Coinbase, the first major cryptocurrency broker to go public with an opening day valuation on the Nasdaq, is expanding its legal team, perhaps in anticipation of increased regulation by the US and other nations. It has hired Christian Sabella, who was recently acting director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division...
Category: Cryptocurrency
Securities & Exchange Commission files major suit against BitConnect promoters for $2 billion digital currency offering without proper registration
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit Friday in federal court in Manhattan alleging that five individuals promoted a global unregistered digital asset securities offering that raised over $2 billion from retail investors.
According to the SEC's complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern...
Record number of individuals scammed by cybercriminals over sale of cryptocurrency
Scams of with fraudulent offers of cryptocurrency investments have spiked heavily according to the Federal Trade Commision. Nearly 7,000 people reported losses of more than $80 million from October through...
Federal Court Judge orders Benjamin Reynolds Control-Finance Ltd. to pay $571 million for Bitcoin fraud of 1000 people including 169 in U.S.
Major Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare ordered to hand over client info to federal tax authorities
MIT Media Lab begins major effort to strengthen Bitcoin security of its operating systems and networks, and penetration defenses
A new Bitcoin Software and Security Effort through the MIT Media Lab. The four-year research and development program will seek to harden the Bitcoin network and guide the industry's commitment to funding open source software. This will include contributing to Bitcoin Core development as well as long-term research, such as investigations into the stability...