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Craig Wright Could Have ‘Bamboozled’ Andresen During Private ‘Satoshi’ Signing Session: Trial Witnesses Explain
Expert witnesses on behalf of Hodlonaut say Wright could have used any number of tricks to fool Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen into believing he was Satoshi. дальше »
2022-9-17 01:32
ECB Picks Amazon, Nexi, 3 More to Prototype Digital Euro Apps
The European Central Bank will test how well the technology underlying a digital euro integrates with prototypes developed by companies. дальше »
2022-9-17 18:50
SEC Sues 2 Crypto Advisory Firms and Their Owner for Misappropriating Investors’ Funds
The complaint alleges the firms' owner lied to investors about where their funds were deposited in a Ponzi-like scheme. дальше »
2022-9-17 18:41
SEC's Crypto Guidance Pushes US Banks to Rethink Custody Projects: Report
The guidance suggests that customers' crypto assets should be treated as liabilities by lenders, which could be "prohibitively costly" for banks. дальше »
2022-9-16 13:45
Biden’s Executive Order Produces Few Answers in Crypto Reports From US Treasury
The White House and federal agencies, including the U.S. Treasury Department, laid out in greater detail what they see as concerns around digital assets, as well as possible benefits, but specific regulations are still yet to come. дальше »
2022-9-16 13:00
SEC’s Gensler Signals Extra Scrutiny for Proof-of-Stake Cryptocurrencies: Report
Speaking after the Merge (but not specifically about Ethereum), SEC Chair Gary Gensler said proof-of-stake cryptos could be investment contracts that subject them to securities regulations. дальше »
2022-9-16 22:42
Digital Euro Must Be Green, Private and Possibly Capped, National Officials Say
A leaked paper written by France, Germany and Italy, seen by CoinDesk, seeks to guide the European Central Bank’s plans for the digital currency дальше »
2022-9-16 19:24
US Treasury Sanctions Russian Paramilitary Group Crowdfunding Ukraine War With Crypto
“Task Force Rusich” raised thousands of dollars in crypto to resupply soldiers fighting in Ukraine. дальше »
2022-9-16 19:05
Coinbase App to Track US Politicians' Crypto-Friendliness Ahead of Midterm Elections
The cryptocurrency exchange's CEO Brian Armstrong says it will help pro-crypto candidates solicit donations from the crypto community. дальше »
2022-9-16 18:10
Environmental Groups to Spend Another $1M on Ads for Bitcoin Code Change After the Merge
The campaign to change the bitcoin code to decrease its energy use will be reigniting its efforts after ethereum's move to a less energy-intensive protocol. дальше »
2022-9-16 17:48
CFTC Already Preparing to Be Crypto Watchdog, Behnam Tells US Senators
Agency is “right regulator” to oversee digital assets trading, CFTC chairman testifies at a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee. дальше »
2022-9-16 17:00
Election Betting Site PredictIt Sues to Block CFTC-Ordered Shutdown
The CFTC’s August action calls for the site to be closed for U.S. users by February 15. дальше »
2022-9-16 16:27
Crypto Unit of Japan's SBI Wins Capital Markets License in Singapore
SBI Digital Markets, a subsidiary of the digital asset arm of SBI Holdings, can now offer crypto securities and derivatives trading services to Singapore customers. дальше »
2022-9-16 15:15
South Korea Looks to Invalidate Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon's Passport: Report
The six South Korean nationals, including Do Kwon, were served with an arrest warrant earlier for violating the South Korea's capital markets act. дальше »
2022-9-16 12:54
Craig Wright Tells Court He ‘Stomped on the Hard Drive’ Containing Satoshi Wallet Keys
“Otherwise people will end up forcing me into doing something I don’t want to do,” the self-styled Bitcoin creator told a Norwegian court. дальше »
2022-9-15 04:43
SEC Sues 'Chicago Crypto Capital,' Employees for Illegally Selling BXY Tokens
Chicago Crypto Capital (CCC), its owner, and two salesmen are being prosecuted for their illegal sale of BXY tokens to investors from August 2018 to September 2019. дальше »
2022-9-15 00:34
Judge Approves Use of Independent Examiner in Crypto Lender Celsius' Bankruptcy Case
The examiner will be appointed by the U.S. Trustee's office, a Department of Justice entity tasked with monitoring bankruptcies. дальше »
2022-9-15 23:38
Google’s $4B Fine May Threaten Web3 Protocols, Legal Expert Says
