Do bitcoin developers have a fiduciary duty to bitcoin owners? A company managed by the infamous Craig Wright claimed so. The main claim boiled down
UK crypto hub plans; criticism on EU KYC plans; Binance not subject to US fed. securities laws, says court; and UK court finds no fiduciary
After the DeFi reports from the OECD and the Financial Stability Board earlier this year, there’s a new kid in town: IOSCO’s DeFi report. IOSCO
DeFi copies TradFi risks, says IOSCO; next EU battle = KYC; more trouble for interest-bearing crypto products in US; Dubai gets crypto.com hub; de-banking lawsuit
Russia U-turn on crypto? EU MiCA close to fast-track, India nears crypto tax vote, OECD releases crypto tax consultation, are DAOs an existential threat to
EU Parliamentary committee votes on MiCA draft; UK FCA warns Bitcoin ATMs; Ukraine adopts Virtual Assets Bill; Israeli banks cannot flatly refuse crypto clients; Guernsey
Do bitcoin developers have a fiduciary duty to bitcoin owners? A company managed by the infamous Craig Wright claimed so. The main claim boiled down
UK crypto hub plans; criticism on EU KYC plans; Binance not subject to US fed. securities laws, says court; and UK court finds no fiduciary
After the DeFi reports from the OECD and the Financial Stability Board earlier this year, there’s a new kid in town: IOSCO’s DeFi report. IOSCO
DeFi copies TradFi risks, says IOSCO; next EU battle = KYC; more trouble for interest-bearing crypto products in US; Dubai gets crypto.com hub; de-banking lawsuit
Russia U-turn on crypto? EU MiCA close to fast-track, India nears crypto tax vote, OECD releases crypto tax consultation, are DAOs an existential threat to
EU Parliamentary committee votes on MiCA draft; UK FCA warns Bitcoin ATMs; Ukraine adopts Virtual Assets Bill; Israeli banks cannot flatly refuse crypto clients; Guernsey
The SEC estimated thousands of investors purchased GTV stock and digital assets dubbed G-Coins or G-Dollars.
Poloniex didn’t admit or deny the SEC’s findings. Crypto exchange Pononiex has settled for $10 million with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for selling
The French central bank used a CBDC to simulate the settlement of securities trading. Banque de France has extended its testing of the use of
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Settlements Timeline serves as an interactive compilation of select CFTC guidance, enforcement actions, and speeches relating to the application
The FDIC issued a request for public input to get more information on the industry and consumers’ interests in the market. The FDIC issued a
The new composition report is part of Tether’s efforts to stay in compliance with a settlement with the New York Attorney General. Tether revealed the
n recent years, the SEC has established itself as an active cryptocurrency enforcement agency, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. The report, entitled
On 18 and 30 November 2020 the European Central Bank (ECB) received requests from the Council and the European Parliament, respectively, for an opinion on
Source: Jake Chervinsky, Crypto Law & Policy Newsletter, Q1 2021 in Review. OFAC settled an enforcement action against Bitpay for apparent sanctions violations, alleging that
