Regulation

Reginald Fowler, a former NFL team owner, has been sentenced to six years of prison for operating as a “shadow bank” to the crypto sector, which involved over $700 million in unregulated transactions over a 10 month timespan in 2018. The 63-year-old, who was a co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, was sentenced to a total

The SEC’s latest complaint against Binance could point to why former Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks chose to step down in August 2021, only three months after his appointment. According to a June 5 tweet from cryptocurrency lawyer James Murphy — known on Twitter as MetaLawMan — the SEC complaint cites an “unnamed source” who ran

The announcement of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission suit against Binance, Binance.US and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) may have surprised the crypto community, but the SEC’s focus on the exchange was well known. The suit’s contents were met with a variety of reactions. CZ claimed in a tweet on the morning of

The lively discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) continues. Last week, dozens of AI experts — including the CEOs of OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic — signed an open statement with a single sentence: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”

It is a goal of many in the crypto industry to evolve the space and bring it into the mainstream, but the industry still faces constant criticism from and continues to be regulated by individuals who may not fully understand how it works. Regulatory bodies worldwide have been increasingly vigilant in addressing potential risks and

1 minute ago According to the regulator, Binance failed to register as a securities exchange and operated illegally in the United States. 10 Total views Listen to article Breaking news Join us on social networks The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed suit against Binance, its U.S. platform and Changpeng Zhao (CZ) in

Hong Kong — officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China — is a city of over seven million residents on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. The city is known for being pro-innovation and technology, and over the past year, it has introduced legislation to promote and

Officials in the European Union have discussed additional measures that would make artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, more transparent to the public. On June 5, European Commission deputy head Vera Jourova told the press that companies deploying generative AI tools with the “potential to generate disinformation” should place labels on their content

A parliamentary group in the United Kingdom has published its recommendations to the government for the crypto and digital asset sector. The list of recommendations includes the appointment of an official who will ensure a coordinated regulatory approach to crypto and digital assets.  To help policymakers better understand the crypto space, the Crypto and Digital

According to an official release from the court, an appeal against an earlier bail agreement by the State Prosecutor’s office was cast aside allowing Do Kwon and Terraform Labs’ chief financial officer Han Chang-Joon to await further legal proceedings under house arrest in the country. The court readopted bail terms originally set out in a hearing on

Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton has tipped less than a 3% chance for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to score an outright win against Ripple, as an end to the long-running lawsuit draws closer. The CryptoLaw founder has been a vocal advocate for Ripple against the SEC, which filed a lawsuit against the company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) is set to return $550,000 in donations it received from crypto exchange FTX prior to its collapse in November. The New York-based museum confirmed its intention to repay the funds to FTX debtors in a filing to the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on June 2 — the

Crypto influencers are taking an extra cautious approach to endorsement deals since the collapse of crypto exchange FTX last year, which has seen several celebrities hit with a lawsuit for their alleged role in its promotion.  In March, a $1 billion class-action lawsuit was filed alleging that eight influencers promoted “FTX crypto fraud without disclosing

Pro-XRP lawyer, John Deaton, suffered a phone hack on June 4 amid a relentless cyberattack over several days. CryptoLaw, an account created by the attorney representing over 76,000 XRP (XRP) tokenholders in the Ripple vs. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit, responded to the hacker’s tweet from the attorney’s account. CryptoLaw clarified that the

Just a month after bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX was seeking $4 billion from the also bankrupt crypto lender Genesis, it is now contesting a claim that it is entitled to nothing. According to a June 2 court filing in a New York Bankruptcy Court, the FTX debtors have raised an objection to Genesis’ estimation that

What do progressive Democrats, Republican national security hawks and Wall Street traders have in common? They are all apparently enlisting in United States Senator Elizabeth Warren’s “anti-crypto army.” The progressive senator’s reported alliance with Marc Cohodes, a Wall Street short-seller who profited from the recent carnage at crypto banks, is the latest example.  Crypto natives

Cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin was granted a payment provider license from Brazil’s central bank on June 2, according to local media reports. With the license, the company will launch its fintech solution MB Pay. “The approval of the Central Bank is a crucial step, as it allows us to continue expanding our business and providing

Bitcoin (BTC) miners in the United States can breathe a sigh of relief after a proposed tax on crypto mining did not make it into a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling that appears set to pass. The Digital Assets Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax proposal sought to charge crypto miners a tax equal

Lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee have released a draft discussion offering certain crypto assets a pathway to being labeled digital commodities. According to a discussion draft published on June 2, lawmakers proposed “establishing a functional framework” aimed at providing regulatory clarity for crypto firms in the United

Demox Labs has debuted a new wallet for the privacy-oriented Aleo blockchain network, according to a June 1 announcement. Called “Leo,” the wallet allows users to generate zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs within their browsers, letting them interact with Aleo’s ZK-based apps. Aleo is in its testnet phase but expects to launch a mainnet later this year.