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Coinbase is launching a comprehensive paid media campaign to urge crypto users to contact their members of Congress to address the need for regulatory clarity of the crypto industry. As part of this campaign, the second-largest crypto exchange is also…

The South Korea Financial Services Commission reviewed and approved the exposure draft for revising Corporate Accounting Standards to enhance transparency in crypto

King Charles has given his official sanction to the UK's Financial Services and Markets Bill, setting the stage for increased supervision of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

A Hong Kong lawmaker is extending an invitation to Coinbase, despite news of the SEC lawsuit occurring just one week earlier.

Authorities in the United States have narrowed the scope of the proposed bipartisan infrastructure bill which was initially designed to milk out at least $28 billion from the country’s crypto investors to make up the $500 billion they plan to…

There are few things more complex than Blockchain and crypto legislation, especially when it comes to getting laws passed that will bring about adoption. BTCManager speaks with Robin Matze, a blockchain lawyer and advisor to the German government about how…

Vladimir Potanin, Russia’s richest man, is mulling developing several digital market offerings including possible palladium-backed cryptocurrencies, reports Bloomberg, March 27, 2019. Palladium-Backed Digital Token The concept of commodity-backed cryptocurrency has ascended into prominence in a relatively short period. U.S. dollar-backed…

The local police have confiscated the recently launched Bitcoin ATM in India by Unocoin Technologies on the grounds of it being “illegal” as it was set up without any government approvals, The Times of India reports October 24, 2018. Unocoin…

On September 28th, 2018, the state of California passed two blockchain bills into law. The two bills, each tabled by different members of the state’s legislative houses, define blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and allow innovations backed by this technology to have legal…

Ohio has become another in the list of states to develop a legislative framework which recognizes the use of blockchain technology to secure electronic records across a wide range of industries according to August 7, 2018, reports. Ohio Joins the…

The landlocked Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan issued an official resolution on July 3, 2017, pertaining to the development of cryptocurrencies, mining, and blockchain technology. Significant takeaways include legalizing digital assets and launching a state-backed mining endeavor. Uzbekistan’s Cryptocurrency Push…

Canada’s British Columbia government is laying claim to $1.4 million in bitcoin from a mail-order marijuana dealer it managed to seize many years ago. Cryptocurrency Claim Gives Legitimacy to Industry The Government claimed that the mail-order marijuana dealer was a…

Viber, the Luxembourg-based messaging and video call app with over 100 million users in Russia alone, has announced its intentions to launch a native cryptocurrency in 2019. Viber Studying Russian Law Local news outlet Tass reported the development on July…

Where cheap electricity is abundant, there are illegal bitcoin miners. Washington Chelan County, a region bursting with cost-efficient hydroelectric power, is now fed-up of illegal mining operations going on in the area and has declared total war on the “scoundrels”…

Most people face difficulties in trying to understand the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies fully. But many governments take these misunderstandings one step ahead. Not only do they fail to realize decentralization, but regulators and world leaders have shown they lack…

The American online payments provider, PayPal, has filed for a patent seeking to expedite the transfer of virtual currencies from one wallet to another. As per records made available at the US Patent and Trademark Office on March 1, 2018,…