U.S. Senators Unveil Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrency June 8, 2022 By Pete Schroeder A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would establish new rules for cryptocurrency, and hand...
U.S. SEC Chair Says Much to Be Done to Protect Crypto Investors May 17, 2022 By John McCrank Cryptocurrency assets are highly speculative and investors in them need more protections or they could lose trust in the markets,...
U.S. SEC Ramps Up Crypto Fraud Oversight by Adding 20 Employees May 3, 2022 By Katanga Johnson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday it will add 20 positions to its enforcement unit for...
U.S. Ties North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus to Huge Cryptocurrency Theft April 19, 2022 By Raphael Satter and Daphne Psaledakis The United States has linked North Korean hackers to the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency...
Biden Orders Government to Study Digital Dollar, Other Cryptocurrency Risks March 10, 2022 By Andrea Shalal and Katanga Johnson U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday requiring the government to assess the risks and benefits of...
FBI Calls Crypto ‘Only Game in Town’ as Ransomware Flourishes February 17, 2022 By Erik Schatzker Cryptocurrencies and deep-fake technology are sending chills throughout the U.S. government, with cyber crooks embracing digital innovations so rapidly that...
Markets/Coverages: WTW Partners With Falvey Cargo on Cyber; Boost and Breach Offer Crypto Wallet Cover; Umbrella From Distinguished Programs Serves Real Estate, Community Associations February 16, 2022 WTW Partners With Falvey Cargo Underwriting for Affirmative Cargo Cyber Coverage Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson is partnering with Falvey...
New York Directs Two Cryptocurrency Lending Platforms to Cease Activity October 19, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state’s attorney general on Monday and...
Behind the Crypto Broker Accused of Enabling Ransomware Hackers October 6, 2021 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Olga Kharif A cryptocurrency broker that the Biden administration considers a key cog in the recent ransomware epidemic is legally registered in...
SEC Sues Founder of Closed BitConnect Exchange Alleging $2B Fraud Scheme September 2, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect over his alleged...