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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire calls for Congress to treat digital assets as their own asset class in testimony for Tuesday's Senate Banking hearing.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 29, 2019

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A New York judge has delayed making a decision on whether Bitfinex and Tether need to turn over documents to the state Attorney General.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 29, 2019

Markets

A dark web drug dealer must forfeit $4 million in funds including bitcoin after pleading guilty in New York.

By Daniel PalmerJul 29, 2019

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The SEC has issued a no-action letter to Pocketful of Quarters (PoQ), a gaming startup looking to issue tokens on ethereum.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 25, 2019

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Crypto investor Michael Terpin has won an early victory in his attempt to sue AT&T over a SIM-swapping hack that lost a claimed $24 million.

By Daniel PalmerJul 23, 2019

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Circle is moving the majority of its Poloniex exchange operations offshore, citing a "lack of regulatory frameworks" in the U.S.

By Leigh CuenJul 22, 2019

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He can try, argues Noelle Acheson – but the risk he might succeed is outweighed by the benefits of the heightened conversation.

By Noelle AchesonJul 20, 2019

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The U.S. state of New Jersey is taking legal action over alleged securities violations by blockchain rental marketplace Pocketinns.

By Daniel PalmerJul 19, 2019

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Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler believes Facebook's Libra looks – and should be regulated like – a security.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 16, 2019

Markets

The Congressional hearings on Facebook's Libra are likely to focus more on the company's privacy failings than broad crypto policy questions.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 15, 2019