2019-3-18 14:55 |
Bitcoin deposits and banks remain a gray area in Israel after a court rules banks can refuse to accept deposits from crypto trades
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A court in Israel has once again ruled against a local bank which tried to close the account of a cryptocurrency related business without any due cause. This time a Tel Aviv court has determined that a bank can’t refuse to operate an account on behalf of a crypto miner.
2019-3-18 13:01 | |
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A Singapore court has ruled crypto exchange Quoine liable for reversing trades for a total of 3,092 bitcoin by market maker B2C2.
2019-3-14 12:30 | |
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An appeal made by Banco Santander against crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin has been dismissed, ruling that the bank must return the previously frozen funds to the company
2019-3-11 19:54 | |
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Sequel to the crypto banking ban by the central bank of India, there have been petitions, the Supreme court of India is all set to hear the petition. It has placed a demand on the Indian government to produce crypto rules and regulations to enable it to make a ruling on the existing cases.
2019-2-26 19:14 | |
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The central bank of Lithuania has updated its position on cryptocurrencies and tokens issued through initial coin offerings. The regulator has revised the definition of these assets specifying the conditions under which financial institutions can operate with digital money and accept crypto payments.
2019-2-21 01:30 | |
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Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Max has won in court the right to keep its checking account with Banco Santander. According to the presiding judge, the bank has not met its obligation to notify the crypto company of the closure in advance.
2019-2-14 23:10 | |
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The Senate of the U. S. state of Wyoming has passed a bill which defines cryptocurrency as property and establishes rules including for allowing banks to provide crypto custodial services. For secured transactions, however, the bill recognizes cryptocurrency as money subject to some of the same rules as money in the state.
2019-2-2 14:45 | |
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According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act.
2019-1-24 20:28 | |
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Samourai Wallet has announced that, due to the Google Play Store’s “new extremely restrictive policies,” a number of security features are being removed from the wallet. The developers have applied for an exemption to the new rules, but Google has rejected their request.
2019-1-8 11:35 | |
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Five cryptocurrency exchange operators including Coincheck have signed up to self-regulate under Japanese law. They have joined the self-regulatory association which, until now, has only accepted regulated crypto exchanges as members.
2019-1-5 16:10 | |
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Breaking: Chilean Anti-Monopoly Court Rules In Favor Of Local Crypto Exchanges In what can only be considered to be a landmark decision for the global crypto community as a whole, the Chilean anti-monopoly court has recently released an order that “grants protection” to local cryptocurrency exchanges by forcing banks to keep their accounts open— thus […]
2019-1-4 19:21 | |
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Chilean anti-monopoly court rules that local banks must keep crypto exchanges’ accounts open, despite Supreme Court decision
2019-1-4 02:00 | |
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A South Korean court rules in favor of Bithumb, GMO Internet leaves the crypto mining production sector, and more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest
2018-12-31 21:25 | |
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South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been acquitted of a lawsuit filed by an investor named Ahn Park. Park accused the trading platform of lax security measures which allowed hackers to steal his crypto holdings worth $355,000, reports Finance Magnets, December 26, 2018.
2018-12-30 07:00 | |
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Japan’s top financial regulator has published the final report outlining proposed rules for cryptocurrency service providers to follow. The rules address areas such as hacking incidents, coin listings, financial and price disclosures, margin trading, and crypto custodial services.
2018-12-29 09:15 | |
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The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly planning to ease the country’s regulation for initial coin offerings. The regulator is conducting a public hearing to relax rules on pre-sales and private token sales.
2018-12-21 11:00 | |
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According to an article published by The Irish Times, on December 17, 2018, the High Court Bench in Ireland made a groundbreaking ruling. Authorities stated that ether (ETH) held by criminals serving time for the sale of illicit drugs constitutes the proceeds of crime.
2018-12-20 02:00 | |
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The High Court of Ireland has taken the decision to proceed of Crime Silk Road Dealer’s funds. Neil Mannion held around €25,000 in ETH. The Irish Examiner reported that the case ‘broke new legal ground’ in terms of cryptocurrencies.
