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Deputy AG Lisa Monaco (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
FBI Launches New Crypto Crimes Unit
The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will investigate ransomware and other crimes with tools including blockchain analysis.
Deputy AG Lisa Monaco (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 17, 2022 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2022
RegulationsFBIDOJLisa MonacoEnforcement
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Markets
Newsletters
Are Crypto Assets Securities?
The answer to this central question will have many consequences for the crypto industry, from regulation and compliance to insider-trading enforcement.
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By Megan DeMatteo
Feb 3, 2022 at 1:50 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2022
NewslettersCrypto for AdvisorsRegulationSECInsider TradingEnforcementFinancial AdvisorsComplianceOpenSeaRipple
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Policy
Sec
TZERO Settles SEC Charges It Violated Disclosure Rules
The alternative trading system will pay an $800,000 fine.
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By Nikhilesh De
Jan 11, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2022
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Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)
Policy
Department of justice
DOJ to Hire Director for Its Crypto Enforcement Unit
The director will lead a team of prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting cryptocurrency cases as part of a national effort to prevent the use of crypto for illegal purpos...
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)
By James Rubin
Oct 29, 2021 at 7:40 p.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2021
Department of JusticeJobsU.S.Enforcement
Rostin Behnam, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from left, Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Jelena McWilliams, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, walk to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 21, 2021. President Biden is meeting with the nation's top financial regulators for an update on the state of the country's financial systems and institutions. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Policy
Cftc
CFTC Fines Tether and Bitfinex $42.5M for ‘Untrue or Misleading’ Claims
The U.S. regulator issued an order “simultaneously filing and settling charges against Tether,” the issuer of the crypto industry’s largest stablecoin.
Rostin Behnam, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from left, Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Jelena McWilliams, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, walk to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 21, 2021. President Biden is meeting with the nation's top financial regulators for an update on the state of the country's financial systems and institutions. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images
By Nikhilesh De
Oct 15, 2021 at 11:50 p.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2021
CFTCBitfinexTetherStablecoinsRegulationEnforcement
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)
Policy
Enforcement
DOJ to Launch National Crypto Enforcement Team: Report
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco unveiled the initiative during a virtual speech at the Aspen Cyber Summit on Wednesday.
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Oct 6, 2021 at 4:50 p.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2021
EnforcementRegulationCybersecurityDepartment of JusticeU.S.
Bitcoin mining machines
Policy
Canada
Link Global Faces $7.1M Fine From Alberta Utilities Regulator: Report
The regulator wants Link Global to pay almost $2 million for alleged economic gains from generating electricity and more than $5 million for gains from mining bitcoin.
Bitcoin mining machines
By Jamie Crawley
Oct 4, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2021
CanadaMiningEnforcement
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Finance
Sec
SEC Sues Mobile Wallet Tech Firm Rivetz Over 2017 ICO
The SEC says Rivetz’ CEO used some of the money to award himself a bonus and buy a house in the Cayman Islands.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Sep 9, 2021 at 4:38 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2021
SECGary GenslerEnforcementRegulationICO
New York State Attorney General Letitia James
Policy
Fraud
NY Attorney General Moves to Shut Down Crypto App Coinseed Over Fraud Claims
The action follows allegations of fraud against the app in February.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James
By Danny Nelson
May 7, 2021 at 1:57 p.m. UTC
May 7, 2021
FraudSecurities and Exchange CommissionNew York Attorney GeneralEnforcement
putin
Markets
Russia
Putin Says Russia Must Stop Illegal Cross-Border Crypto Transfers
Russia's President Putin says crypto use by "criminal elements" is increasing and law enforcement must monitor it more closely.
putin
By Anna Baydakova
Mar 17, 2021 at 5:03 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2021
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