Russian Prime Minister Introduces Bill to Allow Fintech Sandboxes, Blockchain Included
The new bill would allow the creation of “experimental regulatory regimes” for companies working on cutting-edge technologies like AI and distributed ledgers.
The new bill would allow the creation of “experimental regulatory regimes” for companies working on cutting-edge technologies like AI and distributed ledgers.
The accused scammers argue they are unable to follow medical advice in an enclosed jail environment.
A team from Yale's OpenLab has been exploring how blockchain, IoT and other data-science tools can be used to measure and track carbon emissions.
A new crypto-focused political action committee will direct funds to Congressional candidates – but with a decentralized twist.
Kik had previously asked for a jury trial to make its case against the SEC. Now it's seeking a summary judgment.
A new blockchain called Hive is being told it needs to change its name just days after it was created in a fork from Steem.
The SEC alleges the Meta 1 Coin sale violated antifraud and securities regulation. It also promised some crazy returns.
The coronavirus crisis is three crises in one. It requires a co-ordinated cross-boundary effort to avert, says the COO of Bitwise Asset Management.
Paying out the stimulus using stablecoins would be cleaner and cheaper than sending checks in the mail, says the CEO Of Binance.US.
Central banks have four good reasons to adopt digital currency: financial stability, identity management, inclusion and consumer protection.
Big Tech's business model isn't threatened by the prospect of new data privacy laws, says one VC. FAANG firms are too nimble, powerful and ingenious.
Fewert than 1 percent of surveyed Australians paid for consumer goods with cryptocurrency in 2019, according to a new study by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
A bitcoin privacy technology is seeing more usage as the global markets tank.
Tracking mobile-phone data may save lives during the pandemic, but will it become a permanent feature of the surveillance state?
The Florida judge has now approved fees and expenses amounting to about a quarter of the amount claimed.
The coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry.
Canada’s financial crimes watchdog is preparing to implement its broad new virtual currency oversight powers ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s June 2020 deadline.
The two scammers used a Twitter account to pose as crypto exchange staff to persuade an Oregon resident to hand over bitcoin.
While QE may be anathema to crypto hardliners, some experts agree the net effect on bitcoin prices is positive.
The bitcoin-friendly retail company and the parent of security token marketplace tZERO says it was again subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission at the end of 2019.
Sweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking.
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic.
The central bank is in favor of digital securities, but maintains cryptocurrencies shouldn't be allowed in Russia.
By the end of 2019, at least $128 million in bitcoin had been paid to ransomware hackers. That's not good optics for a payment system.
The woman fraudulently obtained credit card numbers in order to buy $62,000 in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Companies looking to raise funds via security token offerings (STOs) might soon get some relief from regulatory burdens in the U.S.
Bitcoin fell 40 percent this week from coronavirus shocks, but it's still seen as a safe haven in the Middle East.
We should stop trying to classify cryptocurrency as a beast from another planet. Rather, we just need to accept it as the future of money.
NYDFS is asking all crypto firms operating in New York to prepare detailed plans in case day-to-day operations are disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
The bank had allegedly charged the plaintiff over $160 in fees and interest for regularly purchasing cryptocurrencies with his credit card.