The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it has taken action to stop a number of proposed initial coin offerings (ICOs) targeting retail investors. Last year, ASIC published an...

US Congressman Tom Emmer last week announced that he will introduce three bills to support blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. The bills are aimed at supporting this emerging industry and providing clarity to...

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...