Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith files motion to dismiss North Korea conspiracy charge
Virgil Griffith, the former Ethereum Foundation researcher accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of ...China’s central bank lays regulatory foundation for CBDC
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), published a draft law this Friday that aims to provide regulatory ...Cybercrime task force monitoring the global digital financial system
The United States faces a growing threat of transnational cybercrime, particularly against its financial system. In what may be the ...South Korean gov’t doesn’t know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers
There has been a hot political debate underway on who should take responsibility for countering North Korean hacks targeting South ...Philippines’ central bank isn’t ready to pull the trigger on a CBDC
Philippine central bank governor Benjamin Diokno has announced that the institution’s “exploratory” study of central bank digital currency study suggests ...‘The cryptoruble is the future’ says Russian policymaker
Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the Russian parliament’s Financial Markets committee, had some good news for blockchain fans in Russia. ...DLT security standards may turn legacy industries into blockchain innovators
Tokenization has given rise to the “Internet of Value,” an era in which financial assets — or any assets with ...US crypto derivatives merchants need to leave customer funds alone, says CFTC
Per guidance released Wednesday evening, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is advising businesses trading in crypto derivatives to hold customer funds ...Abramoff-linked crypto firm says SEC has no case against it
The NAC Foundation has accused the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of misconduct in an ongoing case. According to ...Brazil is prepping an IPO for its state-run digital bank
Brazil’s Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, said during an online event this Tuesday that Brazil “is about to” join the ...Leaders of global CBDC projects talk shop in panel today
As part of DC Fintech Week, a digital conference on the governmental side of the financial technology sector, several international ...French Finance Minister throws shade at crypto, praises blockchain
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who once said Facebook’s Libra token would risk the “monetary sovereignty of states,” is ...Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws
Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance has initiated a consultation process for a blanket ordinance in the blockchain and distributed ledger ...Big Bitcoin prediction, OKEx spooks markets, Ripple exec’s crippling mistake: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 12–18
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers! ...Understanding the EU’s 6AMLD and the risk to your business
In January 2020, the European Union released its Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive to increase transparency while tackling fraud, money laundering ...33 money laundering crypto criminals targeted worldwide in 3 separate cases
Law enforcement officials from around the world hav taken action against a major transnational money laundering operation involving cryptocurrency. On ...New York polls crypto firms on security measures after Twitter hack
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has released a lengthy report analyzing the impact of July’s high-profile Twitter hack, ...Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9–16
Editor’s note Blockchain technology has attracted regulatory attention since its inception. The security of the Bitcoin network despite the value ...OKEx founder reportedly under investigation as exchange suspends withdrawals
The founder of major global cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has been reportedly questioned by authorities previous to OKEx suspending cryptocurrency withdrawals. ...Game theory meets DeFi: Bouncing ideas around tokenomic design
Jack Lu, 23, was struck by the idea for his new DeFi platform Bounce while working on his thesis on ...
