Australia and the UK share their big picture of crypto: Law Decoded, Jan. 31–Feb. 6
While the British Treasury emphasizes the liberal approach, Australia goes
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Did dYdX violate the law by changing its tokenomics?
On Jan. 24, the dYdX Foundation, the entity responsible for the dYdX decentralized crypto exchange, announced “changes” to its tokenomics — the way it distributes tokens to early investors, employees and contractors, and, of course, the public.So, what’s uncommon about the situation? The project’s foundation, in agreement with dYdX Trading
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Arizona senator doubles down on crypto amid the winter of discontent: Law Decoded, Jan. 23-30
Even though this winter continues to stress test the case for Bitcoin (BTC) advocation, some lawmakers strive to put their names on the crypto hot list among the likes of United States Senators Cynthia Lummis and Pat Toomey. State Senator Wendy Rogers, 68, introduced two bold bills in the Arizona
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Kazakhstan Parliament Adopts Law Regulating Crypto Mining and Exchange – Regulation Bitcoin News
Lawmakers in Nur-Sultan have approved the final version of the law “On Digital Assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan.” The new legislation, including several other bills, regulates the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country and introduces a licensing regime for crypto miners and exchanges. Senate Votes on Crypto Law, Sends
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Sao Paolo Introduces Blockchain in Data Access Law – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Brazilian city of Sao Paolo has introduced the concept of blockchain in its municipal data access and transparency law. The concept of blockchain is defined as a technology that can be of use in this field, but the city has not defined the structures or the implementation for its
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Hive Ransomware Network Dismantled by American, European Law Enforcement – Bitcoin News
Law enforcement authorities from over a dozen countries in Europe and North America have taken part in disrupting the activities of the Hive ransomware group, the U.S. Justice Department and Europol announced. Hive is believed to have targeted various organizations worldwide in the past couple of years, often extorting payments
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UK's FCA Flagged Some Crypto Firms Seeking Regulatory Approval to Law Enforcement
Some of those investigations into financial crime or "direct links to organized crime" are ongoing, an official at the Financial Conduct Authority said. Source
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Enforcement goes on with Bitzlato action — Law Decoded, Jan. 16-23.
The good news of the last week is that Bitcoin (BTC) continued to review, making around 10% up from Jan.16 to Jan. 23. But it has yet to change a worrying trend of crypto companies making headlines due to their troubles with the law. The United States Department of Justice launched
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FBI Seizes Bitcoin From Overseas Scammers Who Posed as US Law Enforcement Officials – Featured Bitcoin News
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has seized bitcoin worth millions of dollars from overseas scammers targeting the elderly. The scammers posed as members of U.S. law enforcement agencies and tricked the victims into transferring money to them for “safekeeping.” FBI Says It Has Seized Bitcoin From Scammers Overseas The
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Objectors to FTX Using Sullivan & Cromwell as Its Law Firm Seek to Delay Court Hearing
Individual objectors have sought to delay an FTX hearing in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the district of Delaware scheduled at 10:00 a.m. EST on January 20, 2023 expected to be about whether FTX can retain the services of New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) amid allegations
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