Cryptocurrency Law news articles
Senator Urges Australian Blockchain Industry to Pick Up the Pace
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has urged the Australian blockchain industry to pick up the pace or risk falling behind other developed nations...
Ukraine Vice Prime Minister Calls on Crypto Exchanges to Block Russian Users
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation, has requested that major crypto exchanges block th...
Former Bored Ape Owner Sues OpenSea for $1 Million in Damages
Timothy McKimmy, a Texas-based NFT (non-fungible token) collector, is suing OpenSea for US$1 million in damages after his Bored Ape #3475 wa...
Californian Lawmaker Files Bill Allowing Residents to Let State Accept Crypto
California is now allowing its citizens to cover the cost of government services with crypto. The bill, which was sponsored by Democratic Se...
FBI Announces Crypto Crime Division to Tackle Ongoing Ransomware Attacks
The US Department of Justice has announced the establishment of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET). The unit, which will sp...
US Congressman Introduces ‘Keep Your Coins Bill’ to Prevent Government Confiscation
In the wake of mounting concerns relating to private companies and the Canadian federal government denying financial services to m...
Australian Billionaire Launches Criminal Case Against Meta for Fake Crypto Ads
Australian mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has launched criminal proceedings against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta conglom...
US Lawmaker Introduces Bill Prohibiting ‘Surveillance Tool’ Retail CBDC
A US lawmaker is seeking to stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) directly to its consumers due to co...
Number of Countries Banning Crypto Has Doubled in 3 Years
Although 2021 was generally seen as a good year for the cryptocurrency industry in terms of market performance, the number of international ...
Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright Cleared of Charges, But Liable for $100 Million
A US federal jury has found that Australian businessman Craig Wright – who not only credits himself as the inventor of Bitcoin but als...
Could Zimbabwe be the Next Nation to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
The government of the southern African republic of Zimbabwe is closely examining the possibility of adopting cryptocurrency and blockchain t...
ASIC Shuts Down Gold Coast Crypto Investment Scheme ‘A One Multi’, $2.4 Million in Crypto Seized
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained Federal Court orders to shut down unlicensed Gold Coast financial s...