2018-12-19 19:48 | |
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The Supreme Court of Greece has ruled in support of a decision to extradite the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e to France
2018-12-20 18:23 | |
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The High Court of Ireland has ruled that 25,000 euros (approximately $28,400) worth of ethereum held by Neil Mannion, a 37-year-old man currently serving out a prison sentence for drug offenses, comprise proceeds of crime.
2018-12-18 21:55 | |
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Two United States congressmen have introduced two pieces of legislation to help prevent alleged cryptocurrency price manipulation while aiming to position the U. S. at the forefront of innovation within the digital asset industry.
2018-12-8 10:12 | |
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Joseph Christinat, the vice president of Nasdaq’s media team, has confirmed that the exchange will soon launch bitcoin futures. In a recent interview with a newspaper in the U. K. , Christinat revealed that the platform plans to start offering bitcoin futures contracts within the first half of 2019.
2018-12-6 18:40 | |
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In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of Chile has ruled that state-owned Bancoestado was justified in closing the accounts of cryptocurrency exchange Orionx without explanation. The judges ruled that the bank acted in compliance with laws on money laundering and terrorist financing, a threat allegedly posed by censorship-resistant, decentralized cryptocurrencies.
2018-12-6 14:30 | |
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South Korea’s incoming finance minister, Hong Nam-ki, has reportedly unveiled his government’s taxation plans for cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings. A task force consisting of experts from government agencies and the private sector will be formed to examine overseas cases to establish domestic cryptocurrency tax rules.
2018-12-4 11:15 | |
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South Korea’s incoming finance minister, Hong Nam-ki, has reportedly unveiled his government’s taxation plans for cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings. A task force consisting of experts from government agencies and the private sector will be formed to examine overseas cases to establish domestic cryptocurrency tax rules.
2018-12-4 11:15 | |
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On November 27, 2018, a California judge turned back the SEC’s request for an injunction against token company BlockVest, a company the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing for allegedly conducting an unregistered securities offering.
2018-12-1 22:36 | |
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In a world’s first, U. S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel (pictured) has ruled that an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is not a security. “In sum, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has not.
2018-11-30 21:01 | |
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The Indian government is edging closer to a final decision on how cryptocurrencies will be regulated after a panel set up to draft the rules confirmed that the document should be ready by next month.
2018-11-20 12:08 | |
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A South Korean district court has ruled that Nonghyup Bank, a major bank in the country, cannot block transactions to the account of cryptocurrency exchange Coinis based solely on the government’s anti-money laundering guidelines.
2018-11-1 08:35 | |
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After a year of the Chinese authorities effectively outlawing cryptocurrency and related activities in the country, a Chinese court has now ruled in favor of Bitcoin. While hearing a case involving digital currencies, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration said that owning and transferring Bitcoin is not forbidden by Chinese law.
2018-10-30 18:59 | |
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Back in 2008 when Bitcoin entered the market as the first of cryptocurrencies, only a few people really understood it. Just a few were willing to throw their money into developing the Bitcoin Network and its decentralized database.
2018-10-26 18:19 | |
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An arbitration body in China has said bitcoin should be legally protected as a property, despite the central bank's ban on crypto trading.
2018-10-26 09:45 | |
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A Canadian Court has recently ruled in favor of a Bitcoin ATM company which was sued by a user who fell victim to fraud. The victim was a woman who was tricked via a phone scam to deposit $62,500 into a Bitcoin ATM and send the money to an anonymous address belonging to the fraudsters.
2018-10-15 18:41 | |
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In a press release, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that virtual currencies will be classified as commodities.
2018-10-4 14:39 | |
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The US Federal Court has ruled that virtual currencies (like Bitcoin) are commodities – like coffee or oil. The judgement comes as part of a wider commodities fraud case, involving an (allegedly) illegitimate cryptocurrency called My Big Coin (MBC).
