China’s BSN to ‘Localize’ 24 Public Blockchains by Making Them Permissioned
China’s state-sanctioned Blockchain-Based Service Network is finally bringing public chains to its homeland — but they will look very different.
Policy & regulation
US Charges 3 With Vast ‘Crypto Jacking’ Computer Fraud Scheme
The officers of Chinese “white hat” firm Chengdu 404 allegedly hit computer networks around the world.
SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Unikrn-Killing Fine to Have Chilling Effect
Noted cryptocurrency advocate and Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a public dissent after the SEC levied a $6.1 million fine on online gaming and gambling platform Unikrn for conducting an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017, a penalty that effectively amounts to the size of the company’s current assets.
Tassat Regains CFTC ‘No-Action’ Relief Ahead of Eventual Bitcoin Swaps Contract Listing
Tassat blamed COVID-19 and leadership changes for its long-delayed bitcoin derivatives contract listing.
Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO
Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors.
How Crypto Can Win Over Washington, DC
The crypto industry can’t ignore the government if it hopes to go mainstream. There’s too much at stake.
New York Attorney General to Bitfinex and Tether: ‘Delays Must Stop’
Bitfinex and Tether shouldn’t need more than two months to produce documents about USDT issuances and past operations in New York first ordered 17 months ago, an NYAG lawyer argued in a letter Monday.
Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own ‘Risk Tolerance,’ Exits Venezuela’s P2P Bitcoin Market
The exit deprives Venezuela’s crypto scene of its second-largest P2P exchange.
Money Reimagined: Ending Money’s Distance Trap
The internet made location irrelevant for information. Can it do the same for money?
US Congressman Darren Soto to Accept Cryptocurrency Donations for 2020 Election
Supporters can now send the congressman crypto donations via BitPay for his 2020 reelection campaign.
