Regulation

A diverse group of United States enforcement agencies has made official its cooperation on crimes related to the darknet and digital currency with the announcement of the Darknet Marketplace and Digital Currency Crimes Task Force on June 20. The new organization will target “cryptocurrency-enabled crimes” such as drug trafficking, money laundering, theft of personal information

Amid lawsuits against United States-based exchanges like Coinbase and Binance.US, an exec at a domestic digital asset firm has noted the legal implications of these recent enforcement actions for the industry. The era of trading cryptocurrencies as non-securities is coming to an end, according to Itai Avneri, chief operating officer at the blockchain trading firm

Despite seeing themselves as more “risk averse” than their older counterparts, nearly a third of all young Australian investors hold or have traded cryptocurrencies over the last year, a new study has found. In an Australian investor study from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), 46% of “next generation investors” — the report’s terminology for investors

Once again, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became the week’s headliner. Its intention to freeze the entirety of Binance.US’s assets got a reality check from U.S. district court Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who advised the regulator and the crypto exchange to negotiate a deal bilaterally.  The resulting agreement outlines measures for Binance.US

Macro Markets, hosted by crypto analyst Marcel Pechman, airs every Friday on the Cointelegraph Markets & Research YouTube channel and explains complex concepts in layperson’s terms, focusing on the cause and effect of traditional financial events on day-to-day crypto activity. Episode 13 of Cointelegraph’s Macro Markets begins by exploring why the United States Federal Reserve’s

Well-known crypto executives across the globe have donated to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, aiding in his legal defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by someone he accused of fraud. ZachXBT is known to his 412,900 followers on Twitter for his investigative work in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. On June 16, Jeffrey Huang, known as MachiBigBrother

Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, the CEO of Binance, expressed his happiness and sense of relief as the prolonged dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been successfully resolved. The SEC’s ongoing scrutiny had created a tense and uncertain period for the company, making the resolution a significant milestone. Nonetheless, as the regulatory

Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has made an announcement stating that Binance has officially issued a cease and desist notice to the fraudulent entity known as Binance Nigeria Limited.  On Sunday, June 18, the CEO took to Twitter to make the announcement. However, it’s worth noting that on June 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission,

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has warned that as Ripple’s case against the United States financial watchdog comes “to a close,” it is only the beginning of the battle for many others in the crypto industry, emphasizing that the fight for clarity “has to continue.’ Following a lengthy back and forth between Ripple and the United

United States Judge Amy Berman Jackson approved on June 17 an agreement between Binance.US, Binance, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), dismissing a previous temporary restraining order (TRO) that would freeze all Binance.US assets.  Judge Jackson said on June 14 she would prefer the parties reach an agreement on their own rather than have

Binance, Binance.US, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly revealed an agreement, late Friday, June 16, temporarily limiting access to customer funds exclusively to Binance.US employees. According to reports, the proposed agreement, pending approval from the overseeing federal judge, outlines measures for Binance.US to prevent any access by Binance Holdings officials to private keys

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has been sued for libel by one of the people he accused of fraud, according to a June 16 social media post. According to the post, Jeffrey Huang, known as “MachiBigBrother” on Twitter, has accused ZachXBT of damaging his reputation through false allegations. MachiBigBrother also posted an announcement stating that he is

Proof-of-work coins that had a fair distribution at their launch are the most likely to avoid being labeled as securities by the U.S. SEC, according to Bitcoin OG and educator Dan Held.  Last week, the SEC sued Binance and Coinbase, accusing them of offering a number of altcoins as  unregistered securities. As a result, many

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has terminated its services in the Netherlands, making an exit from the Dutch market after a bid to obtain a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license failed. The termination of services is effective immediately, and no new customers from the Netherlands can open an account with the crypto exchange. From July 17

A United States federal judge is reportedly weighing a proposal to split former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) criminal charges into two trials following a filing from prosecutors.  According to a June 15 report from the Wall Street Journal, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York was considering whether to dismiss or

Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CoinEx has been banned from operating in New York by Attorney General Letitia James. According to an announcement on June 15, over $1.7 million worth of the exchange’s funds were seized for allegedly failing to register as a securities and commodities brokerage. The agreement resolves a previous lawsuit against CoinEx from