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Bitcoin Legal issues and Risk
legal issues around bitcoin, the blockchain, and cryptocurrencies
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More than 10 percent of funds raised through "initial coin offerings" are lost or stolen in hacker attacks, according to new research by Ernst & Young t...
The exchange lost a legal battle and now Bitcoin’s tax problem is coming to a head.
2017: "With the quickly growing cryptocurrency industry, the IRS is demanding to see the records of thousands of Coinbase users. Cryptocurrency has co...
In many jurisdictions, a buyer of stolen goods does not acquire their legal title. This principle, “nemo dat”, often applies regardless of whether the b...
TechCrunch, 2017: “European Union financial regulator, the ESMA, has become the latest regulatory body to issue a warning about the risks of buying int...
The Gottfried Lindauer paintings were stolen from an art gallery in New Zealand in April. You can now buy one on the dark web for £500,000. But is it re...
Joseph Grundfest, now a law professor, called funding efforts using virtual currency the most “notorious violation of federal securities laws since the ...
Take a look at the channels used to coordinate "pump and dump" schemes, which artificially inflate the price of cryptocurrencies.
In what should be an interesting beginning to the coming avalanche of ICO failures, the SEC has come down hard on Munchee, a company that built a $15 mi...
This is not good. "A bug in Parity, a popular wallet for the cryptocurrency and decentralized application platform Ethereum, may have resulted in mor...
BitConnect said it’s closing the company’s cryptocurrency exchange and lending operation after receiving two cease-and-desist letters from state authori...
Today the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it has filed a federal civil enforcement action against three virtual currency operator...
Coincheck, a major cryptocurrency trading exchange in Tokyo, has been hacked into and has lost about 58 billion yen ($534 million) worth of virtual mone...
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reuters.com
More than 10 percent of $3.7 billion raised in ICOs has been stolen: Ernst & Young... More than 10 percent of funds raised through "initial coin offerings" are lost or stolen in hacker attacks, according to new research by Ernst & Young t...
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motherboard.vice.com
Coinbase Ordered to Turn Over Identities of 14,355 Cryptocurrency Traders to the IRS The exchange lost a legal battle and now Bitcoin’s tax problem is coming to a head.
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tokenschedule.com
IRS Cracks Down on Coinbase Users - 2017: "With the quickly growing cryptocurrency industry, the IRS is demanding to see the records of thousands of Coinbase users. Cryptocurrency has co...
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mechanicalmarkets.word...
Do Bitcoin Markets have a Conversion Tort Problem? In many jurisdictions, a buyer of stolen goods does not acquire their legal title. This principle, “nemo dat”, often applies regardless of whether the b...
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techcrunch.com
European financial watchdog latest to warn over ICOs TechCrunch, 2017: “European Union financial regulator, the ESMA, has become the latest regulatory body to issue a warning about the risks of buying int...
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wired.co.uk
A rare painting is stolen… then it appears for sale on the dark web | WIRED UK The Gottfried Lindauer paintings were stolen from an art gallery in New Zealand in April. You can now buy one on the dark web for £500,000. But is it re...
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nytimes.com
Initial Coin Offerings Horrify a Former S.E.C. Regulator - The New York Times Joseph Grundfest, now a law professor, called funding efforts using virtual currency the most “notorious violation of federal securities laws since the ...
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businessinsider.com
How traders 'pump and dump' cryptocurrencies - Business Insider Take a look at the channels used to coordinate "pump and dump" schemes, which artificially inflate the price of cryptocurrencies.
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techcrunch.com
SEC shuts down Munchee ICO | TechCrunch In what should be an interesting beginning to the coming avalanche of ICO failures, the SEC has come down hard on Munchee, a company that built a $15 mi...
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mashable.com
Security flaw freezes more than $150 million worth of Ethereum | Mashable This is not good. "A bug in Parity, a popular wallet for the cryptocurrency and decentralized application platform Ethereum, may have resulted in mor...
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bloomberg.com
BitConnect Closes Exchange as States Warn of Unregulated Sales - Bloomberg BitConnect said it’s closing the company’s cryptocurrency exchange and lending operation after receiving two cease-and-desist letters from state authori...
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engadget.com
US regulators charge three bitcoin operators with fraud (Jan 2018) Today the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it has filed a federal civil enforcement action against three virtual currency operator...
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reuters.com
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange hacked, losing $530 million: NHK | Reuters Coincheck, a major cryptocurrency trading exchange in Tokyo, has been hacked into and has lost about 58 billion yen ($534 million) worth of virtual mone...
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