CFTC issues guidance to address DeFi's risks to financial stability

Jan 9, 2024

CFTC issues guidance to address DeFi's risks to financial stability

Earlier, the US Treasury Department said that the booming market of decentralized finance threatens national security

Number of companies accepting BTC payments has tripled in a year

Jan 8, 2024

Number of companies accepting BTC payments has tripled in a year

Most of them are concentrated in Latin America, the US and Europe

MEV bot provider bloXroute has started blocking transactions of wallets on the US sanctions list

Dec 19, 2023

MEV bot provider bloXroute has started blocking transactions of wallets on the US sanctions list

The company recognizes that such a decision will reduce the effectiveness of its products

LDO token named as security in US investors’ lawsuit against Lido DAO

Dec 19, 2023

LDO token named as security in US investors’ lawsuit against Lido DAO

The document also claims that the project is under the control of venture investors

Crypto scammers took 4 of 10 positions in the IRS’s ranking of the year’s most high-profile cases

Dec 13, 2023

Crypto scammers took 4 of 10 positions in the IRS’s ranking of the year’s most high-profile cases

The list of incidents included the hack of the Silk Road darknet marketplace and the collapse of the OneCoin crypto pyramid scheme

Donald Trump releases his third NFT collection

Dec 13, 2023

Donald Trump releases his third NFT collection

Non-fungible tokens are dedicated to the ongoing criminal charges against the former US president

New bill to combat money laundering through cryptocurrencies has been introduced in the US Senate

Dec 12, 2023

New bill to combat money laundering through cryptocurrencies has been introduced in the US Senate

If adopted, decentralized services will be obliged to collect customer information

US Department of Commerce has recognized bitcoin NFTs as cyber threat

Dec 11, 2023

US Department of Commerce has recognized bitcoin NFTs as cyber threat

Experts referred to the statements of the Bitcoin Core client developer and included the vulnerability in the national registry

US, Korea, and Japan have begun jointly developing measures to combat crypto hackers from the DPRK

Dec 11, 2023

US, Korea, and Japan have begun jointly developing measures to combat crypto hackers from the DPRK

Assets obtained by North Korean hackers are being used to fund the development of weapons of mass destruction

Tether freezes all USDT wallets on the US sanctions list

Dec 11, 2023

Tether freezes all USDT wallets on the US sanctions list

The company claims that this measure will help foster a secure ecosystem of stablecoins

WSJ: Montenegro’s Ministry of Justice is leaning toward decision to extradite Do Kwon to US authorities

Dec 8, 2023

WSJ: Montenegro’s Ministry of Justice is leaning toward decision to extradite Do Kwon to US authorities

Do Kwon has filed an appeal against the extradition decision, and the official position of the agency will be announced at a later date

State of New Jersey has proposed that all cryptocurrencies sold to institutions be recognized as securities

Dec 7, 2023

State of New Jersey has proposed that all cryptocurrencies sold to institutions be recognized as securities

Earlier, the head of the federal securities regulator stated that bitcoin does not belong to this category