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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or Department) released proposed updates to its guidance on the self-certification process for listing and delisting digital assets. It also announced...more
Zelenskyy Signs Virtual Assets Bill Into Law, Legalizing Crypto in Ukraine -
On March 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Law on Virtual Assets. According to a statement by the Ministry of Digital...more
3/24/2022
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Senate Holds Hearing on Stablecoins -
The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on stablecoins on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, featuring testimony from a cross section of law,...more
12/17/2021
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European Central Bank announces the investigation phase of a digital Euro project.
SEC charges Coinschedule.com with unlawfully touting digital asset securities.
Federal court order permanently bans PaxForex and imposes a...more
7/26/2021
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Crypto Rating Council releases its securities law framework -
On May 11, 2021, the Crypto Rating Council (CRC) released the securities framework it developed to assess the likelihood of a digital asset being deemed a...more
6/7/2021
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Virtual Currency
CFTC Releases Digital Asset Primer -
On December 17, 2020, the CFTC announced a 36-slide Digital Assets Primer. The Digital Assets Primer seeks to build on a prior 2017 release that focused on virtual currencies. This...more
12/28/2020
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Kik & SEC Agree to $5M Judgment -
On October 20, 2020, Canadian messaging company Kik Interactive Inc. (Kik) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to resolve an ongoing enforcement...more
10/30/2020
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SEC Advisory Committee ,
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Spain ,
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Virtual Currency