Category: Regulation
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Cannabis Dealer Forfeits $3 Million in Bitcoin — 6,000 More BTC Still Missing
A cannabis dealer has forfeited bitcoins worth about $3 million after they were seized by the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau. However, a bigger stash of 6,000 bitcoins belonging to him, worth about $200 million at the current price, are still inaccessible to the bureau. Irish Authority Sold Seized Bitcoin Cannabis dealer Clifton Collins has forfeited…
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Miami’s Mayor Considers Putting Some of City’s Treasury Reserves in Bitcoin
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is exploring putting a percentage of his city’s treasury reserves in bitcoin. Miami is currently working on accepting the cryptocurrency as a means of payment for city services and taxes. The mayor believes that “Bitcoin has been a stable investment during an incredibly unstable year.” Miami Could Invest Some of City’s…
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Rep. Soto seeks to create office to ‘coordinate’ Federal use of blockchain tech
The dedicated office would oversee “all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology within the Federal Government.”
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FinCEN to Impose New Regulation for Crypto Holdings at Foreign Exchanges
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that it will soon propose new regulation affecting cryptocurrency holdings at foreign exchanges. This proposal is separate from the one FinCEN recently proposed on cryptocurrency wallets. FinCEN’s New Crypto Rules FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, issued a notice on Thursday regarding a…
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US Government Fines Bitgo for Allowing Users to Bypass Sanctions With Cryptocurrency
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has fined Bitgo for failing to prevent users in sanctioned countries from using its crypto wallet service. The agency says Bitgo processed 183 cryptocurrency transactions that were “apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs.” US Treasury Alleges Bitgo Allows Users to Bypass Sanctions The U.S. Department of the Treasury…
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FinCEN is now interested in offshore crypto holdings, proposes new regulation
Eleventh hour note announces intention to propose a change in Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts regulations.
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South African Court Grants Order to Liquidate Mirror Trading International After Investors Fail to Withdraw Their BTC
A South African High Court recently granted a provisional liquidation order against Mirror Trading International (MTI) following an application for relief by two investors who failed to withdraw their bitcoin. According to a statement released by lawyers of one of the aggrieved investors, this provisional order paves the way for the appointment of a liquidator…
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Vaneck Files New Bitcoin ETF Proposal With SEC Under New Administration
After successfully launched a bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe, Vaneck has now filed a new proposal for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under former chairman Jay Clayton, the SEC never approved a bitcoin ETF. However, Clayton has resigned from his post and changes may be coming from…