Philippines Investigates Crypto Firm over Use of Politician’s Name
The Philippines' Department of Justice has ordered an investigation over the alleged misrepresentation of the senate president by a crypto firm.
The Philippines' Department of Justice has ordered an investigation over the alleged misrepresentation of the senate president by a crypto firm.
Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection at Coincheck to see if it can afford to compensate victims of its recent hack.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a new checklist as part of the "heightened review process" it's developing for virtual currencies.
Due to a phishing scam, investors in the Bee Token ICO have actually sent nearly $1 million to malicious actors instead.
Stephen Palley's team will work on mediating disputes and what people in the traditional finance world call "workouts" – fixing distressed situations.
During his annual budget speech, Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley confirmed his position that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender.
An Illinois government task force is eyeing blockchain tech in the management of state citizens' identification and tokenizing public sector assets.
Regulators want cryptocurrency exchanges to know who their customers are – but that requires these companies to collect very sensitive information.
China-based cloud content delivery network Xunlei has been hit by two class action suits over alleged illegal ICO activity.
Cambridge Blockchain has partnered with IHS Markit to help financial institutions resolve compliance issues relating to know-your-customer information
The 58 billion yen worth of XEM tokens are on the move, according to the NEM Foundation, but no attempt to sell them on exchanges has been made.
The heads of the SEC and the SEC are set to testify on cryptocurrencies before Congress next week.
Lawmakers in Arizona have advanced a proposal that would allow residents in the state to pay their taxes in bitcoin.
Italian Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan warned on Wednesday that cryptocurrencies are dangerous, but that blockchain technology is not to blame.
A temporary restraining order freezing BitConnect's assets has been granted in the U.S. after a second lawsuit was filed against the exchange Monday.
Tennessee lawmakers have put forward a new bill that would bar state government retirement funds from investing in cryptocurrencies.
Japanese messaging app provider Line Corporation has announced the launch of a new company that will provide in-app cryptocurrency services.
South Korea does not intend to "ban or suppress" cryptocurrency trading, the country's finance minister said today.
The South Korea government is investigating the use of cryptocurrency in illegal foreign currency exchange, according to a statement.
Hawaiian lawmakers are aiming to address cryptocurrency, this time by update money transmission law in the state.
Kentucky citizen Brian Page filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of each of BitConnect's former investors, alleging the company ran a Ponzi scheme.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is charging cryptocurrency banking firm AriseBank over alleged fraud and violations of securities rules.
Former New Hampshire governor and three-term senator Judd Gregg has said he believes bitcoin could alter how the world views currency.
Hong Kong authorities have launched a public education campaign on the risks associated with ICO and cryptocurrency investment.
A German financial watchdog has ordered Crypto.exchange GmbH to immediately stop offering financial commission services.
After years of working with clients who were leery of bitcoin’s dark past, Bitfury has launched a suite of investigative tools to help fight crime.
Security firm TrendMicro stated in a new report that Google's DoubleClick ad services were used to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware.
The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.
The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission has said that it is developing rules around crypto trading to curb the risk of fraud.
A British man who runs a cryptocurrency trading firm was yesterday forced at gunpoint to hand over an unknown quantity of bitcoin.
