U.S. Regulation

Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver Arrested, Charged With Alleged $50 Million Tax Fraud

Authorities in Spain have arrested Roger Ver,  Bitcoin Cash advocate and a public figure often called “Bitcoin Jesus,” after the…

2 years ago

Consensys Sues SEC Over Ethereum Classification, Calls For Regulatory Clarity

Consensys, the technology firm behind major Web3 projects like MetaMask and Infura, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities…

2 years ago

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Wants to Put US Budget on Blockchain For 24/7 Transparency

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed a groundbreaking use for the technology: putting the entire U.S. budget…

2 years ago

SEC Lawyers Resign After ‘Gross Abuse’ of Power in Debt Box Crypto Case

Two lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were forced to resign after a federal judge sanctioned the…

2 years ago

US Lawmakers’ Proposed Ban on Algorithmic Stablecoins Draws Industry Backlash

A recent legislative bill introduced by US Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand has drawn the crypto industry’s ire due…

2 years ago

New IRS Draft Tax Form For Crypto Defines Unhosted Wallets as Brokers

The IRS published a draft version of its 1099-DA reporting form and controversially included unhosted crypto wallets among its targets…

2 years ago

Arkansas State House Passes Bills to Regulate Crypto Mining

In a move stirring debate, the Arkansas State House passed two bills aimed at potentially curbing crypto mining activities in…

2 years ago

Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF

The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, had a lot of contact with Sam Bankman-Friend,…

2 years ago

DeFi Exchange Uniswap Receives Enforcement Notice from the SEC

Decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap received a notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to pursue…

2 years ago

U.S. Treasury Official Targets Tether USDT Stablecoin in Russian Sanction Evasion

US Treasury Deputy Secretary Adewale Adeyemo said Russia was increasingly using alternative payment mechanisms like Tether’s USDT stablecoin to bypass economic sanctions, according to his written…

2 years ago