Tech startup Blockchain of Things (BCOT) has agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $250,000 for its initial coin offering (ICO) that was launched in 2017. The payment will be divided into four...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Shopin founder Eran Eyal of defrauding investors through an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $42 million from August 2017 to April 2018. The announcement was...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is seeking feedback on the prudential regulatory treatment of crypto-assets. The BCBS is the primary global standard-setter for the prudential regulation of banks and...

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has officially announced that it is reviewing its virtual currency regulations. The regulator on Wednesday published proposed guidance that seeks to modify the...

Amun, a Swiss crypto-financial startup, has successfully acquired the green light from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA) for its proposed base prospectus. With this approval, Amun will be able to offer its...

Brazil has published a new tax code that will be fining individuals who fail to declare their cryptocurrency transactions. The announcement was made by the Department of Federal Revenue (RFB), the tax agency of...

South Korea is currently looking to tax capital gains from cryptocurrency transactions. A bill on these lines will be drawn up by the countrys Ministry of Economy and Finance and is slated to be introduced in tax...

The anti-money laundering law (AML) that will oversee the crypto space within Ukraine has now been completed and passed. Ukrainian legislating body Rada recognizes that crypto assets can be used as a store of wealth but is...

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is urging federal and state regulators to continue monitoring risks from digital assets and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) to the financial system. Founded in...

Ethereum block explorer Etherscan.io is reportedly inaccessible in China as it has been blocked by the countrys Great Firewall, a security system that filters foreign sites in the country. Data from Greatfire.org reveals...