Vortex Blockchain’s Registration Revoked for Failure to File Reports With SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission said it accepted a settlement offer by Vortex Blockchain Technologies to have its registration revoked for failing to file any […]
Policy & regulation
Money Reimagined: ‘They Starve’: The Ugly Side of the US’ KYC-AML Obsession
At a 2015 blockchain event, Nairobi-based bitcoin pioneer Elizabeth Rossiello answered an audience question about the impact on Somalians of a recent shutdown in remittance […]
Digital Ruble ‘Promising,’ Pilot Likely in 2021, Says Bank of Russia Chief
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank might pilot its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) at the end of 2021, said head of the Bank of […]
Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations
Spanish National Police have arrested the operator of cryptocurrency arbitrage firm Arbistar 2.0 in a crackdown on the platform that researchers and investors allege to […]
DOJ’s Crypto Framework Is ‘a Complete Disaster’ for Digital Privacy Rights
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent crypto enforcement framework is a threat to digital privacy rights, according to an attorney for the Electronic Frontier […]
Pelosi, Kudlow Signal Market-Moving US Stimulus May Wait Till After Election: Report
U.S. administration officials and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi broached the possibility of passing the pandemic-relief package after the Nov. 3 election, indicating that a deal […]
Nigeria Protests Show Bitcoin Adoption Is Not Coming: It’s Here
As protests sweep across the country, with multiple regions placed under curfew, Nigerians are using social media and bitcoin in their fight against police corruption. […]
PayPal Granted New York’s First ‘Conditional BitLicense’ to Offer Crypto Services
Canonical crypto regulator, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted the first “conditional BitLicense” to PayPal for a partnership with Paxos […]
Ban All Ransomware Payments, in Bitcoin or Otherwise
We all know it’s illegal to kidnap someone and ask for a ransom payment. But should it also be illegal for the victim to pay […]
US House Speaker ‘Optimistic’ About Reaching a Stimulus Pact: Reports
Why this matters to the crypto world: 1. Because the price of bitcoin and equities have been strongly correlated in recent months. Because the stimulus […]