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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to confuse the cryptocurrency industry, first by the methods it uses to classify most digital assets as securities, and now, by failing to present a key document to the appeal the decision of federal judge Analisa Torres who ruled, last year, that the sales of the…
After learning that the first phase of the cryptocurrency laundering process, implemented in Argentina since last July, will be extended until October 31, representatives of cryptocurrency exchanges are presenting their first balance sheets. In statements to local media, platforms such as Bitso and Lemon offered some statistics, ensuring that money laundering has exceeded their expectations….
Joe Biden’s government continues its war against cryptocurrencies, businessmen say. User blocking is the most widely used in the face of the rise of regulatory scrutiny globally. Despite the apparent change in focus that United States President Joe Biden has shown in recent months, the intense regulation against the cryptocurrency sector that has marked his…
“We are talking about Bitcoin (BTC), which is an issue in which El Salvador is being a pioneer,” said Victoria Villarruel, vice president of Argentina and president of the nation’s Senate, today after receiving the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele. The Salvadoran president visited Congress, on his second day of an official visit to Argentina, when…
With the signature of President Luis Lacalle Pou, Bill 20,345 to regulate bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies was promulgated in Uruguay, placing the South American country on the list of the few nations in the region that has a specific legal framework for this ecosystem. In this way, the new law of Uruguay It adds…
Key facts: In Misiones, a law was passed that allows the seizure of electronic devices without a court order. The missionary legislation claims to aim to “combat the spread of fake news.” Manuel Adorni, presidential spokesperson for the Government of Argentina, expressed in a recent press conference that he finds all censorship “worrying under any…
The controversy is on. “What does the government intend to do against the media and freedom of digital expression?” they comment on Colombian social networks in response to the advancement of a bill on digital security. A complaint that is repeated among Argentine tweeters due to the approval of a similar regulation in the province…
Green United LLC, a company that offered mining equipment for its GREEN token to US residents, engaged in a fraudulent scheme, according to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year that has now found support in a court. In a Judgment issued on September 23Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen determined…
Swedish authorities, specifically the Swedish Police Authority and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), have classified certain bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency exchanges as “professional money launderers” following an analysis of services provided by illegal and unlicensed providers. This statement stems from the observation that these platforms have “criminal links and allow several people and criminal networks…
Key facts: Tom Emmer calls Gensler “the most destructive chairman the SEC has ever had.” Patrick McHenry criticises the lack of clarity in regulations, and calls for precise definitions. As expected, the five commissioners of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appeared before the House Financial Services Committee today. It was a hearing in…
