On October 5th, the European Union's Europol, a supernational law enforcement agency, released a report that made it clear Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are under their purview. The report, titled the "Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment" for 2020, covered how the internet and related technologies can be

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the final rules for a ban on the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail customers, which was first proposed in July 2019. Announced today, Britain’s financial watchdog said that the ban which is expected to come

Following an agreement made between Blockstream CSO Samson Mow and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in August, the last couple of weeks saw multiple Bitcoin enthusiasts complete an independent audit of the bitcoin supply. These included the likes of Bull Bitcoin founder Francis Pouliot, anonymous dev “Bit Dov,” and Jameson Lopp,

On June 30th, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released the outcomes of the June FATF Plenary, a report that concluded a 12-month review of cryptocurrency businesses as they prepare for the Travel Rule and its extended information sharing requirements. The result back then: the FATF would extend the preparation