The Texas Securities Commissioner (TSC) Travis J. Iles recently took emergency action to stop the fraudulent offerings of investments in three separate schemes involving cryptocurrencies. The TSC has issued Emergency...

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a non-profit organisation supporting the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland, has welcomed the issuance of new guidance from the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) to its members,...

This week, the OAG published a report on the results of the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative launched in April 2018. Kraken, which was one of the 13 crypto trading platforms that received a letter from the OAG, denied...

CoinBene, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its partnership with the McAfee Alliance in order to promote transparency, corporate responsibility, and self-regulation in the cryptocurrency...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a warning against a fraudulent website that has been soliciting bitcoin investments using fabricated comments attributed to MAS Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister,...

The UK Treasury Committee today published a report in which it has called upon the regulation of the Wild West crypto-asset market. The release of the report follows the launch of an inquiry into digital currencies and...

The New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) this week published a report on the results of the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative launched in April 2018. In April 2018, the Attorney Generals office sent letters...

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has announced its plans to launch a fintech digital sandbox in a bid to encourage financial innovation in the region. The digital sandbox...

The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has issued fresh notice cautioning people against the risks associated with cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs), CCN reported. In September 2017, the central bank,...

The French parliament has implemented a legal framework for initial coin offerings (ICOs), French Finance minister Bruno Le Maire confirmed via Twitter on September 12. ✅Article 26 adopté en commission...

Japans Financial Services Agency (FSA) is seeking to expand its team focused on cryptocurrencies and related activities, a senior official was recently quoted saying. Kiyotaka Sasaki, vice commissioner for policy...

A federal judge in the U.S. has ruled that a criminal case against two reportedly fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs) falls under the scope of the countrys securities laws. In September 2017, the U.S. Securities...

The government of Uzbekistan is seeking to establish the countrys first government-approved cryptocurrency exchange. Uzbekistan Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) will be visiting South Korea this month to participate in...

The government of South Korea introduced the real-name system for cryptocurrency accounts in January this year. However, local news outlets have reported that only 40-50% of accounts at top four domestic crypto exchanges ...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revealed its plans to develop new approach for regulating cryptocurrency exchanges and increase monitoring of initial coin offerings (ICOs) in order to...