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Enabling or Crippling? The Risks of State-by-State Blockchain Laws

A hodgepodge of state laws intended to sanction blockchain technology could end up making nationwide solutions commercially impracticable.

Class-action litigators in the U.S. appear to be positioning for a potential pop in the hot initial coin offering market.

By Aaron StanleyNov 17, 2017

A second class action lawsuit has been filed against the founders of blockchain startup Tezos, alleging violation of U.S. securities law.

By Aaron StanleyNov 15, 2017

Canadian startup SecureKey has revealed it will soon launch an ID verification system built with IBM Blockchain.

The SEC's chief accountant is taking distributed ledger technology seriously, exhorting other accountants to do the same.

By Brady DaleNov 14, 2017

Cryptocurrency use could give U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions an excuse to crack down on state-legal pot firms, an industry lawyer warns.

Advisors to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is gearing up to research the application of blockchain to the agency's trade functions.

By Stan HigginsNov 10, 2017

The U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, has said his department is looking into the illegal uses of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

Hard forks of bitcoin are creating new wealth that the U.S. tax agency will want to tax, but it's still unclear just how to report these new assets.

By Aaron StanleyNov 9, 2017

FinCEN's cryptocurrency practices are set to be reviewed by the U.S. Treasury Department's inspector general.

By Stan HigginsNov 6, 2017

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