FinCEN Issues Advisory On Iran’s “Illicit” Use of Crypto to Bypass Sanctions
Concerns are growing surrounding Iran’s use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero – and soon, their own native cryptocurrency – ...
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Lawyer: ShapeShift’s Membership Move Follows “Threats” From Regulators
News came yesterday that the Bitcoin exchange ShapeShift are introducing a new membership initiative — implying that users will have ...
The Coinbase Dilemma: Regulations vs Customer Satisfaction
The advancement in technology has drastically changed the travel patterns of an average human. People cover more miles, across geographies ...
FinCEN Confers Law Enforcement Award New York State PD and others
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has conferred law enforcement awards to multiple law enforcement agencies including Internal Revenue Service ...
Bitcoin Hard Fork Developers Are Free From FinCEN Regulation
The Bitcoin Classic hard fork solution could lead to legal trouble down the line. Or that was the assumption at ...
Bitcoin as a Commodity, Seriously?
The United States federal authorities have a mind of their own. Every department considers bitcoin as their own and want ...
United States Bitcoin Regulated CFTC, IRS, FinCEN, SEC What Next?
The United States Government seems to be undecided about the status of bitcoin in the country. In what seems like ...
Ripple Labs Quietly Suspends New Signups on Ripple Trade
Ripple Labs, the company that was expected to offer a stiff competition to Bitcoin with its Ripple (XRP) digital currency ...
Dogecoin Foundation Discusses Its Legal Restrictions
After staying quiet for an extensive period, The Dogecoin Foundation – an international nonprofit organization associated with the cryptocurrency Dogecoin ...
Digital Currency Payment Processors & Exchanges are Money Transmitters
If there was any doubt about the fact as to whether or not FinCEN believes that digital currency payment processors ...
