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Safety Check: If Crypto Custodian Fails, Clients May Not Get a Full Payout
7.6.2020
Crypto exchanges — not segregating blockchain addresses — could lead to ownership disputes in the event of insolvency, research says
$1M Bitcoin Will Force JPMorgan to Wyoming for Safety — Caitlin Long
6.6.2020
Major legal threats in the case of a big leap in Bitcoin price will see banks scrambling for support, the advocate forecasts
Ball’s in Their Court: Crypto Custodians Waiting on Regulators to Act
6.6.2020
Crypto custody firms are mostly treated like traditional assets, ignoring the uniqueness of digital assets and its various complexities
Law Decoded: Of Street Marches and Market Manipulators, May 30–June 5
5.6.2020
As protests rage throughout the United States, this week’s biggest moves in crypto law were behind the scenes
Money Reimagined: The Ongoing Crisis Is Stirring a Crypto Awakening in Developing Nations
5.6.2020
Peer-to-peer bitcoin transactions are up in the developing world. This has everything to do with "QE Infinity" and could be an opening for stablecoins
SEC Moves to Freeze Assets of Alleged $12M Crypto Investment Scam
5.6.2020
The SEC is trying to freeze the assets of a cryptocurrency mining and multilevel marketing scheme that it claimed bilked investors of $12 million
How Bitcoin Fits Into Lebanon’s Banking Crisis
5.6.2020
Lebanon's crisis has been raging for years, but the devaluation of the Lebanese pound and a global downturn has made stable financial services even more urgent
Digital Currencies Could Replace Low-Interest Bank Accounts, Says UN Expert
5.6.2020
Low-interest rates have removed one of the few remaining incentives for holding a bank account, meaning digital currency could be a better alternative, argues a UN expert
New York, French Finance Watchdogs Open Doors for Each Other’s Fintech Startups
5.6.2020
The New York State Department of Financial Services and its French regulatory counterpart will work to "ease the entry" for fintech innovators into their respective markets
Fed Paper: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Replace Commercial Banks – But at a Cost
5.6.2020
The research explores how "central banking for all" via digital currency could affect commercial banks
New Head of US Regulator and Former Coinbase Lawyer Invites Banks and Crypto to Collaborate
5.6.2020
Following a request for input on how crypto and banking can work together, new acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks talks first priorities in work with the industry
EU’s Europol: Bitcoin Privacy Wallet ‘Not Looking Good’ For Law Enforcement
4.6.2020
Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, has its eyes on the popular bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet, documents verified by CoinDesk show
US Bank Regulator OCC Asks for Public Input on Cryptocurrency Use in Financial Sector
4.6.2020
A federal banking regulator is seeking public input on how cryptocurrencies interact with the national banking system and financial institutions
Licensed Malaysian Crypto Exchange Integrates Market Surveillance System
4.6.2020
As part of its license application process from the local regulator, Malaysian crypto exchange Tokenize integrated an external market surveillance system
Japan’s Biggest Banks Are Talking About Building a Digital Payments System
4.6.2020
The banks will be joined by representatives from big business and the government to lay out how to create shared digital payments system
Crypto-Friendly Arival Bank Is Launching Today for Those Willing to Disclose Their Bags
4.6.2020
After two years of laying groundwork, crypto-friendly Arival Bank is launching in beta Thursday. But there’s a catch: clients must disclose all wallets
Ex-Yang Aide Is Running for Congress with Bitcoin and UBI on His Mind
4.6.2020
A former Yang aide running for Congress sees Bitcoin as a liberator, New York’s BitLicense as a hindrance and universal basic income as an imperative
The Neil Ferguson Affair Shows the Limits of Science During COVID-19
4.6.2020
The depth of the outrage reveals how scandalized the public can become when trusted institutions are shown to be less reliable than expected
Pro-Crypto Democrat Jonathan Herzog Running for US Congress
4.6.2020
According to the 26-year-old candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, “our future is decentralized and open source”
‘No Message Was Signed’: Craig Wright Refutes Tulip Trust Fabrication
4.6.2020
Craig Wright has refuted the notion he doesn’t have the private keys to the ‘Satoshi’ addresses that he claimed in court as his own