The lower house of the Russian parliament has adopted an initiative on crowdfunding regulation in the third and final reading. Introduced into the State Duma in March 2018, the legislation aims to regulate the Russian...

The latest data from the South Korean government indicates that crimes involving cryptocurrency have been on the rise and has cost 2.69 trillion won ($2.28 billion) since 2017. This has led the Justice Ministry to take a...

A new survey involving crypto firms in the UK shows that many of them are opening bank accounts in other countries because of the difficulties of doing so in their own turf. The results reflect a strong sign of...

While many might consider blockchain regulations as the government simply being overbearing overseers, South Korean President Moon Jae-In believes otherwise. In fact, he sees regulatory innovation as a means of survival in...

The recent cryptocurrency ban bill that has been submitted to the Indian government could put a question mark on $111 million that has been invested in various initial coin offerings (ICOs) conducted in the country since...

Federal authorities in New York charged the principal of a cryptocurrency escrow company with multiple fraud charges after slipping away $7 million to purchase Bitcoin that never materialized. The U.S. Attorneys Office...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Pocketful of Quarters (PoQ), a gaming rewards firm, a no-action notice to issue tokens on the ethereum blockchain. As per the letter written by the...

The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), the countrys self-regulatory crypto exchange body, recently sent a letter to authorities to demand tax reforms. The association basically feels that, while...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing the 2017 blockchain pivot of then-beverage firm Long Island Iced Tea (LTEA) for evidence of insider trading and securities fraud. As per a search...

A federal grand jury recently indicted a New Jersey resident for allegedly operating an unlicensed bitcoin exchange. In a press release dated July 24, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the indictment of...