South Korea’s Bithumb Implements Sweeping AML Measures Amid Fears of Regulatory Backlash
On May 31, 2018, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb implemented one of the most aggressive anti-money laundering frameworks in […]
Regulations
Cryptocurrency regulation, policy changes, and legal developments
Block.one Raises $4 Billion in Record ICO as Regulators Struggle to Keep Pace With Unchecked Token Sales
On May 31, 2018, Block.one closed its year-long initial coin offering for the EOS token, amassing a staggering $4 billion
US Justice Department Opens Criminal Probe Into Bitcoin and Crypto Market Manipulation
The Legislative Move On May 24, 2018, the cryptocurrency market was rocked by a Bloomberg report revealing that the United
Operation Crypto-Sweep: North American Regulators Launch Unprecedented Crackdown on Fraudulent Crypto Schemes
The Ruling On May 21, 2018, regulators across the United States and Canada announced the launch of “Operation Crypto-Sweep,” a
BitLicense Three Years Later: Why New York’s Crypto Framework Faces Growing Legal Scrutiny
The Core Argument New York’s BitLicense, the pioneering regulatory framework for virtual currency businesses enacted by the Department of Financial
Buffett vs. Bitcoin: How War of Words Shaped Cryptocurrency Regulation in May 2018
The Legislative Move On May 8, 2018, the cryptocurrency world was reeling from an unexpected source of turbulence: Warren Buffett,
Thailand Passes Emergency Decree to Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchanges and ICOs
The Legislative Move Thailand’s government took a decisive step toward comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation when it published two Emergency Decrees in
Praetorian Group Files First-Ever SEC S-1 Registration for ICO as Crypto Compliance Era Begins
The Legislative Move In a development that sent ripples through the cryptocurrency regulatory landscape, the Praetorian Group filed what appears
Japan’s Post-Coincheck Regulatory Overhaul: How the FSA Rewrote the Rules for Crypto Exchanges in 2018
The Core Argument When hackers siphoned $530 million worth of NEM tokens from Japan’s Coincheck exchange in January 2018, the
Buffett Calls Bitcoin ‘Rat Poison Squared’ at Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
The Hook At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting on May 5, 2018, legendary investor Warren Buffett delivered a blistering verdict