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The PBoC's Beijing division has reportedly issued a document requiring payment services to stop facilitating crypto trading activities.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission brought two lawsuits against allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes yesterday.

Massachusetts' securities enforcement office is suing a resident and his company for selling unregistered securities in a token sale.

The chief innovation officer at the U.S. regulator for national banks details the agency's efforts to support fintech while still mitigating risk.

An organization of global securities regulators has issued a notice alerting investors to the perceived risks associated with initial coin offerings.

An SEC letter states there are "significant investor protection issues" to be examined before opening up crypto-ETFs to retail investors.

The European Securities and Markets Authority released a public call for input on cryptocurrency-based contracts-for-differences.

A Korean financial regulator has reportedly indicated it is investigating possible insider trading of cryptocurrencies by its own staff.

A new state bill introduced to the Colorado Senate is looking at using blockchain technology to secure private data from cyberattacks. 

Israel's government has published draft circular outlining possible approaches to taxing the proceeds of initial coin offerings (ICOs).

A new bill introduced by a U.S. lawmaker calls for the formation of a task force to combat the use of cryptocurrencies in financing terrorism.

The French minister of the economy has announced the creation of a working group to develop cryptocurrency regulations.

The vice governor of China's central bank is reportedly seeking a wider ban on services related to cryptocurrency trading in the country.

Swift formalizes another major blockchain project by signing a memorandum of understanding with seven Central Securities Depositories.

A hacker stole more than $400,000 in Stellar lumens after compromising the digital wallet provider BlackWallet.

The central bank of Lithuania has launched a new regulatory "sandbox" for startups working with blockchain.

Two former users of the defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox have brought a lawsuit against the company over the loss of 9,500 bitcoins.

South Korean authorities have reportedly said that cryptocurrency investors must attach their IDs to anonymous virtual accounts or face penalties.

Bank Indonesia has warned that cryptocurrencies may not be used for payments in the country.

Blockchains are inefficient, and worth the cost only when censorship-resistance is required. For money, it clearly is; for identity, it just might be.

South Korea's citizens reacted angrily to a proposed ban on cryptocurrency exchanges, with politicians and residents alike condemning the move.

Former Vircurex customers are suing the exchange, four years after it first froze their funds and allegedly failed to repay them.

The National Internet Association of China warned against "initial miner offerings," referring to them as "disguised ICOs" on Friday.

Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that the Financial Stability Oversight Council has formed a working group focused on cryptocurrencies.

Sirin says its Finney phone will fill a gap in the crypto market. But as the adage goes, "hardware is hard," and in blockchain it may be even harder.