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The U.S. SEC as initiated court proceedings against a California resident, Daniel Pacheco, for allegedly operating a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid ...

Crypto exchange Bitfinex and its affiliated stablecoin issuer Tether have been granted a stay of demands of which they applied on May 21.

The first deputy governor of the Russian central bank said that the bank expects the local crypto bill to be adopted in the spring session.

The central bank of Laos has warned the public against the use, purchase or sale of digital currencies.

Bitfinex and Tether lawyers file to dismiss an ongoing case versus the New York Attorney General, arguing New York jurisdiction does not apply here.

The CEO of CIrcle, Jeremy Allaire, has said that the crypto space needs regulatory certainty and the current definition of crypto is too broad.

The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering is requiring Russia to include the word “bitcoin” in its crypto legislation.

A U.S. court claims in an order that rapper T.I. sold unregistered securities in his FLiK initial coin offering.

The U.S. IRS has prioritized issuing tax guidance on cryptocurrencies in response to a request from 21 representatives.

Russia’s largest bank Sberbank has asked a client to provide detailed information on their cryptocurrency revenue.

Bitfinex’s motion to modify an injunction by the New York Attorney General has been approved by the state’s supreme court.

Kraken argues against proposed regulation of crypto by Canadian securities entities.

Dmitry Medvedev noted that since cryptocurrencies have lost some of their popularity, regulation is not that necessary.

Amy Starr, a senior official at the U.S. SEC, said that the regulator is happy to interact with crypto businesses to develop better regulation.

A de minimis tax exemption in the new crypto legislation would let crypto gains under $600 occur without being reported to the IRS.