Law Decoded: Three regulatory trends of 2021, Dec. 20–27

Russian crypto exchange Livecoin claims that it has suffered a “carefully planned attack,” but some in the community suspect an exit scam. 1455 Total views 6 Total shares Livecoin, a lesser-known Russian cryptocurrency exchange, has abruptly halted operations in the aftermath of an alleged hacker attack on Christmas day. According to Livecoin’s main page, the…

The regulator said it receives thousands of consumer and investor complaints about possible crypto scams each year, and it appears it's done something with the information. 122 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe Californian Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a new…

United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said that he and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell do not anticipate the development of a national digital currency in the country.Mnuchin delivered his comments during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 5. “Chair Powell and I have discussed this —…

The Ontario Securities Commission has been responsible for cracking down on crypto exchanges operating in the region, including Binance, OKEx, Bybit, KuCoin and Polo Digital Assets. 736 Total views 28 Total shares In a Friday announcement, Bitfinex said it would be immediately closing the accounts for Ontario-based customers who have no balances on the platform.…

BTC price action in 2022 is being accompanied by seriously old coins leaving hibernation after ten years or more. 824 Total views 18 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing some of its oldest coins come back to life after a decade lying dormant.The latest on-chain data reveals that two-year BTC price lows have reawakened the…

Cointelegraph hosts a discussion on Bitcoin halving. Join live at 12 PM EST as John Todaro, Alejandro De La Torre and Paolo Ardoino discuss the event. 960 Total views 37 Total shares The Bitcoin halving is only 6 days away so Cointelegraph has invited CTO at Bitfinex Paolo Ardoino, John Todaro, director of institutional research…

Sky-high prices may seem hard to imagine, but so far, bullish metrics are simply repeating previous bull market years, charts show. 2296 Total views 65 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) is headed to what is arguably a mathematically "programmed" all-time high of $200,000 or more, the latest data hints.In a series of tweets on Oct. 4,…

New legislation in California may help establish definitions of digital assets as securities, though nationwide impact is uncertain. Per new updates to a bill to amend California’s securities law introduced in the state’s legislative body on May 5, the largest economy in the United States and the world’s tech hub may be providing new clarity…