2018-10-4 13:04 | |
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A Chinese court has ruled that Ethereum enjoys the same legal protection as a property.
2018-10-1 09:15 | |
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In a court case of fraud allegations against My Big Coin Pay, a federal judge ruled that cryptocurrencies can be treated as commodities, even as legal discussions over its asset status continue. As reported by Reuters on Sept.
2018-9-28 21:17 | |
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In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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Since its implosion back in 2014, the Mt. Gox exchange hacks continue to loom large within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania determined recently it does not have jurisdiction in a case involving Gox victims and a bank closely associated, in effect condemning victims to redress their grievances […] The post Mt.
2018-9-13 09:40 | |
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U. S. V. Zaslavskiy, 17-cr-0647, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn), just might go down as a definitive case for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Many, many billions of dollars generated through initial coin offerings (ICOs) are now, according to a federal judge, considered under the jurisdiction of securities laws.
2018-9-12 12:35 | |
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A district court in the United States rules that tokens issued within tokensales and ICO should be subject to US securities laws.
2018-9-12 10:56 | |
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A federal judge has ruled against the defendant’s motion, which argued that two allegedly fraudulent ICOs should not be prosecuted as a securities violation.
2018-9-12 21:15 | |
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The Supreme People’s Court of China has issued a set of new rules on the trial of internet court cases, part of which is that blockchain can authenticate electronic data entered in as evidence. Blockchain Authentication The court’s ruling issued on Friday sets out new rules to guide the activities of internet courts, and protect […] The post Blockchain Evidence is Legally Binding, says China’s Supreme Court appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-9-7 17:35 | |
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A New York judge has issued a court order permanently banning a New York-based crypto promoter whose firm was accused of defrauding investors and failing to deliver on its promises. In his ruling, Judge Jack Weinstein stated that the crypto firm, CabbageTech Corp.
2018-8-28 22:00 | |
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A Chinese cryptocurrency trader who was sent bitcoin in error must repay an exchange even if it broke domestic rules, a Beijing court has ruled.
2018-8-9 17:25 | |
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Tezos Foundation has failed to convince the federal court to dismiss allegations of securities laws violations.
2018-8-9 08:51 | |
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The crypto exchange had to bring in the Court of Appeals to re-open its deposit account closed by Banco Estado. The legal ruling raised the issue of violating the right to equality before the law and that is not the first precedent of the kind in Chile.
2018-7-17 23:32 | |
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Finance In an ongoing dispute between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges in Chile, an appeals court has finally ruled in favor of one crypto exchange against one of the largest banks in the country. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Court of Appeals Ruling The Fourth Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Santiago has
2018-7-15 04:39 | |
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In an ongoing dispute between banks and cryptocurrency exchanges in Chile, an appeals court has finally ruled in favor of one crypto exchange against one of the largest banks in the country. Five major banks have also separately responded to lawsuits against them in court.
2018-7-15 03:35 | |
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He’s banned from running Binance for life — and says he plans to educate children and focus on philanthropy. But does that mean CZ’s days in crypto are truly behind him? Changpeng Zhao was the world’s richest inmate, with Forbes…
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission had – for a time – added Consensys to a list of crypto investigation targets, prompting the technology incubator company to sue it for overreach in federal court.
Abra has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations the platform, owned by Plutus Lending, inappropriately pushed Abra Earn to customers when the product qualified as a security that should have been registered, the agency said Monday.
Abra has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations the platform, owned by Plutus Lending, inappropriately pushed Abra Earn to customers when the product qualified as a security that should have been registered, the agency said Monday.
Attorneys for former FTX executive Ryan Salame are asking for 18 months in prison, citing his cooperation with authorities and remorse.
Consultants overseeing the liquidation of Celsius Network LLC have demanded a return of $2 billion from significant clients.
Jesse Powell sees CZ’s and Binance’s legal proceedings as a positive change, as “going after the most egregious offenders offshore would require effort.”