A court judgment ostensibly about the leading Web2 company’s anti-competitive restrictions sends a warning to open-source developers whose software forks, CoinDesk was told. дальше »
2022-9-15 18:54
US Treasury Blacklists Several More Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Tied to Iran Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Treasury sanctions watchdog added several bitcoin addresses allegedly used in ransomware attacks to its blacklist. дальше »
2022-9-15 18:08
Binance CEO Zhao Says EU's Proposed Crypto Rules Are Fantastic But Strict
Changpeng Zhao also said the Paris is probably "the financial hub for crypto" in Europe and a larger part of the world. дальше »
2022-9-14 13:34
Bitcoiner Bruce Fenton Loses Bid to Contest US Senate Seat in New Hampshire
Fenton faced a competitive primary, but ultimately garnered less than 10% of the Republican primary vote. дальше »
2022-9-14 12:55
Electrum Bitcoin Wallet Scam Suspect Is Arrested by Dutch Police
The 39-year-old is suspected of laundering tens of millions of euros obtained from malicious software using decentralized crypto exchange Bisq and the monero privacy coin, police said. дальше »
2022-9-14 11:16
Craig Wright Won’t Give Cryptographic Proof He’s Satoshi, His Lawyers Say at Hodlonaut Trial
Wright’s attorneys say his scholarly work, personal history and, above all, his success convincing Gavin Andresen that he held Satoshi’s private keys are proof enough. дальше »
2022-9-14 03:12
FTC Moves to Join Crypto Lender Celsius’ Bankruptcy Case
The Federal Trade Commission wants to get involved with failed crypto lender Celsius’ bankruptcy case. дальше »
2022-9-14 23:28
Uruguay’s Executive Branch Proposes Crypto Bill for Central Bank to Regulate Virtual Assets
The project must be approved by the country’s Chamber of Deputies and its Senate before becoming law. дальше »
2022-9-14 22:32
SEC's Gensler Holds Firm That Existing Laws Make Sense for Crypto
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler told the Practising Law Institute last week that existing securities laws fit the crypto markets in a speech that’s garnered attention from all parts of the digital currency ecosystem. дальше »
2022-9-14 22:00
Binance Sued in Italy Over Exchange Outages, Hearing This Week
A group of Italian and international investors brought a class action lawsuit against Binance seeking damages for losses sustained during multiple exchange outages in 2021. дальше »
2022-9-14 20:52
Crypto Crime-Focused Justice Department Leader Leaving: Report
Nicholas Quaid, second-in-command in the Criminal Division, spent his nearly two-year stint at the DOJ developing the regime surrounding crypto crime legislation and prosecution. дальше »
2022-9-14 20:14
US Treasury Explains How Americans Can Recover Crypto Locked in Tornado Cash
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) updated its "frequently asked questions" document Tuesday to tell Tornado Cash users they can recover their locked funds by applying for a license, among other issues. дальше »
2022-9-14 18:58
Latin Americans Turning to Dollar Stablecoins Amid Inflation Surge: Paxos
Latin Americans already see dollar-backed stablecoins as more secure than their own currencies, according to a new study. дальше »
2022-9-14 16:00
Blockchain Association Sets Up New Crypto Industry PAC
The Blockchain Association is adding its own political action committee (PAC) to the crypto industry’s growing array of campaign-finance efforts seeking to steer the U.S. government’s debate over digital assets. дальше »
2022-9-13 21:12
Argentina’s Tax Authority Conducts First-Ever Raids on Secret Crypto Miners
According to the agency, three illegal crypto farms with irregularities were uncovered last week in the South American country. дальше »
2022-9-13 20:22
White House Crypto Mining Report Draws Praise From Advocates and Critics Alike
The report called on standards to limit the industry’s environmental footprint, or else limit the industry itself. дальше »
2022-9-13 16:00
NEAR Protocol Forms Working Group to Promote DeFi Governance
The NEAR Digital Collective is a self-governance initiative aimed at further decentralizing the NEAR ecosystem’s decision-making by moving it onto the blockchain. дальше »
2022-9-12 13:00
Near Protocol Forms Working Group to Promote DeFi Governance
The NEAR Digital Collective is a self-governance initiative aimed at further decentralizing the NEAR ecosystem’s decision-making by moving it onto the blockchain. дальше »
