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FinCEN Says Some Dapps Are Subject to US Money Transmitter Rules

Decentralized applications (dapps) may sometimes qualify as money transmitters under U.S. law, FinCEN said.

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Alleged Multibillion-Dollar Pyramid Scheme OneCoin Sued by Former Investor

The cryptocurrency investment scheme OneCoin, widely claimed to be a fraud, is being sued by a former investor over her losses.

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Judge Asks NYAG to Narrow Scope of 'Amorphous' Bitfinex Document Request

A judge has ordered Bitfinex to turn over documents to the New York Attorney General, but only once the scope of the request is narrowed.

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Bitfinex: NYAG's Order Is Hurting Our Customers and the Crypto Market

Bitfinex customers may suffer if it can't tap a credit line from Tether, the firms' lawyers say in a new filing in the New York Attorney General case.

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Craig Wright Ordered to Disclose Bitcoin Addresses in Kleiman Court Case

A U.S. court has ordered self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright to disclose bitcoin addresses from 2013 in an ongoing lawsuit.

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Regulators Ready to Approve Ethereum Futures, CFTC Insider Says

The CFTC is willing to approve an ether futures contract – provided it ticks all the right boxes, a senior official told CoinDesk.

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Banking, Bitfinex and the Hidden Irony of Crypto's Newest Controversy

When I visited some early bitcoin startups in Hong Kong five years ago, they were unanimous about their biggest challenge: finding a bank that would let them open an account.

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U.S. DOJ Moves to Detain Defendant in Crypto 'Shadow Banking' Case

U.S. prosecutors want to detain Reginald Fowler until his trial for illicitly providing banking services to crypto exchanges.

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Tether Lawyer Admits Stablecoin Now 74% Backed by Cash and Equivalents

Tether's general counsel told the New York Supreme Court that it can only back about 74% of USDT in circulation as of Tuesday.

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Creditor Takes Crypto Startup London Block Exchange to Court

A law firm has taken the London Block Exchange to court saying it's owed money, but the startup's CEO has denied it is going out of business.

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