New Jerseys Bureau of Securities has issued two emergency orders to Zoptax and Unocall to stop their initial coin offerings (ICO), as a part of its Operation Cryptosweep initiative. In the cease and desist orders, the...

Chinese authorities are allegedly investigating claims that non-custodial crypto exchange EtherDelta conducted a $176,000 exit scam after the company was sold to anonymous Chinese investors in December 2017, according to...

The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) intends to bring cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country directly under the regulatory system, Business Korea reported. KoFIU is the primary executive agency...

The Indian Ministry of Finances Office of Deputy Director of Income Tax is reportedly sending letters to citizens asking details about their cryptocurrency-related dealings, Bitcoin.com reported. A Twitter user going by...

British tax authority HM Revenue Customs (HMRC) is asking cryptocurrency exchanges to provide the name and transaction histories of their customers, as the office attempts to recover unpaid taxes. HMRC is looking to...

Representatives from a number of data protection and privacy enforcement authorities from around the world have issued a joint statement on global privacy expectations of the Libra network. Signatories include Besnik...

The head of Thailands Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) wants to amend the countrys laws to include cryptocurrency, Bangkok Post reported. Speaking to the news outlet, Police Major General Preecha Charoensahayanon...

The government of Iran has introduced a new law in the wake of peoples growing interest in mining digital currencies in order to avoid international sanctions. The Iranian Cabinet ratified and released a new bill on...

Brazilian cryptocurrency traders are now required to declare their dealings to tax authorities, according to the newly published guideline by the Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB). As per the new policy,...

Following the consultation on cryptoasset guidance launched in January, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final guidance which sets out the cryptoasset activities that fall under its...