2022-9-13 13:00
A Bitcoin ETF Is Long Past Due, Crypto Lobbyists Say in New Report
The crypto industry is baring its teeth in long-fought battle over spot exchange-traded funds, getting set to issue a report critical of how the Securities and Exchange Commission has handled itself. дальше »
2022-9-12 12:00
The Conservative Party of Canada Elects Pro-Bitcoin Leader Pierre Poilievre as Party Head
Pierre Poilievre won the leadership race by a landslide and plans to make Canada the “blockchain capital of the world.” дальше »
2022-9-12 09:34
Who Can Say Who Is Not Satoshi? Hodlonaut and Wright Go to Trial to Find Out
Craig Wright is suing Twitter influencer Hodlonaut over a series of tweets in 2019 in which Hodlonaut called Wright a fraud and a scammer. Hodlonaut sued Wright in Norway to secure a court confirmation that those tweets weren't defamatory. The trial kicks off this week in Oslo. дальше »
2022-9-12 09:00
Crypto Investor Paradigm Argues Infrastructure Providers Should Not Be Subject to US Treasury Sanctions
The firm laid out a legal argument against Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions targeting base layer participants such as miners and validators. дальше »
2022-9-10 23:17
US Senators Press Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Combat Crypto Scams
An FTC study shows 49% of crypto-related frauds originated on social media, say six members of the Senate Banking Committee. дальше »
2022-9-10 20:27
SEC Chairman Gensler Wants Disclosures From Crypto Issuers, Lawyer Says
0x Labs Chief Legal Officer, Ashley Ebersole, joined CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin” to discuss what the SEC could do in order to make platforms more “comfortable,” as the agency calls on crypto exchanges to register. дальше »
2022-9-10 18:24
SEC Enforcement Chief: We Can't Ignore Crypto Law-Breaking
Gurbir Grewal, director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission, said his agency can’t look the other way as the cryptocurrency industry violates securities laws. дальше »
2022-9-10 17:30
Crypto Exchange Huobi Secures License to Operate in the British Virgin Islands
The licensed digital asset trading platform will be established under the crypto company's local subsidiary Brtuomi Worldwide Limited. дальше »
2022-9-10 17:16
New French Bill Could Give Authorities Powers to Seize Crypto Assets
The country joins the U.K. in seeking to ensure police can get their hands on criminals’ bitcoin дальше »
2022-9-10 14:11
Celsius, Creditors Agree to Independent Government Probe, Call for Narrowed Scope
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors joined other Celsius borrowers in opposing the U.S. Trustee's motion to appoint an independent examiner, though they did not oppose the appointment of any third party investigator to dig into the embattled crypto lender's financials. дальше »
2022-9-9 01:06
US Treasury to Recommend Issuing Digital Dollar if in National Interest: Source
The U.S. Treasury Department will advise the federal government to press forward on work to issue a digital dollar, though it should only take the final step if there’s sign-off that the government-created tokens are in the “national interest,” according to a person familiar with a report emerging soon. дальше »
2022-9-9 23:02
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $100M Crypto Investment Ponzi Scheme
EmpiresX’s “Head Trader” Joshua David Nicholas, 28, faces up to five years in prison for his role in the scam. дальше »
2022-9-8 22:19
Firm Behind Ethereum Name Service and Virgil Griffith Sue GoDaddy Over Sale of Eth.link
The Web3 domain name service alleges that GoDaddy falsely announced to eth.link had expired, and then allowed it to be sold to a third party before a set date. дальше »
2022-9-8 21:11
GoDaddy Sued Over Sale of Ethereum Domain Name Service's Vital Eth.link Address
The Web3 domain name service alleges that GoDaddy falsely announced to eth.link had expired, and then allowed it to be sold to a third party before a set date. дальше »
2022-9-9 21:11
With New Prime Minister, UK Still Wants to Be Crypto Hub: Treasury Official
The U.K. wants to "become the country of choice for those looking to create, innovate and build in the crypto space," the Treasury's Economic Secretary Richard Fuller said in the first Westminster crypto debate on Wednesday. дальше »