Russian nuclear scientist fined $7,000 for using a super computer in a top secret...
A Russian nuclear scientist has been fined for using one of the country’s most powerful super computers, located in a top secret lab, to mine bitcoin.
Ukraine’s government is planning new cryptocurrency laws
Mikhail Fedorov, deputy prime minister of digital transformation in the Ukraine, is set to collaborate with the country’s finance ministry to launch a new legal framework for cryptocurrencies.
Global regulators to grill Facebook about its planned Libra project
Representatives from Libra will be interviewed by officials from 26 global central banks on Monday in a bid to ease worries about its impact on the financial market. At the same time, investor interest in crypto seems to waning.
The Dutch central bank is warning cryptocurrency exchanges and digital wallet providers to get...
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has announced that cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the Netherlands will be supervised by the central bank from January 10 2020.
North Korea denies UN cryptocurrency hacking allegations and compares the accusers to Hitler
Last month, a UN report claimed North Korea had hacked banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. Now, the country denies it.
Nevada regulators are trying to reel in unlicensed cryptocurrency ATMs
The US state Nevada has seen a rise of cryptocurrency ATMs. Now, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division (NFID) has decided how to regulate them.
FBI and ASIC partner up in new cryptocurrency probe
Australian and American authorities are undertaking a joint international criminal investigation into cryptocurrencies.
Libra backers mostly unfazed by regulatory scrutiny as the company taps Coinbase-linked lobbyist
Facebook’s cryptocurrency project has faced a lot of political and regulatory backlash since being announced in June. Now it has hired FS Vector, the public policy advisory firm, to lobby on its behalf in Washington.
Swiss regulator reminds blockchain FinTech companies that they “cannot be allowed to circumvent” AML...
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued new guidance for blockchain and cryptocurrency FinTech companies, warning them against breaking anti-money laundering (AML) laws.
US secretary of state has some ideas on how to regulate cryptocurrencies and he...
Michael Pompeo, the US secretary of state, believes cryptocurrencies and financial transactions should be regulated the same way.
