Alexandre and his company EminiFX to pay $228.5 million in restitution to investors who…
UK Bitcoin ETNs Could Be a Bigger Deal Than People Expect
After four years in the wilderness, bitcoin BTC$115,244.11 exchange traded notes (ETN) are set to return to London and the…