Crypto-politics
Elliptic found that one in five cross-chain cryptocurrency investigations spans more than 10 blockchains Moving assets between different chains is a common cloaking strategy used by criminals to hide their tracks, according to Elliptic CTO Jackson Hull. Author: Cheyenne Ligon |…
Ripple and SEC File Joint Motion to Stay Appeals The filing could be the finale to a high-profile dispute that has plagued the emerging payments industry since December 2020 over the sale of XRP tokens. Author: Shaurya Malwa | Edited by:…
Senate Democrats have criticized the Justice Department's decision to close its crypto unit, calling it a “loophole” for criminals. Six lawmakers sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday asking him to reconsider a recent decision to dismantle…
President Trump Signs Resolution Repealing IRS Crypto Rule Targeting DeFi The successful deregulation of the tax regulations serves as the first significant step in supporting cryptocurrencies through Congress. Jesse Hamilton | Edited by Nikhilesh De Updated April 11, 2025, 6:49 PM…
Helium Issuer Nova Labs Agrees to Pay SEC $200K to Resolve Investor Deception Allegations As part of the settlement, the SEC agreed to drop its findings that three Nova Labs tokens, including its own HNT token, were securities. Author: Cheyenne Ligon…
New SEC Staff Statement Calls for More Disclosure on Crypto Tokens According to the agency, the SEC staff's statement is based on an analysis of previous disclosures. Author: Nikhilesh De | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf , April 10, 2025, 10:05 PM…
Prosecutors Say Justice Department Cryptocurrency Memo Doesn't Affect Do Kwon's Criminal Case Prosecutors informed a New York judge on Thursday that they do not intend to change the charges against Kwon in light of the memo. Author: Cheyenne Ligon | Edited…
Block Agrees to $40 Million Settlement with New York Over Lacking Money Laundering Controls The payments and blockchain company has agreed to appoint an external monitor while it works out New York compliance issues. Jesse Hamilton | Edited by Nikhilesh De…
UK financial regulator FCA reappoints Nikhil Rathi as CEO for another five-year term Under his leadership, the FCA introduced a registration regime for cryptocurrency firms and published discussion papers on a new regime that will come into force in 2026. Chamomile…
The U.S. Senate has approved Atkins' nomination to replace Gensler as SEC chairman. Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins will be sworn in as the next head of the agency and will be responsible for future regulation of the cryptocurrency sector. Jesse…
Ukraine is considering introducing a personal income tax of up to 23% on cryptocurrency under a new proposed tax system Under the proposal, certain cryptocurrency transactions would be taxed at the country's base rate of 18%, plus an additional 5% levy…
First Digital Trust Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Justin Sun First Digital is seeking an injunction to prevent Sun from publishing “statements akin to insolvency claims.” Sam Reynolds | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf, Nikhilesh De, April 9, 2025, 5:09 PM Key facts:…