Cryptocurrency firm Longfin Corp. has been ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nearly $6.8 million in penalties related to its...

Six major Japanese security companies have teamed up to establish an organization that will establish rules for security token offerings (STOs). Called the Japan Security Token Offering Association, the organization...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to settle charges against EOS maker Block.One for carrying out an unregistered securities sale. As per a press release, the blockchain builder has reportedly...

The Iranian government has reportedly been cracking down local cryptocurrency miners in the past three months, following a new pending regulation that will regulate crypto mining via licensing. With no official...

The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has increased electricity tariffs for cryptocurrency miners by 3 times. According to an announcement dated September 27, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of...

Russia could tax cryptocurrency mining activities, similar to how it taxes treasure findings or property, local news agency Izvestia report. The Association of Banks of Russia has reportedly proposed to legally...

Venezuelas central bank could soon hold bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) in its coffers, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people with knowledge about the matter. As per the report, the internal test came at the...

The United States House of Representatives has passed a new bill that requires the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to study emerging technologies including blockchain. On September 19, the House passed the...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has started its proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Citing a public filing published this...

CoinShares, a UK-based digital asset investment firm, is urging investors to support its fight against an impending ban on crypto exchange-traded notes (ETN) to be imposed by the UKs Financial Conduct Authority...